Heemans – Harry Masters Jersey

Cider Profile:

Name: Heemans – Harry Masters Jersey Single Varietal Series
Sampled August 2025

Brand: Heemans Cellar Type: Apple – Single varietal Location of Production: Thorndale, ON ABV: 6.5% Website Link: heeman.ca Ingredients: 100% fresh pressed juice (Harry Masters Jersey) Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 500ml (bottle) Availability: Heemans retail and online stores Flavour: Apple (Harry Masters Jersey) Colour: Transparent golden yellow Carbonation: Small frequently streaming bubbles

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Cider Crate Tasting Notes:

Smell: Strong aroma. Strong bittersweet apple. Hint of funk and sourness.
Initial Taste: Medium bite from carbonation. Crisp and acidic. A quick bittersweet apple, aged, tasting a bit bruised and caramelized. Hints of funk amongst the cellaring.
After Taste: Apple becomes a bit earthier, and a bit powdery. Lingering natural earthy apple with saline notes.
On ice: Thinner mouthfeel, less carbonation + body. Slightly reduced apple.

Additional Notes: As a part of their Single Varietal Series, Heeman’s has released their Harry Masters Jersey, a traditional cider apple used in English cider-making. This is an extra crisp bittersweet cider – nothing but the apples here. They taste bruised, aged and a bit caramelized. A good amount of tannin, acidity and crispness greet you strongly upfront. The apples are bright, but become a bit more caramelized and drier as you go on – they also linger a bit. A bit powdery of a flavour and mouthfeel also. Ice strips a lot of its purpose.

Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 2.5
Sour – 3.5
Crisp – 4.5
Dry – 4
Fruity – 4

Next recommendations:
More Sweet – Chudleighs – Ambrosia
More Sour – West Avenue – Yarlington Mill & Kingston Black
More Dry – Loch Mor – Danforth Rd: Harry Masters Jersey
More Crisp – Dirty Dog Cider – Mac N’Crisp

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