malt and whiskey cheese

[bigtoys]

got this cheese at Eataly, Mario Batali's big Italian market/restaurant in NYC. It's around $50 per pound, so I had to ask for a small piece, still around $20, but quite tasty.

[sutton]

Batali knows what he's doing - even when he's doing Spanish like at Casa Mono, he's always on.

What kind of cheese, and what are those on top? Toasted pine nuts? Can't tell from the picture...

[bigtoys]

not exactly sure about the specific type of cheese or what's on top. it's got a bold taste. we were tasting several cheeses for a party at my brother-in-law's and I saw this one; being a whiskey lover, I had to try it. the girl behind the counter said it was so strong that we had to try it last. My wife (not a big whiskey drinker), my b-i-law (likes whiskey) and I all loved it. as I said, bold rather than strong. I went back the next day for a piece to take home and the guy (this time) at the counter said that it's not always in stock. wish I had more info about it. seems like a rather exclusive item, at least here in the USA.
must admit, that there was a tobacco cheese next to it that we didn't try.

[macdeffe]

A cheddar with malt whisky is also made. It's called glenphilly and I can recommend it. The cheese taste is more dominant than the whisky taste iirc

Steffen

[sutton]

Actually looking at the picture more closely, I wonder if those are spent malt grains on top ... a bit dark, so perhaps toasted? Really interesting - next time I'm in NYC I'm going to make a point to try it if they have it available - thanks for posting.

[craigthom]

It does look more like barley than pine nuts, but it's hard to tell.