“In brief, Charleston Artisan Cheesehouse is a true artisan cheese producer: our products are cultured, mixed, molded, salted, aged, wrapped and delivered all by hand. Our line of wholesome cheeses are meant to inspire the visceral joy of mindfully eating local, healthy, and artisanally produced foods. The cultures we use imitate the much-sought-after taste of the “natural fermentation” or “raw mi
lk/thermalized” method of making aged dairy products. Our cheeses are all crafted and aged on location here in Charleston, SC, and our company is owned and operated by Heather and Pete Holmes. Our milk dairy comes from a single-source, multi generation family farm: Hickory Hill Milk. They use much loving-care in tending to the needs of their cows, employees, and milk products. To paraphrase their website: Our milk is often referred to as old-fashioned, cream line milk. Homogenization and standardization change the milk’s molecular structure, which is unhealthy, so we don’t homogenize or standardize. Also, we only use a low-temp pasteurization to ensure our milk maintains the majority of its healthful enzymes, which are crucial for proper digestion. Furthermore, no hormones are ever administered to their animals and no antibiotics are used in their cows’ feed. All technical information aside, this milk is the best I’ve ever tasted in my life.”
