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Animal-Specific Selections
The Reserve
Each release is tied to one animal. Documented breed, finish method, aging days, fat character, and available cuts.
When the animal is sold through, the release closes.
Single Animal Selections
1 activeOne animal, completely documented. Breed, finish, aging, fat character. When the animal sells through, the release closes.
Vorfreude · Oregon
No. 24-001
Holstein — Autumn 2024 Reserve
In Release · Selection Limited
Breed
Holstein
Finish
Grass-hay, late summer
Aged
28 days
Origin
Willamette Valley Dairy, Salem OR
Season
Autumn 2024
Processor
Columbia Meats, Junction City OR
Fat character
Well-distributed intramuscular fat with consistent external coverage. Characteristic Holstein fat — pale yellow, dense, and clean-tasting.
Tasting notes
"Mineral forward with a clean dairy-milk sweetness. Long finish. Fat adds richness without heaviness."
Butcher's notes
Outstanding carcass. Very clean fat cover for age. Dry-aged strip and ribeye are exceptional. Chuck ideal for Reserve box.
Aged Cuts
1 individual cutDry-aged individual cuts from Reserve animals. Available while the release is open. When the cut is gone, it's gone.
Reserve Dry-Aged Strip
Limited
Dry-aged strip loin from a single Reserve animal. 28 days of aging reveals concentrated flavor, firm texture, and a clean, long finish characteristic of dairy genetics.
Reserve Boxes
1 curated selectionCurated selections from a single animal. The full Reserve experience, assembled. Each box includes provenance documentation.
Reserve Box — Autumn
Limited
A curated autumn Reserve box: dry-aged strip, bone-in short rib, braising shoulder, liver, and a bone bundle — all from a single animal with full provenance notes.
Flights
1 availableGuided tastings for the curious buyer. Two to four cuts I choose for comparison — fat structure, aging stage, or cut position. The lowest-commitment way into dairy beef.
reserve introduction
Reserve Introduction Flight
An entry point to Reserve dairy beef — three small cuts selected to demonstrate the character of a single animal across different primal positions.
$65.00
Details →Why this animal, this cut, this aging
What makes a Reserve selection.
Provenance
Breed, dairy farm of origin, finish method, season. The animal record travels with the order. Provenance is documentation, not marketing.
Aging
Dry-aged per animal — based on what I observe in fat coverage, lean quality, and structural condition. Not by fixed schedule. The dairy fat repays patience differently than conventional beef.
Scarcity
One animal, finite cuts. When the striploin is gone, it is gone. The Reserve is not a product line — it's a series of individual animals I present honestly.
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