Rush Creek Reserve
- Bloomy Rind Cheese
- Cow's Milk Raw
- Uplands Cheese USA
Rush Creek Reserve is made only in the autumn (September and November), as the diet of Their cows begins to change from the fresh pastures of summer to the winter’s dry hay. This rich milk is perfect for a cheese like Rush Creek, so soft and decadent that it’s often referred to as savory custard. Each cheese is wrapped in spruce bark, which gives shape to the cheese and imparts a subtle woodsy flavor. Before serving Rush Creek, bring the cheese to room temperature or warm it gently in an oven.
Their dairy farm sits up on top of Pleasant Ridge, in the Driftless region of southwestern Wisconsin. They milk their cows seasonally, in time with the pastures, and make artisan cheeses twice of year. Their farm is owned and operated by two families: Andy and Caitlin Hatch, and Scott and Liana Mericka. Andy and Scott began as apprentices under the previous generation of owners – Uplands Cheese founders Mike Gingrich and Dan Patenaude. What began as apprenticeships led Scott taking over Dan’s role in the barn, and Andy taking over for Mike in the creamery.