RETURN (to) FLIGHT: Shropshire Blue - Oak Manor, UK

Shropshire Blue is a blue cheese made from pasteurized cows' milk and uses vegetable rennet. It's orange colour comes from the addition of annatto, a natural food colouring, and has a moderate amount of blue veining. It tastes much like a cheddar cheese with a hint of blue, and uses the same recipe as Stilton blue, giving it a familiar but unique flavour profile. This cheese is perfect for snacking or on salads, and pairs beautifully with any red wine. 

Sold by weight, $9.00/100g 

Taleggio - Italy

Attention soft cheese lovers!! This stunning washed rind cheeses is one of my personal favourites. It is one of the oldest known cheeses to come from Italy, and is named after the caves of Val Taleggio. Its scent is quite strong and pungent, but the flavour is relatively mild with a fruity tang and lingering persistence. During the cheesemaking process, the cheese is washed with 5 different types of mold to create its rust coloured rind, and aged for 6-10 weeks. Pairs best with a light, unoaked red wine (such as Barbera), an off-dry wine such as Pinot Gris or Viognier, or Champagne Method Sparkling wines, such as Franciacorta or Cava.

Sold by weight, $8.20/100g

Gran Cacio Etrusco - Lazio, Italy

Coming from the same producers as Pecorino Romano in the countryside of Rome, this sheep's milk cheese is meticulously selected to become Gran Cacio Etrusco. Each wheel is hand-salted with fine Sicilian salt and placed on wooden shelves to age in a naturally controlled cave. During aging, it is rubbed with a mix of olive pomace and vinegar which develops into a full savoury flavour with nutty, fruity, and olive notes. Use in place of Pecorino Romano for something exciting, or eat it on its own with some olives and salami.

Sold by weight, $8.70/100g

Opasatika - Ontario

A firm, washed rind sheep milk cheese from Kapuskasing, Ontario and named for one of the many rivers that flow through the region. The rind is flavourful and rough, with a dry and flakey paste which gets creamier toward the centre. The flavours are sweet, meaty with a heavy earthy pungency coming from the rind. If you have memories of being deep in the forest after it rains, this will definitely evoke them! 

Sold by weight, $10.49/100g 

Kaamps Maple Whiskey Gouda - Netherlands

A unique specialty from Kaamps, one of the few remaining Dutch farmstead creameries, this delicious cheese is made with the addition of Maple Syrup Whiskey, giving it a subtle, nutty/woody/sweet background flavour. The cheese is mild and reminiscent of a gouda, and is a fantastic choice for a cheese board or a grilled cheese!

Sold by weight, $9.50/100g 

Creel & Gambrel Rosemary Bastoncini 

Bastoncini in Italian means 'chopsticks', and that's a great way to describe the shape of these salamis! They're about as thick as a pencil, and have a lovely, fresh rosemary flavour throughout the meat. Cut up into smaller bites, or served as-is, these are a great addition to a cheese board, and are sure to impress. 

Sold in 175g packages for $9.00 each

Dalmatia Spreads

Dalmatia makes stunning spreads out of the coastal region of Croatia, where fruits, vegetables and olive oil are as fresh as they can be! They use only first-class fruits, with no bruising or damage, giving their spreads superior flavour and quality. Made with lots of love and care, these spreads are a fantastic option for your holiday boards. 

3 flavours available: Quince, Fig, and Sour Cherry

240g jars, $8.99 each

Out of Stock:  Delice de Bourgogne - Burgundy, France

By popular request, Délice de Bourgogne has graced the fridge of Flight Cheese Shop! This cheese is a triple cream Brie from the Burgundy region in France, and it differentiates itself from other similar cheeses by the addition of crème fraiche during the cheesemaking process. It's a bloomy rind cheese, with flavour notes of mushroom, cream, butter and a pleasant tartness and saltiness. It's ultra-creamy and gooey, and a fantastic choice for the soft cheese lovers out there.

