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And despite being highly conscious of tradition, it is also extremely innovative. Head dairyman Stefan Schmiedhofer practices his profession with plenty of passion and a wealth of expertise. You can see it, and you can taste it. The finest varieties of cheese are created and mature in his dairy in cheese wheels. These include popular classics, such as the Sexten mountain cheese, alpine cheese and grey cheese, and specialities, from top quality butter and Mediterranean Mozzarella, to the traditional “Ziggolan” or “Kassebolla”, the aromatic cones of soft cheese. And a few experiments too: cheese varieties refined with spices, herbs and Sexten mountain hay. The list is long and also contains delicacies made from goat’s milk by the Unter-Oltl dairy. A random tasting with Hansl in the small cheese dairy shop is an absolute must! There are often queues here on a Saturday morning. With deft hands and an always friendly smile on his face, Hansl packs all of the delicacies made from the fresh milk of around 660 Sexten cows supplied daily by a total of 60 farmers.