![]() “We also love Fog Lights with Castelvetrano olives, seeded crackers, sparkling wine and, if we’re being honest, just a fork,” Rasmussen says. Also similar to its namesake, Fog Lights is ash covered and mold ripened, but because of its small size, Fog Lights does not have the classic ribbon of black ash through its center.įog Lights is best paired with sundried tomatoes and a fresh baguette, then washed down with Sauvignon Blanc or an IPA. It has a similar flavor profile to Humboldt Fog - bright and citrusy, but a bit earthier and more dense and fudgy. “So, the name Fog Lights felt appropriate to make a connection to Humboldt Fog while playing with the cheese’s petite size,” Rasmussen says. ![]() However, this cheese is quite demure in size compared to Humboldt Fog, clocking in at only 6 ounces. The name Fog Lights is a connection to Humboldt Fog, Cypress Grove’s flagship soft-ripened cheese that is sold as a 5-pound wheel. “Many trials later for different items, we were happy to re-introduce an improved and reimagined version of the Fog Lights.” “Over a decade has passed since then, and we have run many trials and stumbled upon a few innovations along the way we were able to apply those learnings to Fog Lights, along with a fine-tuned recipe,” Rasmussen says. When Fog Lights was first developed around 2010, Cypress Grove hadn’t yet cracked the code on small format soft-ripened cheese moisture control throughout shelf life, and it was discontinued soon after. Its downy-white rind is edible, similar to a brie, and Little Giant continues to ripen from the outside in as it ages. This bright, fudgy cheese has subtly sweet, yeast-like flavors reminiscent of bread fresh out of the oven, along with mushroomy notes that intensify as the cheese ages. Introduced in March of this year, Little Giant is a bloomy goat cheese described as smooth, buttery and delicate. “We were able to flip the lights on quickly by capitalizing on some of the innovation already achieved during our Little Giant product trials, which was still in development at the time, and apply them to Fog Lights.” “We heard our customers’ need for retail-ready, grab-and-go cheeses, and we rallied our teams to develop and launch Fog Lights in just a few short months,” says Janne Rasmussen, Cypress Grove’s marketing manager. The combination of the two on a cracker is absolutely wonderful.Arcata, CA-based Cypress Grove, launched Fog Lights, its newest addition to the award-winning Humboldt Fog family of cheeses, last summer in response to a rapidly changing market. The inside of the cheese remains firmer and crumbly and has a tangy character. The flavor pattern in this part of the cheese is complex and can be strong. ![]() The cheese ripens from the outside in so you will see a softer area right below the rind. As Mary Keehn once told us, there are many rumors about what may have caused the fog that gave the cheese part of its n ame, but reality is that when the cheese ripens the ash layer starts to pop through the bloomy rind, just like tufts of grass and boulders pop through the fog that is so prevalent in Humboldt County CA early in the morning when the goats are gathered for milking. The ash layer also gives the cheese its name Humboldt Fog. The cheese has a striking appearance with the ash layer in the centre and the ash covering on the outside. This cheese is if not the, then it is certainly amongst the best goat cheeses made in this country. ![]()
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