Vintage Cheddar Cheese

Name: Vintage Cheddar Cheese
SKU: 10010
Price: 34.99 USD
Availability: InStock

$34.99

Calef’s Country Store

Very rare. Strong sharp flavor, crystallized and very crumbly, sold by the lb.

Product Details

Calef’s features many varieties of “Snappy Old Cheddar” with varying degrees of sharpness. As a cheddar ages it loses moisture, becomes crumblier, begins to crystalize (tyrosine) and gets sharper in flavor.

Our Cheddar scale, least sharp to stand up and take notice:

Sharp – the opposite of it’s name this is our mildest offering
Extra Sharp – A bit sharper but still considered a mild cheese.
Rat Trap – Our best seller. Creamy, a bit sharp. Cut from hand packed 40LB wheels.
Super Sharp – Still creamy but a bit sharper after bite
Rugged Cheddar – As the name implies, has some bite. A good start on your aged cheddar journey.
3 Year Aged – Aged at least 3 years, crystals and crumbly texture starting to develop.
Wicked Sharp – Crystals and crumbly texture very prevalent. A little bit goes a long way!
Vintage – Our sharpest offering, heavily crystalized and very crumbly

About The Producer

Calef’s Country Store

Barrington, NH

Established in 1869, Calef's has been "buying local" since Ulysses S. Grant was president.

In 1869, just after the Civil War, Mary Chesley Calef mortgaged her family farm and pledged her savings to open Calef’s Store in the front rooms of her modest home in Barrington NH. Five generations of the Calef family operated Calef’s Big Store until the 1990’s, including Mary’s son Senator Austin Calef. Today the traditions endure as Calef’s Country Store serves the local community as well as visitors from afar. We still pump our own molasses and honey, cheese is aged in our cooler, and our smoked Ham is mouthwatering.

Walk through our doors today and take a step back to a simpler time, when customer service wasn’t a gimmick, but the way things were done.

The wood floors creak with stories of lore, our wood stove warms passersby, the aroma of fresh baked breads and donuts entice even the healthiest of folks.

Jar after jar of penny candy tempts young and old alike.

Our Calef’s brand old fashioned jams, jellies, pickle items, bread and soup mixes offer something for everyone.

The wooden pickle barrel is still a focal point in the store. Our Ginger Snaps are renowned for their bite.

Next time you visit New Hampshire, stop by and pay us a visit, you’ll be glad you did. Store hours and directions.

Customer Reviews

Great cheddar - you won't regret buying

We love cheddar cheese and had a favored aged variety (from a brand in a nearby state). Moving to NH, we started buying local and were excited to find Caleb's. Their Vintage Cheddar is a wonderful mix of sharp, creamy cheddar goodness with the perfect crystalline crunch. The pound that we purchased was gone in less than a week. This is now our favored brand. Can't wait to stop by the store for our next purchase.

Yes Indeed

I took one bite and immediately went ‘mm mm mm,’ followed by a dignified yet primal ‘yum yum yum.’ The flavors danced on my tongue like a symphony of angels performing a cheese opera, each note hitting the perfect umami crescendo that could only be described as pure bliss.

As I sat there, eyes closed in pure ecstasy, I began fantasizing about a life dedicated to this cheese. I envisioned myself being lovingly buried in the very cave this cheese was aged in, entombed in its glorious, musty embrace. I would let the mold consume me, becoming one with the cheese, aging together as time passed, turning into a refined vintage beyond any mortal comprehension.

And as the centuries roll by, I picture the day when humanity’s tech tree progresses far enough to raise me from the dead. Picture it: scientists in hazmat suits, unearthing my perfectly aged cheese-coated corpse, proclaiming me a millennium vintage cheddar artifact of immeasurable value. They would gasp in awe as I am reborn, still savoring the lingering flavors of my eternal cheesy slumber, demanding only one thing: more cheese. We thank you, Calef.