Sold by weight, $8.00/100g

Out of Stock: Godminster Cheddar - UK

This Organic Cheddar is ideal for any cheeseboard! It has a rich depth of flavour with a smooth texture - a little creamy and a little crumbly - with perfect balance! This Vintage Organic Cheddar was named at The Nation’s Favourite Organic Product in 2019 at the BOOM Awards hosted by the Soil Association thanks to votes from the general public!  The cheddar is made to a traditional 90-year-old recipe and matured for up to 12 months.  At that point the very best cheese is selected to be made into one of the award-winning truckles. They contain no artificial preservatives, and they are suitable for vegetarians.

Sold individually, $18.99 - both star and heart shapes available. 

Out of Stock: Beemster Vlaskaas - Netherlands

Vlaskaas was historically made only once a year, during the flax harvest festival, but as festival traditions fell away, the recipe was buried. Thankfully in 2004, a review of Beemster's past cheeses led to its rediscovery. Vlaskaas was obviously too good to make just once a year and is now available year round! It's buttery with a unique sweet-milk flavour, notes of almond and a touch of sharpness that adds a decadent depth. 

Sold by weight, $7.50/100g

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Out of Stock: Smoked Gouda - Mountainoak, New Hamburg, Ontario

By popular request, we now have some Smoked Gouda in stock! 

This one in particular is from Mountainoak Farmstead Cheeses, a lovely cheesemaker specializing in Dutch-style Goudas. This is a mild gouda smoked over applewood chips, giving it a really lovely, balanced, smokey flavour. 

Sold in 225g packages, $12.99 each

Only one left

Out of Stock: Ricotta Salata - Italy

This lovely cheese is from Sicily, Italy and is the older sister of the popular Ricotta cheese! The word "Ricotta" means re-cooked and "Salata" means salted. This cheese is from the whey from sheep milk which is pressed, salted and aged for at least 90 days. It's milky white with a firm texture and salty taste. Great substitution for feta!

Sold by weight, $6.70/100g 

Out of Stock: Madawaska - Back40 Cheeses, Mississippi Station, ON

Madawaska cheese is a fantastic soft cheese from about an hour north of Kingston. It's made with raw sheeps milk, and has a really wide variety of textures in one slice of cheese! The center is chalky and slightly tangy, and it's soft, sweet and slightly salty under the rind. Pairs beautifully with sparkling wines, Pinot Gris or a dry Riesling. 

Sold by weight, $9.15/100g 

Out of Stock: Bleu d'Elizabeth - Fromagerie du Presbytère, Quebec

Bleu d'Elizabeth is a semi-soft cheese made from thermalized milk with a delicious green coloured mold from the same strain as Roquefort blue. It's perfectly balanced between a bold, blue flavour and a delicate saltiness - a great choice for those who love Roquefort but want something a little more snackable. Fantastic with red wine or melted on a steak. 

Sold by weight, $9.30/100g

Out of Stock: St. Niklaus Raclette - Switzerland 

A fantastic traditional Raclette cheese made from raw cow's milk from the home of Raclette - Switzerland! This cheese has flavour notes of earth, grass, mushroom and cream, and is best served melted on a Raclette Machine. 

Raclette is the perfect winter dinner party meal - an interactive and exciting way to have your guests collaborate and discover some delicious pairings! 

We rent raclette machines and have a thorough guide on what it is! 

Sold by weight, $8.00/100g - only 400g left 

Out of Stock: Wensleydale with Cranberries - Oak Manor, UK

With Thanksgiving around the corner, this is the perfect cheese to snap up for your appetizer cheese board! Wensleydale is quite similar to White Stilton - slightly sweet, slightly tart, slightly salty - but incredibly well balanced with the addition of cranberries for a festive feel. Works great as an appetizer or a dessert, and is a real treat with a piece of chocolate. 

Sold by weight, $7.50/100g

Out of Stock: Queso Iberico (6 month) - Spain

This is quite the exciting cheese! Not very often do we see a triple blend of cow, sheep, and goat - but this is one of them! Iberico comes from Spain, and this cheese is produced quite similarly to Manchego, but has the addition of the two other types of milk. It's flavour is quite buttery and nutty, with a moderate persistence. If you love Manchego, this is an awesome substitution. 

