Époisses vs Renegade Monk
Époisses
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Soft
- Type
- Washed rind
- Rind
- Washed rind
- Country
- France
- Place
- Burgundy
- Status
- PDO
Époisses is a soft cow's-milk cheese from Burgundy, and a protected name. The rind is washed with marc de Bourgogne, the local grape spirit, while the cheese ages.
Renegade Monk
Facts
- Milk
- Cow
- Texture
- Soft
- Type
- Blue
- Rind
- Washed rind
- Country
- United Kingdom
Renegade Monk is an English artisan cheese made from organic cow's milk. It is soft, blue veined, and washed on the rind, so it does not sit neatly in one old British category. The paste can turn creamy and even spoonable as it ripens. Ale is used to wash the rind, which adds a savory tang beside the blue. The smell is strong, and the cheese is meant for people who like pungent washed rinds as well as mold veins.