Castello cheeses cheese, named Noble Blue Cheese, Extra Danish Creamy Blue (also available sliced), Soft Blue, and Crumbled Blue Cheese. In 2012, the Denmark's Finest Havarti Cheeses were added to the Castello brand, followed by Saga Blue Brie in 2013. The Alps Selection Cheeses; Hirten, Bergkase, and Weissbier, were launched in the United States in the end of 2012, and were the first of their kind available in the United States. In some markets, the name Blue Castello is used for a triple-cream blue cow's milk cheese. Castello was established in 1893 by Rasmus Tholstrup of Denmark. His son, Henrik, bought a
Cabrales cheese sometimes quite acidic, which can be very complex when made with mixed milks. Like Gorgonzola and Roquefort, it is a famous blue cheese whose name is protected by European law. Traditionally, Cabrales was sold wrapped in the moist leaves of "Acer pseudoplatanus" (Sycamore Maple), but nowadays regulations require that commercially produced Cabrales be sold in a dark-green-colored aluminum foil with the registered official stamp of the PDO "Queso de Cabrales". Within the production zone it is still possible to encounter Cabrales cheese with the traditional maple leaf wrapping, although it is only ever produced in small batches and not approved