Ariste Cheese – Ariste Peynir

Premium Turkish Aged Cheese Brand

Handcrafted with love, aged for perfection

Founded in the 1980s in Istanbul, Ariste is a fine-aged cheese brand passionately committed to specialize in Turkish cheese variety. Our company is now run by three partners with different educational backgrounds – second generation entrepreneurs who are all obsessed with cheese.

Making.

We constantly travel dairies in Turkey, to find the most delicious local cheeses.

Aging.

Our cheeses rippen naturally and slowly to get its flavour & aroma.

Innovation.

Tradional but innovative. We like to think different.

Founded by Cheese Lovers, for Cheese Lovers

We are devoted to finding the highest quality artisan cheese from their origin dairies and storing them in our cold warehouses for a minimum of 6 months, up to 1 year on average, to obtain the optimum level of maturity. Selling the same premium & delicious cheeses throughout the year is of the utmost importance for our company.

Our common passion and mission is to promote Premium Aged Turkish Cheese to the whole world, keeping the cheese tradition of Turkey alive owing its richness to the geography, history, and culture of our country.

Preserving the cheese history-
handcrafted Turkish Heritage.

Turkey has a tremendously rich and diverse dairy history. For us, part of our responsibility is to carry this craftsmanship of traditional cheese making history to the next generations. We heartily believe that contributing to the local dairies for improving their quality standards are essential to spread the cheese heritage and knowledge.

Anatolia & Aegean – where
the cheese is found.

We are proud to be a brand originating from the homeland of cheese –where it is found– and where different communities and cultures lived side by side for thousands of years. Most of our products come from Aegean and other Anatolian regions that have an exquisitely rich food culture with countless specific tastes. The natural flora of these regions have an extraordinary flavour, creating an even more unforgettable taste. Craftsmanship and expertise of each different origin create an original, charming texture.

Unique, innovative-
delicous Packaging Solutions.

For us, cheese is not just cheese and it certainly deserves innovation to look good. Over the years we have developed a unique design strategy based on chic and time-saving ideas focusing on the needs of cheese lovers. Today, our products not only are a culinary feast for the stomach but also a visual feast for the eyes for those who like to experience the joy of cheese.

We offer different packaging solutions for different types of cheese; some are kept in wood boxes, some are served in small packages for single serve portions. For every cheese lover, we have the perfect taste, packaged in the perfect way.

Ariste distribution
channels- where we meet you.

Our premium cheeses meet with cheese lovers through different distribution channels; with a wholesale team with domestic markets and horeca market ; almost all of the international 5 star hotels located in Istanbul. Our own Ariste Cheese Shops and online store aristegelse.com are like our babies, serving as specialty cheese destinations where we share our passion for cheese with our customers. We provide custom designed cheese plates prepared by the Cheese Masters in our Ariste Cheese Shops, the perfect way to serve our premium quality cheeses on serving platters. To see the happiness in their eyes creates mutual satisfaction.