Inside the small Kentucky farmhouse where Kentucky Rose is made, one will find a hard-working and scientifically-minded artisan at work behind a single, stainless-steel vat. With 120 dairy cattle, Kenny Mattingly and his family were able to produce over 70,000 lbs of cheese last year in over 27 different varieties! During a trip to Europe in the early 90’s he was inspired by the way western European dairy farmers were adding value to their product by making it into cheese, and upon returning to the states he decided to convert his dairy farm into a cheesemaking one.