Cold Creek – All Hallows’ Eve (2024)
Cider Profile:
Name: Cold Creek – All Hallows’ Eve (2024)
Sampled December 2025
| Brand: Cold Creek Vineyards Type: Flavoured – Pumpkin Spice Location of Brewing: Hillier, ON ABV: 10.6% Website Link: https://coldcreekvineyards.ca/ Ingredients: N/A Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 750ml (Bottle) |
Cider Crate Tasting Notes:
Smell: Medium aroma. Some vanilla bourbon with astringent notes and caramel apples
Initial Taste: No bite. Light, smoky bourbon paired with tannic, semi-dry empire apples that are delicate and semi-smooth. Woody and vanilla bourbon – reminiscent of perfume. Hints of booze and pumpkin spice.
After Taste: Intensity builds as your consume, remaining a long time with some apple and bourbon definition. Slightly wine-like at the end.
On ice: Less smooth, more spirit focused. More astringency. Apple notes watered down.
Additional Notes: The All Hallows’ Eve by Cold Creek Vineyard (2024 edition) is a bourbon barrel-aged cider that pairs well alongside their other offerings but is still a deviation from their portfolio in some ways. Compared to previous years it’s a little smoother, less apple, less sour and a touch sweeter. It starts off bourbon focused, firstly with a quick hint of spirit astringency, then those notes become smoother and more smoky + oaky. It lingers a long time with the tannic empire apples. Not overly astringent compared to other barrel-aged offerings, it has a lot to offer and is at 10.6%.
Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 2
Sour – 2.5
Crisp – 3
Dry – 3.5
Fruity – 2.5
Next recommendations:
More Sweet – Thornbury – Vanilla Bourbon
More Sour – 401 Cider – Pumpkin Spice
More Dry – Slabtown – Pumpkin Spice
More Crisp – County Cider – Harvest Spice
Links to Other Stories
Cold Creek – All Hallow’s Eve (2020)
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