Rogue River Blue Special Reserve

2024 Season! Available now

Milk Type: Cow’s Milk

Rennet: Non-Animal Rennet

Origin: Oregon, USA

This rare North American benchmark blue cheese is hand made at Rogue Creamery in Oregon for only a few weeks each year during the autumn equinox.

At this time of year the creamery’s single herd of Brown Swiss and Holstein cows are at the end of the natural lactation cycle, and their rich concentrated milk is infused with the esters of native grasses, hops, clover, blackberries and wild herbs that grow in the lush grazing pastures beside the Rogue River. 

After the young cheeses have been salted and pierced, they are hand wrapped in local Syrah vine leaves macerated in pear brandy from nearby Clear Creek, and then ripened in the dairy cellars for at least 15 months.

It’s moist creamy texture has a creamy blue mould flavour with subtle hints of brandy, fruit and autumn pastures.

Rogue River Special Reserve Blue was named the World Champion at both the 2019/20 World Cheese Awards.