Cabrillo Reserve
It's back for an extended time - Cabrillo Reserve!
For this cheese, we took our classic Spanish-style Cabrillo and aged it for at least one year. That's it. Simple, delicious and effective. It's actually one of our first handmade batches from 2020 that's been aging in our caves, and is three times older than our year-round Cabrillo cheese offering.
Through the aging process, the blend of goat and cow milk in Cabrillo concentrates into bigger, bolder flavors with even more tyrosine crystals forming. Also, as more lactose breaks down with aging, it sharpens the cheese with a higher lactic acid content.
Cabrillo Reserve is available for an extended time. We offer ~8 oz. sizes online. Available online and select farmer's markets throughout California.
Where We Ship
We currently offer free shipping on orders over $50 to the following states via UPS 1-2 day shipping: Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. We have the ability to ship throughout the United States, but an added UPS shipping rate is required. Stay tuned for more delivery locations in the future. We do not ship outside of the United States.
We cannot ship to P.O. boxes under UPS restrictions. Please include a different mailing address for shipping. If you include a P.O. box address we will have to hold your shipment until we can get a different address.
Weekly Shipping Schedule:
All orders ship on Mondays. The order cut off is Sunday night at 12:59 a.m. If you have an urgent shipping request or question, please email us at info@stepladdercreamery.com and we will do our best to accommodate your request.
Federal holidays are recognized and can effect UPS shipping schedules. We follow the official UPS holiday shipping schedule. If any of the following holidays fall on a Monday, then shipping will commence on Tuesday - New Year’s, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.
Refrigerate Cheese Upon Arrival
As a friendly reminder, cheese is perishable. We do our best to pack each shipment with care and amble ice packs, but please try to refrigerate your cheese as soon as your shipment is delivered. Cheese should be stored in a standard refrigerator or alternative cool storage. Cheese can be served at room temperature for optimum flavor and texture, but then put back in the fridge for storage.
Heat Advisory (Summer Months)
During the summer months, extremely hot temperatures are causing delays in shipping and issues with our products, something we are unable to control. Here are recommendations for hot zone shipping when ordering our cheese online.
Option 1: Order your cheese online but ask us to hold shipping until these temps cool down a bit. Just remember that some cheeses like Chevre, Big Sur and Rocky Butte are seasonal and won't be available if put on hold past their season.
Option 2: Although we offer free ground shipping with UPS on orders over $50 in CA, AZ, NV, OR, WA, UT and ID, we suggest paying for overnight/air shipping to ensure the quality of your order. We understand it's expensive, but we are not able to fully guarantee your order won't arrive melty with the normal 2-3 day ground shipping in these high heats.
If you have other ideas or suggestions, please let us know. Thanks for your continued support!