Le
Clandestin has a lovely soft orange hued washed rind lightly specked with
white. The sumptuous rich white coloured paste becomes very creamy after an
affinage of five weeks.
Le
Clandestin has a rustic farmer’s aroma. The cheese has a somewhat marked lactic
flavour slightly acidic yet without being too aggressive.
Le
Clandestin is produced by Fromagerie LeDétour located in Notre-Dame-du-Lac in Québec's Lower St-Laurence region in
the Lake Témiscouata area near the New-Brunswick and the USA's Maine borders.
Fromagerie
Le Detour is run by husband and wife team Ginette
Bégin and Mario Quirion. They
have been making artisanal cheeses since 1999. They produce a variety of milk
products; butter, cream and hard, soft & semi-soft cheeses among them Magie de Madawaska and the lovely chèvre
Grey Owl.
Le
Clandestin pairs well with a classic Italian Chianti from Toscany. La
Fromagerie Détour suggests pairing it with an Irish Malt Whiskey from Islay.
Splendid!
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