Sold by weight, $9.00/100g

Out of Stock: Mauri Gorgonzola Dolce - Italy

Not your regular, every day Gorgonzola, this beauty comes from Mauri Fromaggi just outside of Milan in Italy. This cheese is produced with pasteurized cows milk from a single milking and aged in their caves for 60 days. It has a lovely green veining throughout the creamy paste and has a stunning, delicate sweetness to balance out the bite of the blue and its saltiness. 

Sold by weight, $7.20/100g 

Caciocavallo - Italy

One of my personal favourites, this Caciocavallo is a stretched-curd cheese which gives it a squeaky kind of texture.. a lot like cheese curds! It's a lot like an aged mozzarella or provolone, and it's so much fun to eat. The name caciocavallo literally means "horse cheese", in Italian, and it's generally thought that the name derives from the fact that two cheese forms are always bound together with rope and left to mature by placing them 'a cavallo', i.e. straddling, upon a horizontal stick or branch.. the way someone would straddle a horse! Don't worry! This cheese isn't made from horse milk. 

Sold by weight $8.00/100g 

Out of Stock: Zorita al Syrah - Spain

Made from the milk of local sheep and rubbed with Organic Syrah wine produced in the Hacienda, this is a lovely, semi-firm cheese with a buttery, rich, delicious finish. It's a little sweet and a little fruity, and an excellent addition to your next cheese board! 

Sold by weight, $9.29/100g 

HOLIDAY SPECIAL: Old Amsterdam Gouda Christmas Trees - Netherlands 

Old Amsterdam Gouda is a tried and true cheese - one of the most top notch Goudas out there! Rich, fudgey, studded with cheese diamonds (aka tyrosine crystals) cut into perfect little trees. Great option for your holiday cheese boards, or just for some festive snacking!

Sold in 150g packages, $14.99 each 

Out of Stock: Ciel de Charlevoix - Quebec 

Ciel de Charlevoix is a nice and sharp blue with aromas of cream and mushroom. It's creamy, slightly salty with a spicy finish. Very subtle barnyard notes, this cheese reminds me of a toned down Cashel Blue! It has a beautiful dusty grey rind and is a FANTASTIC choice for pairing with dark chocolate. Yum!

Sold by weight, $12.00/100g

Out of Stock: Pastore Sardo (Pecorino Sardo) - Italy

A Sardinian table cheese, this young pecorino is a delicate and savoury treat! Made from raw sheep's milk, the cheese is semi-firm, slightly acidic and salty, with a mild sweetness. Perfect as a snacking cheese, on an appetizer cheese board or served with a light-bodied red wine. 

Sold by weight, $8.30/100g

Out of Stock: Mimolette (24 Month) - France

It’s been aged for 24 months with the help of some little critters (bear with me) called cheese mites!! Don’t worry, it’s nothing like Casu Marzu (don’t google that if you’re squeamish) but the cheese mites lend Mimolette its characteristic flavour around the rind. It’s rumoured to be originally made by the request of Louis XIV who wanted a French product to replace the then popular Edam from the Netherlands. The cheese is super rich, crumbly and reminiscent of a reaaalllyyyy old cheddar or gouda. It’s coloured bright orange by the addition of annatto, a classic cheese ingredient in pretty much any orange cheese. The perfect cheese for you aged-cheese-fanatics!

Sold by weight, $12.50/100g

Out of Stock: Crescenza Stracchino - Italy

This is an Italian cow's milk cheese typical of Lombardy, Piedmont, Veneto and Liguria. It's eaten very young and fresh and has no rind. Its texture is very, very soft and creamy texture and is very mild in flavour. It's usually eaten on its own as a "table cheese", but is also used as a filing for some kinds of bread or in place of mozzarella on a pizza! Check out this link for 10 different recipes for Stracchino!

Sold in 250g packages for $19 each

Out of Stock: Louis d'Or (9 month) - Fromagerie de Presbytère, Quebec 

Louis d'Or gets its name from the Louis d'Or Farm, which produces the milk used to make it. This lovely cheese is made into 40kg (90lb) wheels, and is heavily influenced by cheesemaking techniques of the Jura region in France, lending typical Alpine-style flavours to this stunning cheese. It tastes nutty and fruity, with a buttery yet firm paste, and pairs perfectly with a medium-bodied fruity red wine (such as Pinot Noir) or a nice Single Malt Scotch. Great substitution for Gruyere or Comte. 

