This month, we’re celebrating spring (finally!). Alongside every featured cheese, you’ll find thoughtfully chosen accompaniments that highlight its character, from sweet and boozy preserves to crisp crackers and other pantry favorites. Whether you’re discovering artisanal cheese for the first time or deepening a long-time love, we hope each box invites you to slow down, share a board, and enjoy a taste of joy..
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The Second Mouse Cheese of the Month Club is available for pick-up at our Pleasantville shop, or for delivery within Westchester County (at an additional charge). Subscribe for as few or as many months as suits your needs.
Available the third full weekend of each month.
Selections are subject to change based upon availability.
Upcoming Cheese of the Month Themes:
January - Scotland
February - Love
March - Ireland
April - Spring Blooms
May - Mom!
June - Goats are in Season!
July - Grillin’ Cheese
August - Cheese and Stone Fruit
September - Tomato Season!
October - Scary Cheese
November - All American
December - Cheese Royalty
Standard Subscription
Camembrie
Pasteurized Cow Milk, Blue Ledge Farm, Leicester, VT
A mild, friendly cow’s milk cheese that is Blue Ledge Farm’s take on a Camembert/Brie hybrid! Made with the cows’ milk from the milk of neighboring Crawford Family Farm, each wheel is coated with a thin, mushroomy rind that adds beautiful depth of flavor to the buttery, gooey paste beneath. The cheese ripens over a period of 6-8 weeks, during which time the smooth creamy flavors develop, change, and intensify until the wheels are perfectly ripe and ready to enjoy.
Quicke’s Goat Cheddar
Pasteurized Goat Milk, Devonshire, England
Newton St Cyres has a population of about 550. It’s been the home of Mary Quicke’s family for 15 generations, and is where Ms. Quicke makes her incredible bandaged wrapped, enormous cheeses, demonstrating history and dedication and exceptional industriousness. The goat milk used here is locally sourced, buttery & tangy and wondrous. The clothbound style of Cheddaring makes for a slightly dryer, more crumbly consistency than traditional American Cheddar styles. We love it – like, really, really love it – with Plum jam.
Roquefort Gabriel Coulet
Raw Sheep Milk, Gabriel Coulet, Roquefort sur Soulzon, France
The legend of Roquefort tells the tale of a young shepherd who left his curd and bread for a week, only to find it blue yet scrumptious upon his return. This Roquefort, produced by Gabriel Coulet, dates its heritage to 1872 when the perfect aging room was discovered in the Coulet cellar. Creamy, velvety, refined and full of personality, this Roquefort will impress anyone who appreciates a little penicillium Roqueforti now and again.
Accompaniments
Miller’s Toast Fig & Sultana
Bath, England
Quince & Apple Fig & Black Tea Jam
Madison, WI
Tart and fruity rhubarb make for a spreadable addition to a variety of dishes. Top vanilla ice cream or toast, use with poultry or spread and bake on salmon. Lastly cheese, of course use it with cheese!
Provisions Add-On
Meadowland Cleverheart Syrup Collection
Portland, OR
This sweetest collection is perfect in your cocktails, lemonade, sparkling water, or even baked goods! In this kit, you'll receive 1 oz bottles of the following: Desert Fox: fresh grapefruit, summer herb gardens, desert skies. Grey Fox: the first spring evening, a garden after the rain, and afternoon tea. Red Fox: tangy rhubarb, green hills, summer breezes, fresh cut grass. White Fox: juicy watermelon, creek banks, summer fruit stands, fragrant white tea.
Deluxe Subscription
Spotted Trotter Sujuk Salami
Atlanta, GA
Made with our blend of Humanely Sourced and Pastured Beef and Lamb, we toast cumin and blend it with Organic Garlic and Georgia Sumac. This rich blended salami pairs wonderfully well with most soft ripened cheeses and especially well with aged sheep’s milk hard rind cheeses. Partner with Deep Bodied Reds like Zinfandels and Cabs but will also hold up against Rose in the summer time. For a beer pairing Porters and big Farm-house Ales will make a great accompaniment.
Second Mouse Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Calabria, Italy
Our private label organic extra virgin olive oil is made from a blend of olives in Italy’s Calabria region. It’s grassy, a little buttery and finishes with the slightest touch of bitterness, rounding out the whole experience. Grab a bottle, but don’t throw it out when you’re done. We’ll refill it for you and shave a few bucks off the purchase.
Our Cheese of the Month Club started as a means of supporting small, regional artisan producers during the hardship of COVID. It was an enormous success, and we’re proud to have given a little boost to the hard working folk who provide us with nourishment and joy. Each month, we also gave 10% of our Club’s sales to a Charity or Agricultural Organization doing something we thought noble. We’ll be keeping that custom moving forward, but expanding the selection a bit to include cheeses from across the US and around the world. Each month will feature small-batch products made by real humans with genuine love for the products they bring to market. Three cheeses, a curated sweet or savory condiment, and crackers or biscuits are always included, as are descriptions of what you’re about to enjoy. Some months may include an added bonus. A collection of artisanal goods, a hint of whimsy, a sprinkling of feel-good, and a hefty portion of delicious. Also - commitments as short as one month. Whatcha waitin’ for?