La Laguna Cabra is an artisan aged goat’s milk cheese produced by Alimentos de Miraflores, created as a softer and creamier interpretation of traditional Spanish goat’s cheese. Made from goat’s milk sourced from farms connected to the Sierra de Guadarrama region, it reflects a clear regional identity and a strong expression of the milk’s natural character.
Unlike firm, long-aged pressed goat cheeses, this cheese belongs to the soft-ripened category, featuring a natural white bloomy rind that gives it a style closer to classic French soft cheeses. Its texture is smooth, soft, and increasingly creamy as it matures, developing a rich, almost spreadable consistency over time.
The flavor is mild, elegant, and distinctly milky, with characteristic goat’s milk notes that remain refined rather than aggressively sharp. In its younger stage, it presents a fresher dairy profile, while further maturation brings greater aromatic depth and complexity.
It pairs well with fresh bread, fruit, honey, and light white wines, while also fitting naturally into refined cheese board selections. It represents a softer, more contemporary expression of Spanish artisan goat cheesemaking with a strong emphasis on texture and purity of flavor.
Producer
Alimentos de Miraflores is a family-run artisan cheesemaker based in Miraflores de la Sierra in the Madrid region, set within the natural surroundings of the Sierra de Guadarrama. The company began operations in September 2011 with the goal of reviving the local cheesemaking tradition of the area.
It produces cheeses made from goat’s and sheep’s milk, using milk sourced from herds connected to the Sierra de Guadarrama region. Its production includes semicurado, curado, and fully matured cheeses, as well as specialty varieties infused with black truffle.
Notable product lines include Peñagorda, La Laguna, La Najarra, and El Yelmo de la Pedriza. The production style is distinctly artisanal, with a focus on preserving the natural character of the milk, traditional aging methods, and small-scale manufacturing.
Alimentos de Miraflores is positioned as a producer of authentic cheeses from the Madrid region, with a strong connection between its products, the local landscape, and the area’s dairy heritage.