Sold by weight, $8.50/100g

Out of Stock: Gorgonzola Dolce - Igor Cheeses, Italy - DOP

One of the most popular and widely enjoyed cheeses in the world, this Gorgonzola comes right from the Lombardy region in Italy and follows the strict guidelines of the Denominazione d'Origine Protetta, the organization that regulates protected food products. 

The cheese is mild, sweet and fruity with a subtle bite. Quite distinct in flavour, this cheese is a fantastic one for the blue lover in your life!

Sold by weight, $7.00/100g

Out of Stock: 1608 de Charlevoix - Quebec

Made from thermalized cows milk, this lovely cheese is made from milk exclusively from Le Vache Canadienne - a small breed of black cows introduced into Quebec in the 17th century, during the colonial days of New France. Today, only 400 Thoroughbred Canadienne cows remain, and are renowned for the perfect balance of fat and protein for cheesemaking.
The cheese itself is a typical Quebecoise-style semi-firm cheese, creamy, nutty and slightly farmy with a springy golden paste. The rind is light orange/pink, quite comparable to Raclette. 

Sold by weight, $8.90/100g 

Out of Stock: Kenzie - Crosswind Farms, Keene, ON

This lovely cheese is called Kenzie from Crosswind Farms in Keene, Ontario. It’s a Crottin style cheese, a teeny little wheel made from goats milk and has a lovely bloomy rind. It’s slightly floral and mushroom-y with some deep, complex flavours. Nice and ooey gooey to go with a lightly oaked white wine. Only brought 4 of them in, so grab ‘em while you can! 

Sold in 200g packages, $15.99 each

Out of Stock: Mont Saint Benoit - Abbaye du Saint Benoit, Quebec

This is Mont Saint Benoît from the Abbaye de Saint Benoît du Lac in Quebec. It’s a firm, and very mild cheese with a super subtle nuttiness. Similar to swiss cheese, it has those lovely holes (aka eyes) and is perfect for melting or on sandwiches.

It’s not as bold as your typical swiss cheeses such as Gruyere, but a lovely nutty snacking cheese which would be great with some nice water crackers or chutney!

Sold by weight, $5.20/100g

Out of Stock: Avonlea Clothbound Cheddar - Cow's Creamery, PEI 

The recipe for this cheese comes from the Orkney Islands, north of mainland Scotland and is handmade in the style of the great traditional English cheddars. Made from milk from Holstein cows on small local farms in PEI, and is gently heated (but not pasteurized) to allow beneficial microbes to thrive and give the cheese depth and flavour. This cheddar has won countless awards at competitions such as The American Cheese Society Competition, SIAL International Cheese Competition, World Cheese Awards, the Canadian Cheese Awards and more! 

The cheese itself is fruity, mushroomy, savoury with both creamy and crumbly texture profiles. It's rich and hearty, and is undoubtably an impressive cheddar. 

Sold by weight, $7.20/100g

Out of Stock: Calabogie Blue - Ontario

A robust blue cheese made from raw water buffalo milk in Mississippi Station, Ontario. This full-flavoured cheese has a wild, natural rind and a creamy, yet flakey paste with dark blue veining throughout. It’s salty and vegetal, with a long-lasting piquant flavour. This cheese is only available from December through July, and this particular wheel that is in stock was one of the last ones available for the rest of the season! 

Sold by weight, $10.00/100g 

Out of Stock: Ubriaco Pinot Rosé - Italy

This beauty is Ubriaco Pinot Rosé! It's a lovely Italian cheese that's been soaked in La Jara Pinot Rosé, a dry sparkling wine and topped with dried rose petals.

If you've had any of the Ubriaco cheeses I've carried in the past, this one will feel very familiar to you - semi-firm, slight sweetness, balanced saltiness and acidity in the paste but with a floral twist.

