Bark Wrapped Harbison Bloomy Rind Cheese

A Jasper Hill Creamery cheese named after Anne Harbison, the original contributor to the making of this cheese, it is a soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a bloomy rind, wrapped in strips of spruce cambium, which are harvested from the woodlands of Jasper Hill. When ripe, Harbison has a very spoon able texture that continues to soften until consumed. It’s woodsy and sweet with lemony, mustardy, and vegetal flavors. Oaked white wine or barrel-aged sour beers make great accompaniments. The cheese is held together by the bark, which can be peeled off when it is a bit younger. However, with loosened cheese, it is better that the bark is kept as is and the portions are spooned out separately.