▁products . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁the ▁che ese ▁from ▁Ma ó ▁received ▁the ▁Den om inación ▁de ▁Or igen . ▁ ▁Character istics ▁▁ ▁Mah ón ▁has ▁some ▁characteristics ▁specific ▁to ▁it , ▁despite ▁ag ing . ▁ ▁In ▁general ▁the ▁che ese ▁is ▁but tery ▁sharp , ▁slightly ▁sal ty ▁and ▁light ly ▁a rom atic ▁( s weet ▁and ▁nut ty ▁a rom as ) ▁in ▁taste . ▁ ▁Mah ón ' s ▁sweet ▁and ▁f ru ity ▁but ▁at ▁times ▁slightly ▁sal ty ▁taste ▁is ▁due ▁in ▁part ▁to ▁the ▁sea ▁salt ▁content ▁in ▁the ▁grass es ▁the ▁c ows ▁eat . ▁The ▁r ind ▁is ▁generally ▁an ▁orange ▁color ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁r ind ▁being ▁rub bed ▁with ▁but ter , ▁or ▁oil , ▁and ▁pap ri ka . ▁As ▁it ▁reaches ▁m atur ity ▁( around ▁ 1 0 ▁months ) ▁it ▁tends ▁to ▁have ▁small ▁miss h ap en ▁holes ▁and ▁has ▁some ▁gran ular ity . ▁ ▁In ▁general , ▁all ▁aged ▁Mah ón ▁has ▁a ▁pro l ifer ation ▁of ▁tiny ▁holes . ▁ ▁Young ▁Ma ó ▁( art es à ) ▁ ▁Ma ó ▁art es à ▁or ▁Mah ón ▁art es ano ▁( C atal an ▁and ▁Spanish ▁for ▁" art is anal ▁Ma ó ", ▁respectively ) ▁is ▁young , ▁aged ▁no ▁longer ▁than ▁three ▁months , ▁and ▁so fter ▁than ▁traditional ▁Ma ó . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁important ▁to ▁keep ▁young ▁Ma ó ▁in ▁the ▁veget