Roelli Cheese Haus - ‘Red Rock’ Cheddar Blue (Wisconsin, price per ounce)

Made by Roelli Cheese in Shullsburg, Wisconsin. This cutting edge Wisconsin Cheese combines all of the greatness of a fine English Cheddar with the bite and creaminess of a French Blue. This Wisconsin Cheese is open air aged in a cellar to enhance its rich flavor. This Wisconsin cheese strikes the perfect balance between sharpness and the creamy texture. While making a batch of orange cheddar one day in 2011, Chris Roelli tipped an extra dose of annatto coloring—plus some blue mold spores—into the vat. The experiment yielded Red Rock, a loaf-shaped blue cheddar style with an unforgettably colorful appearance.

Get a sneak peek at how we cut this particular cheese in our YouTube Series: In The Cut