Bruder Basil

http://www.cheese.com/Description.asp?Name=Bruder%20Basil

I only recently got into German cheese. I never really thought of Germany as a big cheese country, but I have found that there are quite a few unique and tasty German cheeses.

Bruder Basil is a smoked cheese, and I have never particularly enjoyed smoked cheeses, but this one is definitely an exception. The smoky flavor is lush, complex, elegant even; it reminds me of high-quality pipe tobacco, a delightful taste if ever there was one.

The texture is what you'd expect if you've ever eaten a smoked cheese before. They seem to be uniformly springy and sort of rubbery in texture, I'm not sure why that is. It should go well with just about anything you feel like eating.

RATING: 4 out of 5 stars