Daughter’s Cider – Northern Spy

Cider Profile:

Name: Daughter’s Cider – Northern Spy
Sampled November 2023

Brand:  Daughter’s Cider
Type: Apple – Dry
Location of Brewing: Woolner, ON
ABV:  7.35
Website Link: daughterscider.ca
Ingredients: N/A
Gluten Free: Yes
Sugar Content: N/A

Size(s) available: 750ml (bottle)
Availability: Daughter’s Cider retail store
Flavour: Apple
Colour:  Cloudy pale yellow with darker trub
Carbonation: Fine heavily streaming bubbles


Cider Crate Tasting Notes:

Smell: Medium aroma. Northern spy notes are almost exclusive. Hint of woodiness + earthiness.
Initial Taste: Minimal bite and apple upfront. Tonic and mild fermentation notes. Pineapple and honey-like notes.
After Taste: Here the northern spy actually comes out. Tangy-pineapple notes linger a bit. A dry, mostly clean finish with hints of saline notes. Somewhat long-lasting.
On ice: Thinner on ice.

Additional Notes:  Daughter Cider’s Northern Spy cider is a dry, clean offering that has unique pineapple-like notes throughout. Tangy and tonic elements are also unique to this. You really get the typical northern spy apple notes in the middle to end of the cider experience. A dry cider overall – and don’t let the heavy trub deter you from trying this obviously unfiltered choice.

Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 1.5
Sour – 3.5
Crisp – 3
Dry – 4
Fruity – 3.5

Next recommendations:
More Sweet – Clafeld – Spy Cider
More Sour – Front Road Cellars – The Spy Cider
More Dry – Farm Gate – Russet Spy Cider
More Crisp – Banjo – Northern Spy 007

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