Our trip to Birchs Bay took us to GrandVewe. The spelling reflects the fact that this is a place that focuses on things made from sheep: cheese, sausage, and, surprisingly enough, vodka and gin. The name also has the double meaning of a grandview since the place sits on top of a hill overlooking the water.
We had a delightful waiter/barista. He was very informative and helpful. the service was great.
We ordered two cheese places to try a couple cheese to see if we liked them and both were delicious. We also tried the pinot paste, a reduction of juice from pinot grapes. Sweet, just a little tangy and very nice.
The cheeses we picked were the creamy soft Persian style feta called White Pearl and the Sapphire Blue. The White pearl has a light fresh curd, subtly marinated in Australian olive oil, lemon myrtle and pepper. The blue cheese is made using the famous Penicillium Roqueforti. Tasty all around.
The great surprise is that they take the whey from the sheep's milk, ferment it and distill the result to make vodka. From this they also add all the herbals and make gin. There is even a version of the vodka that is aged in oak bourbon barrels to give a drink that starts like vodka and ends like whiskey. Weird but tasty.
I settled on the regular vodka. Sweet without the usual alcohol bite of vodka.
A fun a delicious outing. I recommend visiting this place when you come to Tasmania.
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