Clafeld – Ginger Gold
Cider Profile:
Name: Clafeld – Ginger Gold Single Varietal Cider
Sampled July 2024
| Brand: Clafeld Cider House Type: Apple – Single Varietal Location of Production: Picton, ON ABV: 6% Website Link: waupooswinery.com/cider-house Ingredients: 100% Ginger Gold apples. Sulphites. Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/ASize(s) available: 750ml (bottle) Availability: Clafeld retail store+ Waupoos Winery online store Flavour: Apple Colour: Translucent pale yellow Carbonation: Small, frequently streaming bubbles. Lots of foam when poured |
Cider Crate Tasting Notes:
Smell: Strong aroma. Gritty yellow apple peel, some earthiness. Bright.
Initial Taste: Medium bite from carbonation. Bright extra dry apples that are slightly tannic with a bit of acidity. Some natural bitterness. Yellow apple peel + grit.
After Taste: Lingers a long time with a peel and some fermentation finish. Stays mostly the same, but bitterness weakens.
On ice: Less carbonation. Bitterness is reduced.
Additional Notes: As part of their single varietal series, Clafeld’s Ginger Gold is an early apple (August) offering that is extra dry, slightly tannic with a touch of acidity. A natural bitterness that greets you, it has a lot of yellow apple grit to it. Some fermentation notes remind you it’s 6%. If too dry or bitter for you, try their Ginger Gold Sweet that brightens and sweetens this ginger gold base up.
Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 1
Sour – 3.5
Crisp – 4
Dry – 4.5
Fruity – 3.5
Next recommendations:
More Sweet – Clafeld – Ginger Gold Sweet
More Sour – Duntroon – Bittersweet Symphony
More Dry –
More Crisp – Chudleighs – Golden Russet Cider
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