Our Smoked Boerenkaas begins with one of the foundation cheeses of the Natural Pastures collection — our sweet, nutty Boerenkaas — and takes it in a completely different direction through smoke.
Rather than using liquid smoke, we smoke the cheese on-site with local hardwoods, allowing the flavour to develop naturally around the cheese. The result is a beautifully balanced combination of creamy milk, gentle nuttiness, savoury depth and real wood smoke.
That balance has earned Smoked Boerenkaas recognition well beyond Vancouver Island, including Gold-winning international recognition in Switzerland — a proud reminder that a cheese made here on the Island can stand alongside some of the best in the world.
Smoked Boerenkaas is a natural choice for a cheeseboard, burgers, sandwiches or melting, but it really shines when paired with something equally distinctive. Try it alongside a smoky whisky, where the toasted, woody notes in the cheese echo the character of the spirit while the natural sweetness of the milk softens the finish.
It is bold without being overpowering, smoky without losing the cheese underneath, and still unmistakably connected to the Boerenkaas recipe that started it all.
Sweet, nutty, naturally smoked and internationally recognized — Smoked Boerenkaas is Vancouver Island craftsmanship with a little fire behind it.