Specialty Cheeses

Essex St. Cheese focuses on selecting and importing a limited range of iconic European cheeses. Essex Mandala from Brazil is a striking new tropical cheese, available for the first time in the U.S.A. Mandala is a raw milk farmstead cheese made in Brazil by Vanessa Alcoléa. The herd of cows, bred as a unique cross between Indian Gir Zebu and classic Jerseys, graze on the third generation family farm of Bento Mineiro. The cheese recipe is inspired by European alpine cheeses and the 25 pounds wheels are aged for just under a year on pine. Essex has hand selected batches that feature some flavors you’ll recognize in an aged mountain cheese, plus new ones, like pineapple and cocoa. Available in very limited quantities.