Amsterdam: Cheese Tasting with Wine & Beer Pairing

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Duration1h

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Ten Cheeses, Two Drinks, One Afternoon in Amsterdam's Cheese Attic

You'll taste 10 different Gouda cheeses paired with your choice of two drinks—beer or wine—while learning how Henri Willig makes them from a short film and live guide. The tasting includes dips and mustard, happens in a quiet attic space near Rembrandtplein, and ends with a 10% discount voucher for their shops across the country.

Step-by-step itinerary

Cheese tasting and pairing experience

Arrive at cheese tasting attic
Watch film about cheesemaking
Learn about Henri Willig and family
Taste 10 different cheeses
Try 3 dips and mustard
Enjoy 2 paired drinks
Receive 10% discount voucher

The Experience

The smell hits you first—that warm, salty dairy richness that fills the attic space next to the Tuschinski Theater in the heart of Amsterdam. You're standing in the Henri Willig cheese tasting room, and before anyone speaks, you already know this is going to be different from the tourist cheese shops downstairs. The host walks you through the story of Henri Willig and his family, then a short film plays showing how the cheese actually gets made—the curds, the aging, the whole process—so when you taste, you're not just eating; you're understanding why the Dutch take this so seriously.

The tasting itself moves through 10 different pieces of Gouda, each one a shift in flavor and texture. You get three house-made dips and mustard to pair with them, and here's where it gets good: you choose your drinks. Two are included, and you can go local beer, white wine, red wine, port, apple juice, or orange juice. Most people do one beer and one wine, but the host doesn't push you either way. The pairing isn't fussy or pretentious—it's just what works. You taste, you sip, you talk about what you're noticing, and the room fills with the kind of conversation that happens when people are actually enjoying something instead of rushing through a checklist.

By the end, you've got a 10% discount voucher for the Henri Willig shops and farms scattered around the country, which means if you find yourself in another part of the Netherlands later, you can grab something to take home. The whole thing doesn't drag—it's focused, it's in one room, and you're done in time to head back out into Amsterdam without losing the afternoon. Book it if you want to understand what Dutch cheese culture actually is, not just taste random samples in a crowded market stall.

What’s included

Your tasting includes 10 different pieces of Gouda cheese, 3 house-made dips and mustard, 2 drinks chosen from local beer, white wine, red wine, port wine, apple juice, or orange juice, a short film about the cheesemaking process, and a live guide walking you through the story of Henri Willig and his family. You also receive a 10% discount voucher to use in Henri Willig shops and farms across the Netherlands.

Good to know

Pets welcomePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Henri Willig Kaas B.V.

Is this one for you?Right for anyone spending an afternoon in Amsterdam who wants to taste real Dutch cheese without the market chaos—the guided format and small attic space mean you actually learn something instead of just sampling at random.