Meet Moses Reaper, the evil Halloween twin to Jasper Hill Farm’s classic Moses Sleeper. This seasonal, soft-ripened cheese trades the original’s familiar look for a delightfully spooky makeover, with dark vegetable ash cutting through an orange-tinted paste colored with annatto. Made from pasteurized cow’s milk and aged with traditional cultures, Moses Reaper develops a soft, creamy texture beneath its bloomy rind. Sinister in appearance but devilishly delicious, it’s right at home on a Halloween cheese board—pair it with crisp apples, crusty bread, and all your favorite eerie-season accompaniments.
Jasper Hill FarmJasper Hill Farm
Craftsbury, VT
Jasper Hill is a working dairy farm with an on-site creamery in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. An underground aging facility, known as the Cellars, maximizes the potential of cheeses made by the creamery, as well as those made by other local producers. Leftover whey from the cheesemaking process is fed to heritage breed pigs, who also roam the woodlands beyond the cows' pasture. These pigs are also used to make their various pork offerings. Jasper Hill's mission is to make the highest possible quality products in a way that supports Vermont's working landscape. They are driven to be the standard bearer of quality and innovation in the artisan cheese industry while promoting their regional taste of place.