Barely Buzzed

Cheddar rubbed with espresso and lavender     Barely Buzzed is the perfect party cheese. It’s easy to pair, stunning to look at, and always the center of attention on the cheese board.               Flavor Notes of butterscotch and caramel Nutty Buttery  Creamy texture Pair   Toasted nuts Chocolate Red wines - Cabs, Syrah, Zin Beer - Stout, Porter, Ales Ingredient info Vegetarian rennet, cow's milk, all ingredients rubbed on the rind are organic, this is a gluten-friendly product      The Barely Buzzed Story Tim Welsh had an idea—coffee and lavender rubbed on cheese. It wasn’t a common combination or technique for flavored cheese, but he thought it might work. Before moving forward, he ran it by the cheese experts at Utah State University. Their response? It wouldn’t work. The cheese, theoretically, would become rancid and acidic too fast and inedible.  But Tim and his team didn’t know what they didn’t know. So, they tried it anyway. The result? Barely Buzzed—now an award-winning