Extra-Aged Pleasant Ridge Reserve

Each batch of Pleasant Ridge Reserve develops flavor at its own pace and an important part of our work in the ripening rooms is to taste each batch again and again to determine when it reaches peak ripeness.  We sell most batches between 10-14 months of age but we find that a small percentage of each season’s production has the character required to age beyond this.

These Extra-Aged batches are released each fall, when they’re at least 15 months old, and they represent the most distilled version of our cheese.  Drier, with more concentrated flavors than younger versions of Pleasant Ridge, these wheels are renowned for their complexity and length and are eagerly anticipated by many of our best customers.

Pleasant Ridge Reserve is the most-awarded cheese in American history, having won Best of Show in the American Cheese Society’s annual competition three times (2001, 2005 and 2010), and having also won the US Cheese Championships in 2003. It is the only cheese to have won Best of Show three times, and the only cheese to have ever won both of the major, national cheese competitions.

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