{"id":45100,"date":"2022-12-12T16:12:59","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T21:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/?p=45100"},"modified":"2024-09-18T10:04:56","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T14:04:56","slug":"best-cheeses-2022-goats-milk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/best-cheeses-2022-goats-milk\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Cheeses 2022: Goat&#8217;s Milk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-photo-by-nina-gallant-styled-by-kendra-smith\">Photo by Nina Gallant | Styled by Kendra Smith<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ST. GERMAIN <\/strong><em>(pictured above)<\/em><strong><br>Blakesville Creamery<\/strong> | <strong>Port Washington, Wisconsin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This semi-firm and mild, milky winner is made in a style similar to sheep\u2019s milk, natural rind tommes from the Pyrenees. Only St. Germain hails from one of Wisconsin\u2019s newest creameries. Founded in 2020, Blakesville Creamery makes all its cheeses from its herd of 900 goats, comprised largely of Saanens. St. Germain garnered both a first in the ACS Judging and Competition in goat cheeses aged over 60 days and a best in its class at the WCCC. A great snacking cheese, it has a sweet tang upfront followed by subtle herby notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Cayuga-Blue_PC_Evi-Abeler.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Cayuga-Blue_PC_Evi-Abeler-1024x881.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45102\" width=\"512\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Cayuga-Blue_PC_Evi-Abeler-1024x881.png 1024w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Cayuga-Blue_PC_Evi-Abeler-300x258.png 300w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Cayuga-Blue_PC_Evi-Abeler-768x661.png 768w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Cayuga-Blue_PC_Evi-Abeler-1536x1321.png 1536w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Cayuga-Blue_PC_Evi-Abeler.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CAYUGA BLUE<\/strong><br><strong>Lively Run Dairy<\/strong> | <strong>Interlaken, New York<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like all cheeses made at Lively Run, one of the longest operating goat dairies in the country, Cayuga Blue is made in small batches by hand. Marbled throughout with blue mold as deep in color as the Finger Lake it is named after, this ACS first place winner in blues made from milk other than cow\u2019s has texture closer to Roquefort than Stilton. Its classic blue tang is balanced by the earthy richness of goat\u2019s milk, says cheesemonger Andrew Sylvester, of the Adams Cheese Shop in upstate New York, who admits it is one of his favorites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#e0e0ff\"><strong>CAYUGA BLUE + DRIED FRUIT OR GINGERBREAD<br><\/strong>Sylvester of Adams Cheese Shop suggests pairing this cheese with sweet, non-acidic dried fruits like dates, figs, and pears on a cheese board. Or on gingerbread for dessert. Sweeter wine and beer like Rieslings, English brown ales, or German doppelbocks are a good match, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/HaystackPeak.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/HaystackPeak-1024x658.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45103\" width=\"512\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/HaystackPeak-1024x658.png 1024w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/HaystackPeak-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/HaystackPeak-768x494.png 768w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/HaystackPeak-1536x988.png 1536w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/HaystackPeak.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>HAYSTACK PEAK&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><br><strong>Haystack Mountain Creamery<\/strong> | <strong>Longmont, Colorado<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2022 winner in the ACS soft-ripened cheese category, Haystack Peak&nbsp;is a pyramid-shaped mound with a distinguishing ash rind. This cheese, made from milk the company works diligently to source locally, ripens from the outside in.&nbsp; The white paste in the center is light, slightly lemony, and mildly goaty. &nbsp;The gooier cream line is muskier like hay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PURE LUCK FETA&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><br><strong>Pure Luck Farm and Dairy<\/strong> | <strong>Dripping Springs, Texas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amelia Sweethardt, daughter of Sara Bolton, founding farmer and cheesemaker at this homestead operation located just west of Austin, continues to produce awarding winning cheeses like her late mother did. This cheese took first prize in the 2022 ACS goat feta category, a repeat performance from 2013 and 2010. Inspired by the family\u2019s Greek heritage, this was the first cheese Amelia recalls learning to make and age, and it remains a firm favorite. The texture of the bright white cheese is crumbly while the taste is rich with a salty tang and clean finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#e0e0ff\"><strong>PURE LUCK FETA + ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH<\/strong><br>Casie Wiginton, a Certified Cheese Professional with Antonelli\u2019s Cheese Shop in Austin suggests crumbling the feta over a roasted Hasselback butternut squash seasoned with baking spices and a hint of chipotle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/22028011.