Kapuskasing - Ontario

This is called KAPUSKASING, from.. you guessed it.. Kapuskasing, ON!

Most people look at this and think it’s a blue cheese, but it’s actually not! That blue-ish coloured veining is actually vegetable ashes - a traditional French cheesemaking technique that has stuck around mainly for its appearance. This cheese is based off the French Morbier, which is made in the same region as Comte. Comte wheels are GIANT (like 90lb+), and they’re traditionally made both in the morning and the evening. When they milked the cows in the morning, any curds that are leftover that wouldn’t be enough to make an extra wheel of Comte got put into a smaller mold and covered with vegetable ash to keep it fresh. Then, the leftover curds from the evening milking would top it off, leaving the lovely layer of ashes in the middle!

Nowadays, Morbier is so popular, it has its own dedicated production, but that’s the story of how it came to be!

Instead of being made in France, Kapuskasing is Ontario’s version, and *personally* I like this better than the “real” stuff. It’s not aggressive in flavour, but not mild either. It’s milky, salty, with a teeeeensy bit of funkiness on the rind. It’s definitely a people-pleaser cheese, but still different enough to keep things exciting!

Sold by weight, $8.70/100g 

Houde le Patriarche - Quebec

Made by Fromagerie Nouvelle France, this cheese is inpired by the French Maroilles, a Monastatic cheese dating back to 962 AD. It's a washed rind cheese, with farmhouse aromas, buttery texture, and flavours of fruit and butter. I feel like there are a lot of similarities to Taleggio in this cheese - texture, flavour, deliciousness... it's amazing. 

The name Houde le Patriarche refers to Louis Houde, ancestor of the great Houde famliy from America who arrived in New France in 1642, and same family name as Jean-Paul and Marie-Chantal Houde who run the fromagerie today. 

Sold in 350g wheels, full wheel for $32 or half wheels for $17

Madawaska - Back40 Cheeses, Mississippi Station, ON

One of Flight's first cheeses, Madawaska is a stunning bloomy rind sheeps milk cheese made with raw milk about an hour north of Kingston by Back40 Cheeses. It has flavour notes of cream, butter, yogurt - it's a little sweet, salty, sour, and bright in a beautiful balanced bite. The coolest thing, though, is that Madawaska has a really wide variety of textures in one bite of cheese! The center is a little chalky where the tanginess is concentrated, where closer to the rind is the soft, gooey and slightly sweet texture. The rind is on the thinner side, but definitely has a classic Brie style rind to hold together all the delicious goodness. 

Pair this cheese with a sparkling wine, Riesling or light & fruity red for a real treat!

Sold by weight, $9.15/100g 

Jurassic Grand Cru 12mo - France

High up in the mountains of the Jura region of France (bordering Switzerland), not only is there plenty of rivers, valleys, caves, forests and meadows, but also a strong community of dairy producers and cheesemakers! There are many cooperatives where dairies and fromageries work together to make these amazing, huge wheels of cheese following old traditions and methods. This originally came to be because of the harsh, cold winters in the mountains, and the people needed to work together to find ways to preserve the summer milk throughout the winter! Hence the Alpine style cheese was born. This particular wheel is made by Fromagerie de la Chaux under the Jurassic label for Fromi, and is made with milk exclusively from the Montbeliard breed of cow. The milk comes only from 7 producers, all within 25km of the fromagerie! 

This cheese is very much like a Comté in every way except the label - light, creamy, fruity, nutty and an almost waxy texture. There are a ton of amazing sounding recipes on Comté's website here if you need some inspiration on what to do with it, or you can see them on my website here!

Sold by weight, $11.00/100g 

Applewood Smoked Cheddar - PEI, Canada

From Cow's Creamery in PEI this is an extra-old, raw milk cheddar (aged 2 years) that is naturally smoked with applewood over an eight-hour period to produce a full, smoky flavour. This cheese won Best In It's Category at the 2019 International Cheese Competition, Canadian Cheese Awards in 2016 and 2018, and the American Cheese Society Competition in 2015, 2016 and 2017.

Pair it with a Bordeaux style red, Cabernet Sauvignon, Tempranillio wines, or a fruity Wheat beer.

Sold in 180g packages. $12.99 each 

Townsley Cheddar 8 Year - Quebec

Coming from Quebec, this cheese impressed me much more than I expected it to. Townsley Cheddar has been aged for 8 years, and has a stunning complex flavour. It's very firm and crumbly, and is studded with tyrosine crystals (aka cheese diamonds!) to give it an additional crunchy texture to its profile. It has deep flavours, almost reminiscent of caramel or nuts, and evolves as you chew on it. This is a stunning cheddar that is meant to be savoured, and can stand alone and impress without any other accompaniments, but would also be enjoyable on a salad, sandwich or with spreads. 

