I finally sampled the winner of the American Cheese Society Best in Show from their 2006 convention, which is the Cabot Clothbound Cheddar.
This cheese is actually a joint venture from Cabot and Jasper Hill Farm both Vermont cheesemakers of extraordinary quality. (Jasper Hill makes Constant Bliss.)

What can I really say about this cheese that would make you try it, I mean, it won the Best in Show from the American Cheese Society!! They know cheese!! Seriously, this is a delicious cheddar, the way cheddars should be. The cheese that originated in England is done very proud with this one. It’s aged bound in cloth, like an English cheddar, in fact, it reminded me a lot of the first English cheddar I had as a kid. It’s a nice, sharp cheddar, but not too sharp. Aged just right to be flaky with a little bit of grit/grain and delicious flavor.

Check out just how good an American cheddar can be and pick up some for your next cheese board!