Soignon Goat Brie, More Marketing Madness

Here again we find a cheese that owes its existence to the mighty power of the Dollar. Or actually the Euro. Made by French cheese giant Soignon, this cheese is just what it says it is, a brie style cheese that uses goat milk. It practically reviews itself.

Origin: France
Milk: Goat, pasteurized
Rennet: Vegetarian
Affinage: ~2 weeks
Notes: 30% fat content and a burning jealousy of all the attention Brie de Meaux receives.
Thoughts: But not really. On the one hand this cheese is pretty blatantly not trying to compete with real-deal Brie, and on the other it actually is a massively popular seller. Stack it up on a shelf with a sample in front of it and it'll sell like foil hats at a Tea Party convention. Why? It actually tastes decently good and sticks to its strengths. Goat's milk is by nature very sweet, so what better than to make a creamy sweet brie out of it? Undertones of that clean grassy tang come through now and again adding depth but the dominant impression is the rich sweetness. Not altogether bad for a corporate ploy.


Caution
If you or your friends are disgusted by the thought of goat cheese and would rather stay stuck in your ways than branch out, avoid this cheese.