Amsterdam, the Netherlands, is famous for many different things, including its canals, coffee shops, and people on bikes, but fans of cheese especially love it for its rich cheese culture and many specialized shops around the city. While you can’t really buy a lot of cheese to take home with you, especially if you have a long flight back home, you can use the time in Amsterdam to go on these amazing cheese tasting tours.
Henri Willig Cheese Tasting
Henri Willig is one of the oldest cheesemakers in the Netherlands. The brand’s baby gouda is famous around the world. You can go on a tour where you can sample five cheese varieties and wash them down with local wine or beer. You will also learn a bit about the company’s history and the cheese-making process the Dutch follow.
Cruise With Dutch Cheese
Combine two great things and go on a canal cruise with cheese and wine tasting. It lasts 75 minutes and offers you a chance to see some major landmarks while you’re enjoying delicious gouda and other cheeses with some wine.
Walking Cheese Tasting Tour
If you don’t want to go on a cruise but still want to combine some other activity with cheese tasting, you can go on a walking tour and see the local world of cheese throughout the city. The tour ends at the Reypenaer tasting room where you can grab a cheesy snack and a drink.