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Little Ragghi's Crackers
From Ocean City, MD
Little Ragghis Crackers
Artisan Flatbread Crackers with Olive Oil & Parmesan
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All Natural
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We can't stop
eating them!
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"Annapolis would not be the same without Tastings.  Tastings adds significantly to the quality of my life". ~Anita

Clock Tower Place
1410 Forest Drive, Suite 2
Annapolis, MD 21403
410-263-1324

"Adjacent to Wine Cellars
of Annapolis"


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Mon-Fri 10am-7pm
Sat 10am-6pm
Sun 11am-5pm

Cheese - A Guiltless Pleasure 
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We have over 250 cheeses representing nearly every region on the globe! Choose from decadent triple-cremes to bold blues.  Taste why the experts say we are the premier cheese shop in the region. We also have a great collection Parisian chocolates, real French croissants, great baguettes, and the best extra virgin olive oil & Balsamic vinegar from
Modena, Italy.

Tastings's owner, Executive Chef, & Fromager Stacey Adams is always available to answer any questions.  Read Tastings' blog for more recipes and
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Nothing says "thank you" like a unique selection of artisanal cheeses and charcuterie, a gift sure to please any friend or valued customer. At Tastings Gourmet Market, we can offer you a customized, original collection of expertly selected, perfectly matured, world-class artisanal cheeses and charcuterie. And, with a perfectly paired bottle of wine , your gift basket will be complete.  Like fine wines, great cheeses make a deliciously thoughtful gift that measure up to the highest standards of good taste--in all senses of the phrase.

 

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SATURDAY CHEESE TASTING:

Celebrating Maryland Artisans
   
March 26th  12pm-4pm  

Maryland Cheese
The artisanal cheese movement is growing very strong in the U.S. and right here in our own state of Maryland we have three incredible cheesemakers.  I have had the pleasure of visiting the farms, meeting the cheesemakers, getting up close to the cows and goats and I can only say that if you haven't yet tasted these cheeses you are really missing something wonderful.  Each cheese is carefully hand-ladled into molds and each one goes through a very different aging process to bring out its best flavor.  If you have a chance, please swing by.  

 

On Our Cheeseboard: 

 

Merry Goat Round
Monocacy Ash
Talbot Reserve
Bay Blue

  

       We hope to see you,  
saz signatureand the entire Tastings Team
featured cheese

Merry Goat Round   

Merry Goat Round

Country:  Maryland, USA
Milk Type:  Pasteurized Goat's Milk
Cheese Type:  Bloomy Rind      

 

Merry Goat Round is a surface-ripened goat's milk round about 10 ounces in weight.  Made by hand at Firefly Farms in Accident, Maryland, it their homage to brie or camembert and shares the same surface ripening mold as these traditional cheeses. It ripens from its rind inwards, growing progressively softer and creamier. The rind is completely edible at any stage of the cheese's ripening. In fact, the cheese's fullest flavor is concentrated in its rind.  The farm is in the process of building its new cheesemaking facility which will open in May. 

 

Pair Merry Goat Round with Sauvignon Blanc or other crisp whites.  


featured cheese

Monocacy Ash      

Monocacy Ash


Country:
Maryland, USA
Milk Type: Pasteurized Goat's Milk
Cheese Type: Surface Ripened      

 

Monocacy Ash is a soft-ripened half-pound cylindrical shaped artisanal soft-ripened cheese, produced in small batches by Diane Kirsch (the last name is German for "Cherry") and her herd of American Alpine and Toggenburg goats.  It is more tangy and flavorful than most Brie but ripens to a similar creamy internal consistency. As with Brie, many prefer to eat the rind with the cheese. Ithas an edible ash coating and ash line through the center.

 

featured cheese

Talbot Reserve     

Talbot Reserve

Country:  Maryland, USA 

Milk Type: Raw Cow's Milk 

Cheese Type: Semi-firm     

Talbot Reserve is in a different category of cheddars.  Made with fresh raw milk  from grass-fed Jersey and Holstein cows, it is shaped into a square block and aged for over 12 months.  The bloomy rind is new in the world of cheddars but we find it aesthetically pleasing.   Made by Holly Foster of Chapel Creamery outside of  Easton, Maryland Talbot Reserve is recognized as the first raw milk cheese of Maryland.  Currently Maryland does not allow raw milk cheeses to be aged within the state so the creamery works with a cheesemaker and affineur in Pennsylvania to perfect this cheese.

 

It is well-suited to Chardonnay.

Bay Blue

Bay Blue 

Country: Maryland, USA
Milk Type:
 Raw Cow's Milk 

Cheese Type: Blue 


After successfully creating her prize-winning cheddar, Talbot Reserve, Holly Foster's newest creation, Bay Blue has equal uniqueness and complexity.  Nutty and crystallized, this blue hits our medium-intensity on the blue scale.