AWARD WINNER

Smokey Blue

(8 customer reviews)

From: $20.00

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BIG NEWS: Smokey Blue has recently been awarded a 2023 Good Food Award by the Good Food Foundation!!!

Playfully inspired by Smokey Bear, this American original is cold-smoked for many hours over Oregon hazelnut shells. This process infuses the cheese with unique aromas of barrel-aged vanilla, bread pudding, and candied bacon. You’ll taste spicy-sweet flavors of honey, apple, and nectarine, plus a mild “blue” finish.

Appearance: Pale, buttery paste with blue veining

Texture: Creamy, buttery, and crumbly, with mild tannins

Taste: Vanilla, bread pudding, roasted nuts, and nectarine, with mild “blue” flavor

Suggested Pairings:

  • Elevates even the simplest of foods, such as burgers and deviled eggs. A unique addition to any cheese board, where it is best served with nut brittle or preserved fruits.
  • Stands up well to bigger red wines, including Cabernet Franc and Zinfandel, as well as white wines exhibiting a hint of sweetness.  A favorite pairing with American Whiskey.

Key Details:

  • The world’s first smoked blue cheese
  • Made by cold-smoking Oregon Blue wheels over hazelnut shells
  • Cave-aged 90 days
  • Certified Organic by Oregon Tilth
  • Vegetarian-friendly and gluten free
  • Milk is rBST free

Shelf Life: 180 days

Suggested Storage: Keep refrigerated at 38°– 40° F

Milk type: Certified Organic pasteurized cow’s milk

Rennet: Organic, vegetarian, Kosher, and GMO-free microbial enzyme

Ingredients: Certified Organic pasteurized whole cow milk, salt, enzymes, cheese cultures, Penicillium Roqueforti

2018 American Cheese Society Competition: 3rd Place (Smoked Cow’s Milk Cheese)

2016 World Championship Cheese Contest: 2nd Place (Smoked Soft and Semi-Soft Cheeses)

2015 American Cheese Society Competition: 1st Place (Smoked Cow’s Milk Cheese)

2015 United States Championship Cheese Contest: 2nd Place Silver (Blue-Veined)

2013 American Cheese Society Competition: 2nd Place (Smoked Cow’s Milk Cheese)

2009 American Cheese Society Competition: 1st Place (Blue Veined)

2006 SIAL Paris Innovation Award

2006 NASFT Outstanding Product Line Award

2005 NASFT Outstanding New Product Award

2005 US Championship Cheese Contest: 2nd Place (Flavored Semi-Soft)

2004 World Cheese Awards: 1st Place (Other, Smoked)

2004 World Cheese Awards: Best American Cheese

8 reviews for Smokey Blue

  1. Anne (verified owner)

    Superb!
    Everyone I’ve served this to has subsequently bought some for themselves, For the very best b.c. stuffed olives in the world, buy an extra wedge and extra olives, for both will disappear!

  2. Teresa

    Delightful! We received this cheese as part of a monthly subscription box from a local cheese shop, and loved it. The complexity of flavor is amazing.

  3. Andrea

    Exquisite!. In a class of its own. A strong smokey blue with lovely pungent streaks of mold throughout. I ate little slivers and let them melt in my mouth. Great with Martinelli’s Sparkling Cider and Green Grapes

  4. Jim Dee (verified owner)

    The BEST blue cheese you will ever taste – period

  5. Brian Abate

    Amazing how good Blue cheese can be. You can’t even believe it until you try this Smokey Blue.

  6. Brandi Ramos

    This cheese is absolutely amazing! Especially with a sweet pepper jelly! A must have…..

  7. Samantha Pratt

    I also didn’t like blue cheese but this was amazing. I melted it on top of a steak but couldn’t stop eating pieces of it the entire time I was cooking!

  8. Elaine D (verified owner)

    I just tried the Smokey Blue Cheese and it is absolutely delicious! (I do not like blue cheese) I received a gift of this Smokey Blue, otherwise I would never have tried it. A review under the Touvelle Cheese mentioned her recipe which included Smokey Blue for a grilled cheese and that recipe turned out wonderful. This Smokey Blue is out of this world good!!

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