Sold by weight, $8.50/100g 

Out of Stock: St. Angel - France 

Another holiday cheese, this is one for you Chateau or Délice lovers!! St. Angel is from the Rhone-Alps region of France, and is a bloomy tind triple cream cheese. What sets this cheese apart from other triple cream French cheeses is that its made with an ultrafiltration technique, which creates a silky texture unparalleled by other production methods. It's creamy and sweet, thanks to the extra cream used to boost its fat content to the high standards in the French Triple Cream world. The wheel is only 800g, so if this piques your interest, definitely don't wait!! Best served with a glass of Champagne. 

Sold by weight, $9.80/100g

Out of Stock:  Wrangeback - Sweden

This is an exciting cheese from SWEDEN called Wrångebäck, an Alpine style cheese with a wonderful and complex flavour profile. It’s loosely reminiscent of Gruyere, but a little fruitier, nuttier, creamier and yummier! It’s the oldest registered Swedish cheese, dating back to 1889 and is INCREDIBLE with a Cabernet Sauvignon or Pinot Noir. Not only is it delicious, but it definitely has the “cool factor” from being from a lesser-known cheese making country!!

Sold by weight, $12.50/100g

Out of Stock: Saint Marcellin - France

This adorable teensy cheese is called SAINT-MARCELLIN from the Rhone-Alpes region of France. It’s a delicate little guy that requires protection from the world, so much so that it’s sold in a tiny terra cotta crock to keep it safe. This cheese has a SUPER thin rind - so thin  that it’s almost non-existent and is just waiting for you to dip some crackers or crostinis into it. It’s best served when warmed up in the oven for a couple of minutes with something tart/sour (pickles, olives, sweety drop peppers) to cut through its rich creaminess.

Saint-Marcellin’s flavour profile is a little yeasty, mushroom-y, earthy with slightly nutty and fruity flavours. It’s got a little bit of a stank to it, but it’s very, very mild on the scale of funk.

If you want a little bit more of a detailed description of Saint Marcellin, check out this writeup by SeriousEats (https://www.seriouseats.com/eat-this-cheese-st-marcellin ) - I have to admit the way the author describes it made me drool a little!

Sold individually, $13.99 each

Out of Stock: Murcia al Vino - Spain

Murcia al Vino, also known as "Drunken Goat", is a pasteurized goats milk cheese from Spain that's been soaked in red wine, giving it its beautiful burgundy coloured rind. It's semi-firm, with a fruity, slightly salty, and deliciously goat-y flavour. Pairs best with a medium bodied and fruity red wine, ideally from Spain, such as Tempranillo! 

The milk for this cheese comes from the Murciano-Granadina goat breed, known as the best milk producing breed in Spain! The milk gives this cheese a little bit of a decadent edge over your standards goats milk cheeses. 

Sold by weight, $7.00/100g 

Out of Stock: Raclette Savoyarde - France

An IGP Cheese, (Indication Géographique Protégée, made in a specific region) this Raclette is supple and creamy and can be enjoyed either hot or cold! It melts beautifully, and has a mild, funky and earthy flavour. 

Raclette is the perfect winter dinner party meal - an interactive and exciting way to have your guests collaborate and discover some delicious pairings! 

We rent raclette machines and have a thorough guide on what it is! 

Sold by weight, $8.50/100g

Out of Stock: El Tofio, Spain 

Originating from the Island of Lanzarote, this pasteurized goats cheese is lightly smoked over beechwood, giving it a subtle and delicious roasty toasty flavour. It's on the milder end of the spectrum, but sure to impress even the most discerning palate. Fantastic when served with your favourite beers, especially smoked. 

Sold by weight, $9.29/100g

Out of Stock: Taleggio - Ontario

As you may know, Taleggio is my all-time-favourite-desert-island cheese, and now we have a local version of it! 

Glengarry Fine Cheese located in Lancaster, Ontario is now producing little individual wheels of Taleggio - a soft, washed rind, heavenly cheese! It's flavour profile is generally yeasty/biscuity with a full buttery flavour! When it comes up to room temperature, the paste oozes in the most beautifully delicious way! The cheese has a fairly pungent smell, but the flavour is sweet and mild. Yum!

