Windswept Cider – Workman’s Creek

Cider Profile:

Name: Windswept Cider – Workman’s Creek Wild Ferment Cider
Sampled March 2026

Brand:  Windswept Cider Type: Apple – Wild Ferment Location of Production: Meaford, ON ABV: 6.8% Website Link: windsweptcider.com Ingredients: N/A Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 750ml (bottle) Availability: Windswept retail and online store Flavour: Apple (wild + heirloom) Colour: Translucent rich straw yellow with pale trub Carbonation: Small streaming bubbles

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Cider Crate Tasting Notes:

Smell: Strong aroma. Funky, sharp, bitter apple with some peel. Wild aspects and bold fermentation notes.
Initial Taste: Medium bite from carbonation. A quiet start, some muted and semi-crisp apple. Then it builds, in tannin, intensity and astringency. Waxy peel note. Wild/funky and earthy notes. Natural apple bitterness.
After Taste: Some fleshy apple emerges alongside peel aspects. Becomes drier in sweetness and mouthfeel here. Lingering wild notes but they are rather clean here.
On ice: Thinner bodied. Cleaner – a lot of fermentation and funk removed.

Additional Notes: Windswept’s Workman’s Creek is a wild ferment that definitely delivers on this promise, but a more controlled, clean funk than others of the style. It starts quieter than it ends up – something we don’t come across much. It really develops into a bold cider, with a growing tannin and astringency from such. It’s got some waxy peel flavours and feelings, as well as some natural apple bitterness and fleshy apple aspects near the finish.

Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 1.5
Sour – 4
Crisp – 3.5
Dry – 4.5
Fruity – 4.5

Next recommendations:
More Sweet – Farmgate – Wild Child
More Sour – Grey & Gold – Wildflower
More Dry – West Avenue – Wild Oak
More Crisp – Woodfolk – Wilderland (2024)

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