Heartwood – Gangsters Mistress

Cider Profile:

Name: Heartwood – Gangsters Mistress
Sampled May 2024

Brand:  Heartwood Farm & Cidery
Type: Apple – Dry
Location of Brewing: Ospringe, ON
ABV: 6.8%
Website Link: heartwoodfarm.ca
Ingredients: N/A
Gluten Free: Yes
Sugar Content: N/A

Size(s) available: 750ml (bottle)
Availability: Heartwood online + retail store
Flavour: Apple
Colour:  Translucent straw yellow
Carbonation: Still


Cider Crate Tasting Notes:

Smell: Medium aroma. Slightly farmhouse funky. Bright sharp apples.
Initial Taste: No bite (Still).  Slightly creamy and a bit funk. Semi-earthy yet bright. Very wine-like in nature.  Hints of oak and nuttiness.
After Taste: Pretty quick aftertaste with only some dry elements that remain.  Some fermentation aftertaste.
On ice: Not much of a change.

Additional Notes:  Heartwood’s Gangsters Mistress is a still (non-carbonated) offering that you could mistake for a dry, slightly apple forward wine.  It’s got some oak and nuttiness in it from the Russet apples.  Quick aftertaste with some fermentation elements. Only a hint of natural sweetness though very dry. 

Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 1.5
Sour – 2
Crisp – 2.5
Dry – 4.5
Fruity – 3

Next recommendations:
More Sweet – Rise & Ruin – Daydreamer
More Sour – 1818 Cider – All Together
More Dry – The Little Cider Co – Farmhouse Cider
More Crisp – Halls Market – Just Ripe

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