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/22028011-683x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45109\" width=\"342\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/22028011-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/22028011-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/22028011-768x1151.png 768w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/22028011-1025x1536.png 1025w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/22028011.png 1067w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>GLADSHEIM<br>Asgaard Farm and Dairy<\/strong> | <strong>Au Sable Forks, New York<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This raw goat\u2019s milk gouda is almost as pretty as the scenic pictures mid-twentieth century American artist Rockwell Kent painted on the farm where the farmstead cheese is now made.&nbsp; Aged in on-farm caves, it has a complex, subtly sharp flavor, with notes of toasted milk and an earthy broth. &nbsp;The texture is pleasantly dry and granulated. Both taste and texture played into Gladsheim taking home first place honors in the American made, internationally styled open category in the 2022 ACS Judging and Competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cheese-styled-9165.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cheese-styled-9165-683x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45107\" width=\"342\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cheese-styled-9165-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cheese-styled-9165-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cheese-styled-9165-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cheese-styled-9165-1024x1536.png 1024w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cheese-styled-9165-1365x2048.png 1066w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cheese-styled-9165.png 1067w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CLOTHBOUND GOAT CHEDDAR<\/strong><br><strong>Stepladder Ranch and Creamery<\/strong> | <strong>Cambria, California<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On this dairy\u2019s website, you can meet all 40 of the LaManchas whose milk went into this cheese, the first batch of which was developed and aged just in time for the 2022 ACS Judging and Competition. The goats, and cheesemaker Robin Profitt, took home the gold in the farmstead goat&#8217;s milk category. It\u2019s made in the traditional English cheddar style where the curds are milled, salted, and bound in muslin before aging, which for this cheese was about six months. It has a milky aroma and a tart bite that\u2019s smoothed out with herbaceous notes from the goat&#8217;s milk. <strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bonne-bouche_PC-Jenny-Bravo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bonne-bouche_PC-Jenny-Bravo-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45104\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bonne-bouche_PC-Jenny-Bravo-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bonne-bouche_PC-Jenny-Bravo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bonne-bouche_PC-Jenny-Bravo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bonne-bouche_PC-Jenny-Bravo-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bonne-bouche_PC-Jenny-Bravo-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bonne-bouche_PC-Jenny-Bravo.png 1600w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bonne-bouche_PC-Jenny-Bravo-500x500.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BONNE BOUCHE<br>Vermont Creamery&nbsp;<\/strong>| <strong>Websterville, Vermont<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This cheese, whose name means &#8220;good mouth(ful),&#8221; is the most widely distributed of the goat cheeses featured here. It earned a silver medal in the 2022 ICDA competition for a non-PDO ash-rinded cheese. Via the same process used since 2001, cheesemakers curdle pasteurized goat\u2019s milk by a slow lactic set. The curds are ladled into molds, sprinkled with ash, and aged to develop its signature wrinkly rind. When mature, the rind is a delicate grey with patches of white mold, and the paste is soft and yielding with bright, clean flavors of citrus and hay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#e0e0ff\"><strong>BONNE BOUCHE + APPLES, POTATO CHIPS, OR POMEGRANATE <\/strong><br>This cheese pairs equally well with the ordinary (think Granny Smith apples or your favorite kettle-cooked potato chips) and the exotic (either the bottle of pomegranate molasses you bought at the Middle Eastern grocery or the sour beer from your local brewery)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Olavidia_Quesos-y-Besos.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Olavidia_Quesos-y-Besos-1024x700.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45105\" width=\"512\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Olavidia_Quesos-y-Besos-1024x700.png 1024w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Olavidia_Quesos-y-Besos-300x205.png 300w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Olavidia_Quesos-y-Besos-768x525.png 768w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Olavidia_Quesos-y-Besos-1536x1050.png 1536w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Olavidia_Quesos-y-Besos.