Sage Bird – Virginia Hewe’s Crab Heirloom

Cider Profile:

Name: Sage Bird – Virginia Hewe’s Crab Heirloom Dry Cider
Sampled June 2024

Cider Crate Tasting Notes:

Smell: Medium aroma. Sweet green apple. Banana esters.
Initial Taste: Minimal bite. Crisp apple has caramel and banana-like notes. Boozy. Sharp apples. Heavy mouth feel from thick elements.
After Taste: Crab apples become more astringent and drying on the palate. Mild citrus elements like lemon. Vanilla and bourbon like hints as it finishes. Bitter leather notes also here.
On ice:

Additional Notes:  Sage Bird’s 100% Virigina Hewe’s Crabapple cider is an incredibly unique cider, that was softer, but not less impactful, than anticipated. We got a lot of different notes in this – banana, caramel, bourbon and vanilla. It gets more astringent and drying as the experience goes on like one would expect from a crab apple cider, but it’s still softer than other apple varieties.  Worth telling others about this one. 

Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 1.5
Sour – 3.5
Crisp – 4.5
Dry – 4.5
Fruity – 4.5

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