Heeman’s – Pink Lady

Cider Profile:

Name: Heeman’s – Pink Lady Cider
Sampled April 2024

Brand:  Heeman’s Hard Cider
Type: Apple – Single Varietal
Location of Production: Thondale, ON
ABV: 5.0%
Website Link: heeman.ca
Ingredients: 100% fresh pressed juice (Pink Lady). Sulphites
Gluten Free: Yes
Sugar Content: N/A

Size(s) available: 500ml (bottle)
Availability: Heeman’s retail and online stores
Flavour: Apple
Colour:  Transparent light yellow
Carbonation: Small, streaming bubbles


Cider Crate Tasting Notes:

Smell: Medium aroma. Semi bright and pulpy apples. Some tangy notes.
Initial Taste: Light bite. Smooth creamy apples.  Sharp elements with some higher acidity and less tannins.  Pulpy with some lemon hints.
After Taste: Become more peel and fermentation focused in the aftertastes.  Cleans out a little quicker than most, with some dry elements. Slight minerality here.
On ice: Reduced intensity and acidity.

Additional Notes:  Heeman’s Pink Lady, although not pink in colour, is a semi-smooth but also holds some bright sharper elements. Made with the pink lady apple variety, it features some higher acidity apples, but remains easy to consume. It finishes pretty quickly with a little bit of fermentation notes in the aftertaste.  Some zesty notes with lemon-like elements. Still holds Heeman’s typical semi-sweet underlying tone. 

Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 2.5
Sour – 3.5
Crisp – 4
Dry – 3.5
Fruity – 3.5

Next recommendations:
More Sweet – Clafeld – Honeycrisp Cider
More Sour – 
More Dry – Muskoka Lakes – June Dry Cider
More Crisp – Chudleighs – Silken Single Varietal

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