Description
Chällerhocker, pronounced ‘khaller hokker’, translates to something like ‘the one that remains in the cellar’. It is an artisan Swiss cheese from a small dairy in North-Eastern Switzerland. This Swiss cheese is an unpasteurised, semi hard cheese that ripened for at least for 8 months. It originates from the hilly Appenzell and is produced in original manner with raw milk, delivered twice daily from local farmers close to the dairy.
This unique cheese is made by cheesemaker Walter Räss in the village dairy ‘Käserei Tufertschwil’. Its milk is delivered twice daily from 13 family farms, each within about a mile’s radius of the dairy. The U.S. magazine ‘Cheese Conoisseur’ wrote that ‘The diverse flavor, which is directly influenced by the mix of flowers, herbs and grasses unique to the Alpine pastures on which the cows graze, offers up vegetal notes like sun-drenched hay and leeks, along with browned butter and a hint of caramel sweetness on the cheese’s finish.’ We couldn’t have said it any better.
This aromatic cheese with final notes of citrus fruit is a true showcase of unique Swiss craftsmen ship, building on century old traditions yet creating something new and exciting. A must try!
How we wrap your cheese
Freshness of your cheese is important to us. That’s why – unless noted differently in the description – we package all of our cheese in vacuum bags to help minimize travel impacts. However, we understand that some of you prefer cheese being wrapped in cheese wrap. This option is available to you for a small fee (it takes more time to package the cheese this way, that’s why we charge you a little bit more). Unless specifically noted in the description, all cheese will generally have a best before date of at least 14 days, vacuum packed cheese generally about 2 months. Please note that with cheese this is often only a guidance date and does not necessarily mean the cheese will be of lesser quality beyond that date. In fact many soft(er) cheeses are best kept close to or until after that date for maximum ripeness.
How the cheese gets to you
All Alpine Express cheese are shipped in environmentally friendlier, insulated cardboard boxes. The cheese is bolstered with recycled packing paper & kept cold with food grade ice gel pack(s). It is shipped the fastest possible service, usually Australia Post Express. See Australia Post’s Express Delivery Estimator (origin is ‘Brisbane Metro’). From time to time we may choose a different shipping provider depending on speed of service, costs and other factors.
Unless noted otherwise, all cheese boxes are sent on Mondays with an order cut-off time at 9am (Sydney time) that day. You will get a tracking number to follow your parcel’s progress.
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