Heartwood – Currant Affair
Cider Profile:
Name: Heartwood Currant Affair
Sampled February 2018
| Brand: Heartwood Farm & Cidery Type: Flavoured – Currant Location of Brewing: Ospringe, ON ABV: 6.8% Website Link: Ingredients: Cider, currants, sulphites Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 750 mL (Bottle) |  |
Cider Crate Tasting Notes:
Smell: Medium musty aroma with notes of fruity currants
Initial Taste: Mild bite from carbonation. Noticeable acidity. Deep wild oak and wood flavours. Maple syrup hints. Some sour apple flavours.
After Taste: Currant flavour becomes prominent, being sour and tangy. Some bitter, musty and earthy notes. Dry finish. Long-lingering ‘nature’ and earthy notes.
On ice: Cuts carbonation and becomes thinner. More apple flavours noticeable. Not as dry-feeling.
Additional Notes: Heartwood’s Currant Affair is a rustic, back-ended cider with the majority of the currant flavour coming in the aftertaste. While not overly complex, it still fairly full-flavoured. It has Heartwood’s signature wild-esque earthy nature tastes to it, as all ingredients come from their land. Not overly fruity, but it does represent currant flavours well.
Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 3
Sour – 3
Crisp – 3
Dry – 4
Fruity – 3.5
Next recommendations:
More Sweet – 401 Cider – Black Currant
More Sour – Clafeld Framboise Raspberry Cider
More Dry – Archibald’s Hard Currant Cider
More Crisp – Great Cider Cranberry Cider
Links to Other Stories
Links to Pairings
Links to Cocktails
Links to Comparisons
Leave a Reply