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Mary welcoming everyone to the event.
Honest Weight cheesemonger Linda Donegan gave everyone a quick overview of the cheeses that were up for tasting.
The first cheese was a soft, creamy goat cheese, "Mohawk Mist" from Cochran Farm in St. Johnsville.
Paired with the Nine Pin cider that's fermented with raspberries.
Cochran Farm's Patrick Apfel gave a short talk about how the the farm and how the cheese is made.
Nine Pin founder Alejandro del Peral talked about making the raspberry cider.
Next up was the St. Johnsville Jr., another goat cheese from Cochran Farm. This one was more "goaty" than the first.
And to pair with it, the Ida Red from Nine Pin, a very dry cider to cut through the funk of the cheese.
Patrick answering questions.
The next cheese was an orange ginger goat cheese from R&G Cheese Makers in Troy. It's made with ginger and orange marmalade.
And to pair: Nine Pin's ginger cider.
Jon Milks of Adventure in Food Trading in Menands was there to talk about both the cheese, R&G Cheese Makers, and R&G cheesemaker Sean O'Connor. Adventure in Food serves as R&G's distributor.
The fourth cheese of the night was a gouda made by Jake's Gouda Cheese in Deansboro, in Oneida County. Sylvia and Jake Stoltzfus both run a dairy farm and make cheese. Sylvia talked about the farm and the cheese making process.
It was paired with Nine Pin's signature cider.
And to finish the evening: sorbet and ice cream from Dutch Udder.
We had a fun time Monday evening at the Nine Pin / Honest Weight cider and cheese tasting AOA event at Nine Pin's tasting room in Albany.
The cheese department at Honest Weight supplied a selection of locally-produced cheeses to taste, the cheesemakers were there to talk about the products, and Nine Pin paired a group of cider varieties with the cheeses.
And there was ice cream from The Dutch Udder in Troy -- Nine Pin cider sorbet and Philly vanilla -- thanks to The Capital Team at RealtyUSA.
Thanks to everyone who came along. It was great to meet new people, and to see many of you again.
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