Flora (Special Order)

Producer/Affineur: Capriole
Origin: Greenville, Indiana
Milk Type: Goat
Milk Treatment: Pasteurized
Texture: Soft
Style: Soft Ripened
Rind Type: Geotrichum Candidum
Rennet: Traditional
Mouthfeel: Rich, Dense, Creamy
Flavor: Cream, Tangy, Floral

Back in 1976, Judy Schad and her husband left the suburbs and moved out to a small farm in Southern Indiana with their three children to raise their family sustainably. Judy fell in love with her affectionate goats, and unknowingly became a pioneer of the American cheese movement when she taught herself how to transform her goats’ milk into chèvre. Today her 400 head strong herd of Alpine, Nubian, and Saanen goats produce some of the most beloved goat cheese in the Nation! Their bright and clean characteristics are highly attributed to a 17hr lactic fermentation that is gently hand-ladled.

Flora gets her name from Judy Schad’s grandmother – Ms. Flora Hemmer - a country cook and gardener who made cheese and butter from her neighbor’s milk. The newest addition to Judy’s selection of aged chevre, Flora has a lovely aroma that is, well, floral. The paste is unabashedly rich and moist like a double stuffed cheesecake and as it ages the cream line will become mobile, dripping out from around the lactic core. Notes of honeysuckle and hay blend into a savory and toasted mushroomy finish.