St Pat

St Pat is our seasonal Spring-to-Summer cheese. These rounds are made with whole organic milk from the Chileno Valley Jersey Dairy and are wrapped with stinging nettle leaves. Do not fear the nettles, since they are frozen to remove the sting before they are wrapped around the cheese. St Pat, with its distinctive, green rind, commemorates the arrival of spring in Marin County. After three weeks of aging, St Pat is mellow, soft, and full of flavor. The nettle leaves impart a smoky, artichoke flavor. St Pat received a Gold Medal at the 2009 North American Jersey Cheese Competition.

All Cowgirl Creamery cheeses are Marin Organic Certified Agricultural Products.

Farm / Company: Cowgirl Creamery

Cheesemaker: Maureen Cunnie

Proprietor: Sue Conley & Peggy Smith

Affineur:

City, State: Pt Reyes Station, CA

Region: West

Country: USA

Milk Type: Cow

Milk Treatment: Pasteurized

Rennet: Vegetarian

Rind: Bloomy, wrapped in nettle leaf