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 The sweetest, nuttiest flavor of
all the true Swiss cheeses
with small holes,
it is one of the famous cheeses from
Switzerland.. Delicate flavor, firm and naturally ripened.
The cheeses weigh up to 80 lbs.
and are usually matured from
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4
to 10 months although they
can be cave aged for much longer when the flavor becomes more intense. The
facts are that it takes over 100 gallons of milk to make a single wheel of
Gruyere! During the maturing period the cheeses are regularly brine washed
which gives the cheese its dry sharpness.