Sold by weight, $8.50/100g 

Crottin Germain - France

Crottin de Chevre Germain is a moulded goat cheese made from pasteurized milk and matured in the Berry region of France. Under its fine, white rind hides a firm and slightly crumbly texture with a moderately funky yet delicate flavour. This cheese is a Loire Valley Chevre – meaning that it follows a very similar flavour profile to other cheese from the same region. Chabichou de Poitou, Valencay, Selles-sur-Cher are some examples. This cheese is on the milder side of the Loire funk spectrum, but it’ll give you a great idea of what to expect from this type of cheese.

Sold in 60g wheels, $6.99 each

Chateau de Bourgogne - France

One of our more popular cheeses, this is Chateau de Bourgogne from the Burgundy region of France. This cheese is pure luxury - so silky smooth and gooey, it's almost impossible to cut this cheese into slices or bites because of how creamy it is. It follows the typical flavour profile of any brie - mushroomy, cream, and butter notes, but its texture is really its claim to fame. 

Burgundy is home to some of the best soft cheeses in the world - cream forward, slightly sweet, slightly aslty, and overwhelmingly delicious, you can't go wrong with a good Brie!

Sold in 200g wheels, $19.99 each

 Blue Moo - PEI, Canada

Blue Moo is a cream-forward, perfectly balanced blue sure to impress. It's rich and buttery, yet light and flavourful - a great choice for serving to a group of people. Blue Moo is a triple cream blue cheese made with 100% PEI dairy that is thermalized (warmed, but not pasteurized - leaving many of the great microbes and flavour compounds that give PEI cheeses their unique flavour) inspired by recipes from the Orkney Islands in Scotland. Cow's Creamery only started making this cheese at the beginning of 2022 but has already garnered some well-deserved attention around the country!

Sold by weight, $7.50/100g 

Picobello - Netherlands

Picobello comes from the Netherlands, and is a super rich and crunchy aged Gouda that's inspired by Parmigiano Reggiano. 

When I say this cheese is crunchy.. I mean this cheese is CRONCHY. Dare I say I haven't met a crunchier cheese? Picobello has so many crystals within, it's absolutely decadent. It's flavour profile is much like an aged Gouda - sweet, caramel and butterscotch - with the nutty saltiness of an aged Italian cheese. 

Picobello is made from pasteurized cow's milk and is fantastic with a Belgian brown beer or a robust Chardonnay. 

FUN FACT: Cheeses like this one are best when they're thoroughly chewed. Now that may sound super weird, but it's very easy to sufficiently chew your food to swallow it, but we very rarely chew our food enough to SAVOUR it. With the amount of umami flavours hidden within the paste of this cheese, it's truly best to let it sit in your mouth for an extra few moments to truly appreciate the flavour of this cheese to the maximum potential. Next time you're eating something rich, try chewing it a few extra times and see what happen!

Sold by weight, $9.50/100g

Ubriaco al Prosecco - Italy 

Ubriaco al Prosecco is a stunning, firm cheese made from cow's milk by Moro Latteria di Moro Sergio, in Veneto, Italy. Affectionately called as "drunken cheese", the cheese is bathed in gallons of sparkling Prosecco wine along with skins, seeds, and leftovers from the winemaking process to extract the unique sweet, delicate aroma of the wine and complex flavours. The cheese is immersed for about two months and then aged for about 6 months, while the flavours of the wine & cheese develop even further. The fresh and elegantly salted cheese are best served in crumbles or thin shavings and alongside a glass of Prosecco (duh! 🥂). This is definitely a fan favourite, something slightly sweet and elegant to step up your cheese board!

Sold by weight, $9.50/100g 

Gioielli di Roccastrada (Pear Cheese) - Italy 

This is a cheese called I GIOIELLI DI ROCCASTRADA, aka The Jewels of Roccastrada (which is a small town in Tuscany). None of those names really tell you anything about the cheese other than the fact that it's from Tuscany.. so I'm going with PEAR CHEESE. 

This is a firm, sheeps milk cheese from Roccastrada with the addition of pears. As you can see from the photo, it isn't necessarily chunks of pears, but even though you cant see them, you can certainly taste them!! This cheese melts in your mouth and is almost like candy - it's sweet, tart, creamy, salty and is packed with so much unique flavour! For such a mild fruit, it's so neat to see how concentrated it can get in a cheese as its being aged!! 

This cheese is meant to be savoured, and I think it would be best as a dessert cheese.

If you were a fan of the Pear cheddars that I carry over the holidays, this one will be much more intensely pear and a little less creamy than that one!

