Elmstead Ash is a triple cream dream! Our Elmstead Ash was created paying homage to the style of French Normandy cheeses, with it’s bloomy white rind and vegetal ash layer. After the curds are gently ladled into their molds and air dried for 12-14 hours, a European Vegetable Ash layer is lightly dusted over the surface of each cheese. As the cheeses age for two weeks, a velvety bloomy rind grows through the ash, lending a distinctive white rind with a thin black layer underneath. The cheese is soft and succulent with a lovely yellow hue from the rich Guernsey milk.