Preheat oven to 415 (recipe calls for 425, but my oven runs hot)
8 tablespoons frozen unsalted butter (1 stick)
3.5 oz block of very cold (not frozen) Monterey Jack cheese
2 cups all-purpose flour (another small handful for kneading and rolling out dough)
2 teaspoons white sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 cups very cold buttermilk
Combine dry ingredients. Whisk to incorporate.
Cube frozen butter into 1/4 inch blocks. Do the same for the cheese. Combine with dry ingredients. Incorporate with dry ingredients by hand till butter and cheese are coated with dry ingredients. Add buttermilk. Use wooden spoon to incorporate to form a slightly wet dough (do not want overly dry or overly wet dough).
Flour hands. Knead dough 4-5 times in bowl. Flour rolling surface. Flour wooden rolling pin. Roll out kneaded dough to about 1/2-3/4" height. Locate favorite beer glass and cut out biscuits with rim.
Place on cookie sheet covered with a layer of parchment paper. Lightly butter top of each biscuit with melted butter.
Throw in oven for 10 minutes (or until slightly golden brown)