Beemster X.O. - Extra DOUBLE Aged Gouda (1 Pound) by igourmet.com | 
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Brand: Beemster
Category: Gourmet
Buy New: $16.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 6958
Country: netherlands
Media: Misc.
Size: 1 pound
ASIN: B0000D9MYM
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | imported from Holland | | • | cow's milk | | • | aged 36 months | | • | intense, butterscotch, nutty flavor | | • | hard and grateable,yet creamy on the palate |
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Product Description
A cheese that requires three adjectives to describe it had better be something special. Well, we nearly died of delight when we first sampled this remarkable cheese. In our minds, the chance that any cheese could be even more flavorful than our 18-month Aged Gouda was remote. But this one pulled it off! The first thing we noticed about our new 36-month Gouda was that its texture was crumbly, like that of Parmigiano Reggiano or Grana Padano. Then we tasted it, and WOW! was it packed with flavor. Butterscotch immediately came to mind, followed by alternating waves of whiskey and pecan. All this from a product with three basic ingredients: milk, salt and, most importantly, time.
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| Customer Reviews:
Smells like feet, tastes like heaven March 4, 2008
My girlfriend loves aged gouda and I'm a fan too. I bought this as part of her Valentine's Day present, but I think I eat just as much of it as she does. She thanks me profusely every time she breaks it out and has some (so long as she doesn't notice I've been nibbling). It is so rich and flavorful that if you like gouda at all, you owe it to yourself to try this at least once.
P.S. The [...] service was excellent as well, truly a pleasure!
26 month October 25, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The X.O is actually a 26 month aged hard Gouda, iGourmet might have extended it another 10 months. The color of this cheese is by far one of the best attributes. A dark bold orange with slight white between it and the rind to present itself amazingly well on any cheese plate. OK for grating to provide a nice color contrast, or just cut a wedge and leave it in a window for a quality display. Also available are 16 month aged Beemster cheese which is not quite as sharp, nor as deep an orange color.
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