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Cashel Blue is one of my favorites as well. I had a small wedge of it last night with a glass of Moscato d'Asti. My favorite cheese is Roaring Forties Blue from Australia. I can eat it like candy. It has a crumbly, grainy texture with a nutty sweet taste.

Since I'm a smoker of 16 years, and the subtle nuances of flavour are lost on me...

I like cheddar - Bothwell (made in New Bothwell, Manitoba)... old... then left to get furry and older.

A connoisseur I'm not.

Bren R.

That one definitely goes on the list to try!

Hey, I like to learn! Thanks for the tips.

I'm embarassed to say that I'm not really a cheese connoisseur. I enjoy lots of different kinds of cheese, just not usually on its own. Inspired by your enthusiasm, I'll try harder.

I've always really liked Tillamook vintage white sharp cheddar (Oregon).

My uncle served us 10-year-old cheddar at Christmas. That was pushing the envelope a little too far for me! 7's my limit!

A chunk of good 5 yr old cheddar with a warm slice of homemade apple pie. Now that is what I call a great dessert.

Nothing to be embarrassed about. If by cheese connoisseur you mean a person who has tried lots of cheeses and remembers a few that he prefers, that's me. I've always enjoyed cheeses but really increased my intake a couple of years ago when I started a low carb diet. I started eating cheese for dessert, usually with a port wine and then tried a few other dessert wines. And I may have cheese like a Spanish Manchego, Asiago or a Dutch goat gouda with Chorizo or some other spicy sausage, or a chedder cheese with a burger, or I'll top a steak with any variety of blue cheese. But I think just about any cheese is great by itself.

Also, I'm fortunate to live across the street from a Whole Foods Store, which has a great selection of cheeses. I've tried many (maybe 2/3) of the ones they have. I can't think of any cheese that I dislike except maybe American slices, Cheese Whiz, and Velveeta cheese, but I think those really are petroleum products. I've had that Tillamook chedder, and I enjoyed it. Ireland, England and Canada have some very good chedder cheeses. I'd also recommend a California Jack cheese, not the Kraft Monterey Jack that you'll find in the local big box grocery chain. This one has an orange color and is very good by itself or would go well with a burger. I think the chedders and the Jack would be fine with beer.

I have to admit to being another cheddar hog, born and raised in Southern Ontario you see. The big treat is on hunting trips where (among other things) we bring up about a 15 pound ham, a few blocks of Balderson 5-year-old cheddar, a bag of apples, a few packs of wraps, and a big knife (guns, too, but they don't help when you're making lunch).

Any wrap with 5 year old cheddar in it is a Good Thing in my books.

Now I can hardly wait till September to bring out the gun and cheddar and go hunting (also born and raise in S. Ont.).

A nice sharp cheddar is my favorite, but I also really like blue cheese so have some new one's to try. Oh, and goat cheese. I really like goat cheese. American cheese is just plain icky. I've never liked it and still don't fully trust the food opinions of people who do (yeah, I'm a judgemental jerk sometimes).
When I feel like a treat I head to the Ferry Building here in SF where the Cowgirl Creamer has a shop. I got some very nice asiago there a while ago. Tastey tastey stuff. Oh, and Sharffenberger has a shop there and they make some of the best dark chocolate I have had since I moved back to the US from Germany. The kind that you don't eat. You put it in your mouth and let it evaporate....

jr

and I have too cause I live here... "It's the cheese"