Halls 1947 – High & Dry

Cider Profile:

Name: Halls 1947 Apple Market  – High & Dry
Sampled May 2024

Brand:  Halls – High & Dry
Type: Apple – Dry
Location of Brewing: Brockville, ON
ABV: 5%
Website Link: hallsapplemarket.com
Ingredients: Apples, yeast, water, natural preservatives
Gluten Free: Yes
Sugar Content: N/A

Size(s) available: 473ml (can)
Availability: Halls retail store, various local farmers markets
Flavour: Apple
Colour:  Translucent pale yellow
Carbonation: Small, frequently streaming bubbles. Foam.


Cider Crate Tasting Notes:

Smell: Medium aroma. Pulpy apple that’s dry, slightly earthy. Mild sulphur + minerality.
Initial Taste: Medium bite from carbonation. Dry apple that’s earthy and with some gritty. Fleshy sharp apples with some peel notes.  Some acidity, a touch of tannins.
After Taste: Apple becomes a bit brighter but dwindles. Light lingering tannins.
On ice: Reduced mouth feel and tannins. Slightly weakened apple base.

Additional Notes:  Hall’s High & Dry is indeed a dry cider that is orchard-driven in how fresh apple characteristics this is. You get some earthy apple notes, peel and flesh. It becomes a bit brighter at the finish. Sharp apples, it has some tannins, some acidity, but nothing too heavy. A straightforward cider to consume. 

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

Next recommendations:
More Sweet – Rise & Ruin – The Classic
More Sour – Steeltown – Session Cider
More Dry – Carlisle Cider – Harvest Pet Nat
More Crisp – Loch Mor – Dabinett 

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