Woodfolk – Modern Love

Cider Profile:

Name: Woodfolk – Modern Love (Small Batch Series 3)
Sampled July 2025

Brand: Woodfolk Cider Type: Flavoured – Grape Location of Production: Coldwater, ON ABV: 9.2% Website Link: woodfolkcider.com Ingredients: Russet apple cider on Kuhlmann grape skin Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 750ml (bottle) Availability: Woodfolk retail and online stores Flavour: Red grape Colour: Translucent burgundy Carbonation: The odd large bubble

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Cider Crate Tasting Notes:

Smell: Medium aroma. Gripping red grape notes. Boozy. Hint of dry apple.
Initial Taste: Minimal bite. Low tannin, but some acidity. Quickly red grape forward, transitioning to adding some jammy strawberry notes. Some astringency and booziness.
After Taste: A clean golden russet comes through. Grape notes become juicer and add slightly more berry characteristics. Clean finish.
On ice: Dramatically watered down. Less bold flavours, especially grape.

Additional Notes: As part of their small batch series, their #3 is called Modern Love – a golden russet cider aged on red grape skins. This is a smooth cider, with some booziness to remind you it is 9.3%. Low tannin, it does not have much from the apples or the grapes. It starts off quickly with the promised red grape notes – adding in some jammy strawberry upfront. The golden russet notes emerge into the middle and after, as the boldness of the grape notes dwindles. It becomes more of a blend of berry notes in the finish. A clean cider overall with a lighter body than you’d expect for grape skin aging.

Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 1.5
Sour – 4
Crisp – 2.5
Dry – 4.5
Fruity – 4

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More Crisp – Heartwood – Concordia’s Conviction

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