To me, it tasted like curdled baby formula smells. This particular cheese came from the Abbey of Gethsemani in Trappist, Kentucky, a monastery for Roman Catholic monks who produce a handful of value-added products to this day, though they no longer sell the cheese. Nearly without exception, he and his wife would request a double order of this specific cheese. Four servings with crackers, artisan breads, and fruit. They loved oaky Chardonnay and almost always got at least one large cheese plate. Most of the time he’d come in with his wife, a gorgeous septuagenarian with a thick French accent. He has since passed away, but I’ll always regard him as a bit of a surrogate grandfather. One of my all-time favorite customers was a doctor and leader in the local health sector. My sense of smell isn’t as keen as some, but it is so hard-wired to my memory that some smells will cause actual flashbacks, near out-of-body experiences where, in a matter of seconds, I’m mentally transported back to a distinct moment in time, an environment or singular event, and it evokes a physical response similar to PTSD. The one cheese I couldn’t stomach was from a monastery outside Bardstown.Įvery time a customer ordered it I cringed.

The darkest crystalline blues from Denmark and all degrees of funk in between. Truth be told, however, I’ve only ever encountered one cheese I didn’t like, and I’ve sampled the likes of Limburger without flinching.

I’m what’s called a turophile - a cheese lover from way back.

That included assembling sandwiches, salmon plates, and cheese trays. My job was customer service when we had customers and often I defaulted to kitchen witch and inventory manager when duty called. In addition to selling wines from all over the world, we had the largest selection of small batch bourbons around. In my early 20s I worked at a wine and spirits market that sold a wide variety of goods from local farmers and producers throughout Kentucky. TL/DR: it’s a no-go for me, but it may work for you if you can get past the smell of the product

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