Twin Pines – Hammer Bent Cherry Spy

Cider Profile:

Name: Twin Pines – Hammer Bent Cherry Spy
Sampled September 2022

Brand:  Twin Pines Orchards and Ciderhouse
Type: Flavoured – Cherry
Location of Brewing: Thedford, ON
ABV: 6.3%
Website Link: twinpinesorchards.com
Ingredients: Organic apples, Niagara Cherries
Gluten Free: Yes
Sugar Content: N/A 

Size(s) available: 1L (bottles)
Availability: Twin Pines online + retail store
Flavour: Cherry
Colour: Hazy, Maraschino cherry. Rusty
Carbonation: Medium infrequently streaming


Cider Crate Tasting Notes:

Smell: Strong aroma. Semi-funky and sour cherry.
Initial Taste: Light bite from carbonation, Hit with a semi-strong tart and funky cherry with accompanying dry semi-tannic apples.  Slightly earthy with some astringency. Hit of spy variety sharpness – mostly fleshy.
After Taste: Apple flavour reduces first, with long lingering dry, earthy cherry that stays on the sides of your mouth.  A bit more earthy in the aftertaste.
On ice: Reduced acidity. Otherwise little change.

Additional Notes:  Twin Pines’ Hammer Bent Cherry Spy is a seasonal cider that pops with tart Niagara Cherries.  A blend of Twin Pines Northern Spy and Ida Red’s, it’s an acidic cider that has a lot of funk to it.  A little milder on ice, its only good if you want a reduced acidity. Some earthy elements and not very sweet at all, it has a lot of bittersharp peel notes. A very satisfying amount of local cherry flavours that are a bit tart, but smooth and very easy to drink overall.

Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 2
Sour – 4
Crisp – 3
Dry – 3.5
Fruity – 4

Next recommendations:
More Sweet – KW Craft – Wild Cherry
More Sour – Revel – Sonata Cherry
More Dry – Ernest – Spiced Cherry Cider
More Crisp – Howell Road – Russet Spy Cider

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