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>OLAVIDIA<br>Quesos y Besos<\/strong> | <strong>Guarrom\u00e1n, Ja\u00e9n, Spain<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Named the best cheese in the world at the 2021 WCA, this soft goat cheese has a signature dark stripe of olive pit ash running through its middle to prevent excess humidity and maintain a creamy texture. The cheese is made by a tiny, five-year-old family business in the Andalusian region of Spain. A 300-gram square of Quesos y Besos (which means Cheese and Kisses in English) Olavidia costs fifteen euros.&nbsp; You can\u2019t buy this cheese anywhere in the U.S. now, and, due to the makers\u2019 style of keeping production low and slow\u2014coupled with its loyalty to local clientele\u2014you probably never will be able to find it here. But traveling to this part of Spain is always an option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/EG-Tomme-Chevre-Grise-au-Bleu.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/EG-Tomme-Chevre-Grise-au-Bleu-1024x943.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45108\" width=\"512\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/EG-Tomme-Chevre-Grise-au-Bleu-1024x943.png 1024w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/EG-Tomme-Chevre-Grise-au-Bleu-300x276.png 300w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/EG-Tomme-Chevre-Grise-au-Bleu-768x707.png 768w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/EG-Tomme-Chevre-Grise-au-Bleu-1536x1414.png 1536w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/EG-Tomme-Chevre-Grise-au-Bleu.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EMINENCE GRISE TOMME CH\u00c8VRE GRISE AU BLEU<\/strong><br><strong>Van der Heiden Kaas<\/strong> | <strong>Bodegraven, The Netherlands<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The entire line of Eminence Grise Tomme cheeses is made in the Dutch style on Dutch soil using Dutch milk. But all are aged for a minimum of 12 months in caves in France, where the rinds are cut away and coated in a thin layer of caramel. The Ch\u00e8vre Grise au Bleu, which received accolades from both the WCA and the ICDA, has the sweetness of an aged goat\u2019s milk tomme and the piquant zing of blue veins of <em>Penicillium roqueforti<\/em>. It\u2019s a balance of delicate robustness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TRUFFLYN GOATS CHEESE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br><strong>Harvey and Brockless Ltd<\/strong> | <strong>London, England<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>United Kingdom-based fine foods purveyor Harvey and Brockless produces its popular Ashlynn soft-ripened goats\u2019 cheese at its dairy in Worcestershire called The Cheese Cellar. In Trufflynn, which won a super gold medal in the WCA competition, cheesemakers swapped Ashlynn\u2019s ashen center line for a thin strip of truffle paste. The lemony sharpness of the buttery cheese picks up an earthy, umami tone in this related, but unique, new cheese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ARINA MATURED<\/strong><br><strong>Friesland Campina<\/strong> | <strong>Bodegraven, The Netherlands<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Arina is a semi-firm, silky-smooth Dutch goat gouda. Friesland Campina company makes an entire line of Arina cheeses that vary in terms of the herbs and spices added to the curds and the length of time the wheels are aged. The product that got the attention of the ICDA judges is aged 17 weeks, compared to Arina Young and Arina Old which are aged 6-8 weeks and more than 35 weeks, respectively. The medium maturation point of Arina Matured makes it a very versatile cheese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BillyBlue_Carr-Valley_PC-Evi-Abeler.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BillyBlue_Carr-Valley_PC-Evi-Abeler-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45106\" width=\"512\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BillyBlue_Carr-Valley_PC-Evi-Abeler-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BillyBlue_Carr-Valley_PC-Evi-Abeler-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BillyBlue_Carr-Valley_PC-Evi-Abeler-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BillyBlue_Carr-Valley_PC-Evi-Abeler-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BillyBlue_Carr-Valley_PC-Evi-Abeler.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BILLY BLUE<br>Carr Valley Cheese<\/strong> | <strong>La Valle, Wisconsin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A winner of national and international awards since 2006, this 4-month aged goat cheese has a creamy, ivory-colored paste shot through with <em>Penicillium<\/em> blue-green veins that give the final product a slightly crumbly texture. It\u2019s fresh but assertive briny flavor is balanced by the goat\u2019s milk savory nature, and the combination is reminiscent of a feta, only it has a blue twist on that theme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CABRA AL GOFIO&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><br><strong>Grupo Ganaderos de Fuerteventura<\/strong> | <strong>Fuerteventura, Spain<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pronounced CA-bra ahl GO-fee-oh, this approachable, semi-firm cheese is made from pasteurized Majorero goat\u2019s milk using a traditional method of coating the rind in gofio, a toasted corn flour found in the Canary Islands. Available in the United States primary through the makers\u2019 relationship with Queens, New York-based importer Forever Cheese, its flavor is milky and mild with subtle hints of corn and a sweetness in the finish.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo by Nina Gallant | Styled by Kendra Smith ST. 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