Niagara Cider – Sun Cherry

Cider Profile:

Name: Niagara Cider – Sun Cherry
Sampled July 2025

Brand:  Niagara Cider Company / Bench Brewing Type: Flavoured – Cherry Location of Production: Beamsville, ON ABV: 6% Website Link: benchbrewing.com/niagara-cider Ingredients: Apples, sugars (cherry juice concentrate). Gluten Free:  Yes Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 473ml (can) Availability: LCBO (2025), Bench Brewing retail and online stores Flavour: Cherry Colour:  Transparent ruby red, rusty hues. Carbonation: Small, streaming bubbles, foam on sides of glass.

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Cider Crate Tasting Notes:

Smell: Medium aroma. Fleshy apple with a balanced tart cherry.
Initial Taste: Light bite from carbonation.  Starts with a semi-bright apple with a touch of acidity; balanced with a tart natural cherry and a bit of earthiness.
After Taste: Cherry becomes more prominent in the aftertaste. Somewhat long lingering, its drier and a bit more earthy in the aftertaste.
On ice: Reduced the cherry and overall flavour.

Additional Notes:  Niagara Cider’s Sun Cherry is a balanced offering, with some dry and tart red cherry and a semi-bright apple base.  A bit of funk and earthiness, it’s a bit acidic with some minerality. A little bit of saline, it lands much more on the craft then the commercial side. Its not medical or artificial/candied – showcases a premiere fruit (cherry) of the Niagara Region well.  

Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 2.5
Sour – 3.5
Crisp – 4
Dry – 3
Fruity – 4

Next recommendations:
More Sweet – KW Craft – Wild Cherry
More Sour – Loch Mor – Sour Cherry
More Dry – Banjo – Rouge
More Crisp – Bonnieheath – Folk’n Hard Cherry Bomb

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