Red Island Cider – Father Walker’s Dry
Cider Profile:
Name: Red Island Cider – Father Walker’s Dry Cider
Sampled April 2024
| Brand: Red Island Cider Type: Apple – Dry Location of Brewing: Charlottetown, PEI ABV: 6% Website Link: redislandcider.com Ingredients: N/A Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 500ml (bottle) & 473ml (can) |
Cider Crate Tasting Notes:
Smell: Light aroma. Bright apple with some acidity and peel grit.
Initial Taste: Mild bite + tingle. Dry, peel-oriented apple. Mild earthiness and hints of natural apple sweetness. Semi-crisp and acidic. Bittersharp apples.
After Taste: Tingle and peel grit soften and more flesh notes emerge. A clean finish with minerality + saline elements.
On ice: Carbonation reduced. Strips a lot of flavour and essence.
Additional Notes: Red Island Cider’s Father Walker’s Dry Cider is indeed a dry offering that is on the lighter, softer cider side – compared to other similar dry ciders in Canada. Nothing is too bold or aggressive with balanced tannins, acidity profile and other aspects. It starts more peel flavoured, dry and with a bit of grit and earthiness. It becomes cleaner into the finish with more smooth, fleshy notes. Unique minerality and saline notes at the close.
Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 2.5
Sour – 3.5
Crisp – 4.5
Dry – 4
Fruity – 4
Next recommendations:
More Sweet – Scow – Craft Cider
More Sour –
More Dry – Doublehill – Nomad
More Crisp – Chainyard – Foundation
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