Sold by weight, $11.00/100g

Adoray - Quebec

This is ADORAY from Fromagerie Montebello in Quebec. It's a washed rind super soft cheese that is ULTRA creamy and is wrapped in a small piece of spruce bark. It has a flavour profile almost similar to bacon - meaty, salty, with a woodsey flavour that could almost be interpreted as smokey, even though the cheese is not smoked!

The best way to eat this cheese is to slice the top off the wheel and allow it to come to room temperature. Then, dip some crusty bread or crackers into the cheese fondue!!!

I cannot express how ooey and gooey the texture of this cheese is... it's insane!

Sold in 125g wheels, $16.99 each

5 Year Aged Cheddar - Ontario

Another local favourite! This 5 Year Aged Cheddar is beautifully aged, tangy with crystals, crumbley (but not too much!) and will accentuate any typical cheese pairing you can think of. This cheddar is exactly what you think of when you think of an aged Ontario cheddar! Pair with your favourite wine - red or white - and enjoy alongside some fruit or jellies.

Sold by weight, $6.80/100g

NEW: PECORINO PASSPORT - A culinary journey through Italy!

Pecorino Passport is your tasty ticket to explore Italy—one cheese at a time. Inside this box, you’ll find 5 x 200g pieces of Pecorino, each made from 100% sheep’s milk from all around Italy. This kit will also include a recipe to go with each cheese to showcase their differences and how they're traditionally enjoyed. From the punchy, salty kick of Pecorino Romano to the mellow, nutty notes of Pecorino Toscano, you'll taste the diversity of Italy’s favorite hard cheeses. 

THE PECORINO PASSPORT BOX IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE, BUT THERE ARE 3 OF THE PECORINOS LEFT IN STOCK. THESE CAN BE PURCHASED BY WEIGHT!

Oveja Rosemary - Spain

An artisan sheep's milk cheese made similarly to Manchego, this lovely cheese is rubbed with butter and rosemary. As the cheese matures the flavours absorb, the herbs are brushed off and new, fresh herbs are rubbed in! This process goes on for at least two months, and up to a year. Enjoy this cheese on a cheese board with a tall glass of Grenache for a decadent Spanish treat!

Sold in 250g packages, $18.99 each

Samuel le Bleu - Quebec

A dream come true for Marie Chantal, the cheesemaker, Samuel le Bleu is a blue cheese made with raw sheeps milk. Ripened for 90 days, the bold, blue marbling contrasts with the white semi-soft paste in this punchy blue cheese. Sitting at around a 7/10 on the blue intensity chart, this is a perfect choice for those who love a bold, yet clean blue cheese - there's no funky barnyardiness here! Perfectly balanced between salty & sweet, Samuel le Bleu has a slight fruitiness that's absolutely decadent. 

Samuel is a reference to Samuel de Champlain, the "founder" of Quebec City, who came to Canada in the 17th century. 

Best served on its own on a cheese board, this is an excellent option for your blue cheese choice. 

Sold by weight, $9.49/100g 

Old Amsterdam - Netherlands

A Flight favourite, this lovely Gouda comes from just outside the town of Gouda in the Netherlands, and is aged for at least 2 years. It has a rich, caramel/brown butter flavour and is spotted with tyrosine crystals (also lovingly referred to as “Cheese Diamonds”) which give this creamy cheese a delicious crunch! Definitely a cheese to pair with your favourite red wines.

Sold in 150g pieces, $15.99 each

Ski Queen (Gjetost) - Norway

This is a cheese that's been a looooong time comin' - I have people ask for it every once and a while and I've never been able to source it, but now it's here!!

This is the Norwegian Gjetost (pronounced yeh-toast) - a caramelized whey-based cheese all the way from Norway! Whey is rich with lactose, the sugar found in milk. To make the cheese, the whey is boiled until the liquid reduces and the sugars caramelize, which is where its rich, butterscotch/caramel flavour comes from! As a point of reference, Ricotta is also a cheese that is made from whey being re-cooked, however its cooked much less and therefore retains much more moisture.

“Gjetost” translates to “goat cheese” in Norwegian, so this style contains at least some goat’s milk. This particular brand of gjetost also uses cow’s milk to make it creamier and soften the flavor!

There's a really great article that explains Gjetost a little bit better here!

Sold in 250g blocks, $16.99 each

Stonetown Emmental - Ontario

Earning the first place prize at the 2018 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair and at the 2018 British Empire Cheese Competition, Stonetown Artisan Cheese’s Farmstead Emmental is an Ontario version of the classic Swiss cheese! Made in St. Marys, Ontario, this cheese is mild with natural sweet and nutty notes, and leaves a lingering creaminess on the palate. This cheese also has a bright acidity, giving it a zippy flavour alongside its salty & creamy notes. Perfect for melting or snacking, this is a delicious cheese!

