They called their coffee-and-lavender-rubbed cheddar Barely Buzzed. It took first place in the 2007 American Cheese Society’s competition. “That really launched us,” Ford said.

Britton Welsh’s cheese pick: Beehive Cheese’s Barely Buzzed, which is Promontory cheddar rubbed with lavender and coffee. It has “big caramel-y robustness,” Welsh said. Park City Creamery ...

The cheese is mixed into the dough, of course — and the biscuits are baked on top of a pile of cheddar, resulting in crispy, lacy "feet" that form around the edges and add beautiful caramelized ...

Two of the more off-the-wall samples Jeter tried were a coffee cheese — it had been rubbed with coffee grounds on its rind — and dill pickle-flavored cheese curds. “Those were fun,” Jeter ...

The World Cheese Awards, held earlier this month in Viseu, Portugal, has declared this US-based brand as having the best cheddar cheese in the world.