Sold individually, $12.95 each

Out of Stock: Prestige de Bourgogne - Burgundy, France

This luxurious triple cream cheese from the Burgundy region of France is a specialty of French gastronomy! Made from pasteurized cow's milk with the addition of cream, this is top notch for you ultra-creamy bloomy rind cheese lovers. It's slightly tart and lactic, but light and fresh. The texture is almost like a mousse - airy, yet decadently creamy. It's almost as if Chateau de Bourgogne and Delice de Bourgogne had a baby -- unctuous, creamy, and opulent, this is one you don't want to miss!

Sold by weight, $8.49/100g 

Out of Stock: Chateau de Bourgogne - Burgundy, France

Produced in Burgundy, France in the traditional style of a triple-cream; Chateau de Bourgogne is similar to the famous Brillat-Savarin, arguably one the most delicate of the triple cream brie cheeses. Chateau de Bourgogne has a cake-like shape and a lovely white bloomy rind which encases its silky-smooth, ivory coloured interior. The aroma of Chateau de Bourgogne is creamy and somewhat buttery, with a hint of mushroom. The paste is creamy and rich, melting in your mouth like soft butter, while the slightly bitter rind acts as an excellent balance to the creamy and decadent interior. The richness of Chateau Bourgogne is set off and balanced wonderfully by champagne, but it also pairs well with a red Burgundy, other Pinot Noirs, or a blended red, like a Bordeaux.

Sold by weight, only one 135g piece available $12

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Oveja Trufado Blanca - Spain

This cheese may look familiar, but it is definitely something different. This is OVEJA TRUFADO BLANCO - aka White Truffle Manchego! Most people have tried black truffles, but white truffles are much more difficult to find and are therefore rarer to see. White truffles are a lot milder than black truffles, with a warm, earthy, and subtle mushroom/garlic flavour. Because of this, you get to taste the more nuanced flavours of the cheese, and it has many more layers to it compared to the Black Truffle Manchego I’ve stocked for the past few months. 

Sold by weight, $14.00/100g 

Out of Stock: Saganash - Ontario

This is a decadent, firm sheeps milk cheese from Fromagerie Kapuskoise in Kapuskasing, Ontario. It's just the right amount of salty and earthy, with a very distinct rich, umami-forward flavour. Perfect in place of a Pecorino, this is a 10/10 cheese for you hard cheese lovers. 

Sold by weight, $10.20/100g 

Only about 150g left

Out of Stock: Tiger Blue - Poplar Groves, British Columbia 

This stunning blue has some teeth to it! Rich, slightly salty with a nice bite. It reminds me of Roquefort, however slightly milder, making it a better option for snacking or cooking. Semi-soft, this cheese is smooth with a little bit of crumble, and pairs beautifully with a big red wine, such as Cabernet Sauvignon, or a dessert wine such as Tawny Port. 

Sold by weight, $11.00/100g 

Out of Stock: Burrata - Italy

A real treat for the fresh cheese lovers out there, Burrata is an Italian classic. Fresh stretched mozzarella is filled with stracciatella - a mixture of the scraps of mozzarella and cream - which oozes out of the cheese with every bite. Best served with other Italian classics, this cheese is not only impressive, but incredibly delicious. Handmade in Italy, this heavenly little delight is the perfect treat. Serve with a high-quality olive oil and flaky salt. 

Sold in 125g pieces, $10.99 each

20% off - past expiry date

Out of Stock: Toma del Fra - Piedmont, Italy

Made primarily in the Aosta valley and Piedmont, this is a special soft and gooey cheese ready to tantalize your tastebuds! Toma cheeses are known for their fantastic melting abiliity (check out this list of recipes here or here).  The cheese is like a soft hug, ultra comforting and incredible when matched with caramelized onions and fresh herbs. The rind is slightly bitter, but just elevates the overall flavour of the cheese higher than your wildest dreams. The cheese is aged for no more than 20 days, and follows strict Piedmontese cheese-making traditions. 

Sold individually, $18.99 each