Sold by weight, $7.20/100g

Beurre d'Isigny Demi-Sale - France

This BUTTER is a PDO (Protected Designation of Origin) butter from Isigny-sur-Mer in the North West of France, and is unlike any other butter you likely would have had before. It has a buttercup yellow colour and slightly hazelnutty flavour profile, and has followed a slow, traditional fermentation process that helps it develop its distinctive aromas and flavours. 

What makes this butter different than the butter you're used to? A few things -- the Isigny region has a warm and humid climate, and is close in proximity to the ocean and marshes. The cows, therefore, feed on grass that is rich in iodine, beta-carotene and micronutrients, giving the butter its own unique flavour! This butter is 100% natural, and has a fat content of at least 82% (for reference, Canadian butter is only 80%) with tons of Vitamin A and E. This butter contains no artificial flavours, preservatives or colouring. This butter also goes through a special production process called tourage that gives it a malleable yet firm texture, and is favoured by French pastry chefs when making light & airy puff pastries and crispy baked goods with buttery flavour! 

For more information on this particular butter, visit the Isigny website here.

Sold in a 250g basket, $27.99 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. 

Flavour available: Fig & Orange, Quince, and Sour Cherry

240g jars, $11.99 each

Sweety Drop Peppers - Peru

If you've been around since I first opened, you probably recognize these adorable little peppers. These are SWEETY DROP PEPPERS from the mountains of Peru! These tiny gems may be small, but they’re BURSTING with sweet, tangy flavor! I used to carry them all the time, but they stopped being available around 2 years ago and I've been patiently waiting for their return. They're sold in little jars with a super light & mild brine - a little tangy, a little sour, a little sweet and perfectly balanced! Native to the Amazon rainforest, these little teardrop-shaped peppers add the perfect pop of color and zing to salads, pizzas, pastas, and cheese boards.

Sold in 150mL jars, $7.49 each

Snowdonia Chutney - UK

Handcrafted in traditional copper pans, Snowdonia chutneys are a fantastic accompaniment to your favourite cheeses. Slightly sweet, sticky and scrumptious, you won't be disappointed by these spreads!

Snowdonia's website claims that these chutneys are suitable for people who are vegetarian, vegan, celiac and do not contain nuts (however there are nuts processed in the same facility). For more information, visit their website.

Currently carrying Pear, Date, Cognac flavour.

114g jars for $8.99

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: Maldera Burratina - Italy

Made by Maldera in Puglia, Italy - a high-quality, traditional cheesemaker who specializes in fresh cheeses such as burrata, this cheese is clean, fresh, lactic, a little bit salty and very much delicious.

Burrata is one of those things that you can't really know what to expect until you try it. It's essentially a really fresh mozzarella that is kneaded into a little pocket, and then filled with stracciatella (mozzarella scraps or curds) and cream. When you cut into it, the inner goodness oozes out and makes for such a fantastic treat. It's like a gourmet cottage cheese inside a gourmet mozzarella ball!

Personally, I eat it on its own on a nice piece of crusty bread with olive oil, balsamic glaze and flaky salt, but it's also fantastic as a pizza or salad centerpiece.

If you're looking for a treat and to try something new, get your hands on some burrata while it's still here! You can also check out our recipe inspirations here!

Sold in 125g balls, $11.99 each

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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: 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, $7.50/100g 

Out of Stock: Monte Enebro - Spain

Full flavoured and boldly goaty, Monte Enebro is a stunning goats milk cheese from just outside of Madrid in Spain. The rind of the cheese is not covered in ash as its appearance may seem, but it's actually ripened with pennicilium roqueforti - the same mold used in many blue cheeses! The main difference, is that instead of inoculating the cheese and spreading the mold throughout the interior, it is just used on the exterior, giving the cheese a spicy, peppercorn-like bite to complement the robust paste. Monte Enebro is only made by one producer in Spain, and has won countless awards around the world. Lovers of Grey Owl will surely appreciate this one!

Sold by weight, $7.29/100g 

Out of Stock: Black Olive Manchego - Spain

Visually exciting and deliciously savoury, this Manchego-style cheese from Spain is made with a black olive tapenade veining throughout its paste. The flavour of the cheese itself is pretty bang on for a typical Manchego, however the black olives give it a salty, umami and super savoury flavour. Definitely my favourite of the flavoured Manchegos I've carried in the past!

Sold by weight, $7.50/100g 

Out of Stock: 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 is a fantastic choice for a cheese board or a grilled cheese!

Sold by weight, $9.50/100g