09/03/2026
September "Cheese of the Month" is Deer Creek's Vat 17 World Cheddar. It's everyone here at St Joe Cheese Lady favorite cheddar and we're excited to share it with you. It's 25% off all month long. Come and get it!
Vat 17 is a unique blend of Cheddars from around the world and 2025 American Cheese Society Top 10 Competitor & 1st Place Winner.
The creation of this unique cheese began as a quest to capture the best flavor attributes from Cheddars around the world and blend them into one unique cheese. Vat 17 World Cheddar is bold and complex, with a tangy nuttiness that is unsurpassed. It is a highly decorated cheese, winning numerous awards the world over.
Favorite Pairings
Soft Pairings: Apple Cider
Beer Pairings: Bock, Lager, Brown Ale
Wine Pairings: Dessert Wine, Cabernet Sauvignon, Gewürztraminer, Nomadic Red
Hard Pairings: Hard Cider, Bourbon, Brandy
Nibbles: Cashews, Dried Apricots, Dried Cherries, Pistachios, Crusty Bread, Red Grapes, Apples
Awards
2025
American Cheese Society Top 10
1st Place — American Cheese Society
Gold, Best USA Cheese, Mature — International Cheese Awards
2024
Best of Class — L.A. International Dairy Competition
2023
Bronze for Best USA Cheese, Cheddar: Extra Mature — International Cheese Awards
2021
Silver for Best USA Cheese – Cheddar – Mature — International Cheese Awards
Silver for Branded Retail Prepack Flexible Packaging — International Cheese Awards
2019
1st Place — American Cheese Society
2017
Bronze, Best USA Cheddar, Mature — International Cheese Awards
2016
Gold, Best USA Cheddar, Mature — International Cheese Awards
2015
Silver — International Cheese Awards
2014
1st — American Cheese Society
2013
Bronze — International Cheese Awards
2012
Bronze — World Cheese Awards
2nd — American Cheese Society
2011
Gold — World Cheese Awards