Abbaye de Belloc

I got this at the recommendation of a lady who was doing tastings for Fromager d'Affinois at the Cheese Store (a soft Brie-like cheese, I think I liked it but wanted to get hard cheeses) but saw me get Midnight Moon and mentioned that it was one her favorites too. Then as I was writing up this post, I realized I'd had it before at the cheese tasting class I went to. Fortunately I'm fairly consistent in my tastes.

 

Cost: $24.99
Official description: Sheep, hard-ripened, Pyrenees, France. (previous post had the additional description: "Hearty, Robust, Caramel. There are 3 capital regions of sheep milk cheese: La Mancha, Spain (Manchego), Tuscany, Italy (Pecorino Toscano), and the French Pyrenees. The milk of this region results in a caramellish finish in the cheese.")
Did I like this: Yes.

Milky and salty though overall fairly mild, relatively soft in texture. Previously I also noted that it had a nutty finish.

Cave-aged Gruyere

Picked this up from the Cheese Store on a bit of whim, I just knew before that I like Gruyere in grilled cheese sandwiches.

Cost: $19.99/lb
Official description: nutty, satisfying, versatile. Raw cow, hard-ripened, Switzerland.
Did I like this: Yes.

Good, solid cheese to have around for snacking on. Not particularly distinctive in one way or another, except perhaps you do get the taste of cow's milk in it, but enjoyable nonetheless.