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L’Empereur

A soft cheese with a washed rind that bears a turnip-like odour and tastes salty and buttery.

This imperial cheese possesses certain unique qualities – it is supple, richly aromatic and composed of a complex flavour palette.

This cheese lives up to its name!

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  • Pasteurized cow’s milk
  • Refining time: 21 days
  • Fat: 26% - Moisture: 50%    
  • Pairings: Tomatoes, grapes, lager, mild red wine

Awards received for our Empereur

We are proud to have received numerous awards for the quality of our cheeses.

Central Ontario Cheesemaker Association – British Empire Cheese Competition

  • 2012 — 2e place*

Sélection Caseus

  • 2018 — 1st place*

World Cheese Awards

  • 2022 - 23 — Bronze*
  • 2025 - 2026 — Bronze*

Canadian Cheese Grand Prix

  • 2015 — Finalist*

* In their respective categories.

Technical specifications
*subject to change without notice

Technical information

Manufactured format: 
*modifiable sans préavis

400 g wheel

Product category: 

Soft surface ripened cheese. Washed rind

Product description: 

Rind: orangey and humid
Interior: creamy white, soft and onctuous
Flavor: mild to sharp, salted butter notes

Specifications: 

Fat: 26% 
Moister: 50% 

Ingredients: 

Pasteurized whole milk, salt, bacterial culture, calcium chloride, microbial enzyme.

Milk: 

Pasteurized cow’s milk

Refining time: 

21 days

Shelf life: 

100 days from production dates

Allergen: 

Storage and transport conditions: 

Keep refrigerated
Between 0°C and 4°C

Product packaging: 
*subject to change without notice

Whole wheel: waxed paper and cardboard box

Nutrition Facts

for 1 3 cm cube (30 g)
Calories 110Daily value* % Daily value
Fat 8 g11 %
saturated 6 g30 %
+trans 0.3 g
Carbohydrates 1 g
Fiber 1 g4 %
Sugars 0 g0 %
Protein 6 g
Cholesterol 30 mg
Sodium 260 mg7 %
Potassium 30 mg1 %
Calcium 175 mg13 %
Iron 0 mg0 %

Cheese preservation

Soft cheese (both washed and bloomy)

To best preserve soft cheese, store them in the fridge between 2-4 degrees in the paper provided.

The paper will get malleable every time it is unwrapped but will not lose its efficiency to keep the cheese fresh. It is very normal that a layer of white mold grows on the paste of the cheese, this is the natural process of the rind trying to form.

This mold is not harmful; you may remove a thin slice and keep consuming the cheese. The cheese will keep for 3-4 weeks refrigerated.

Preservation
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    A nice selection of cheeses and the staff were very friendly and knowledgeable about their products. I loved my cheese choices!

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