West Ave – Heritage Dry
Cider Profile:
Name: West Avenue Heritage Dry
Sampled April 2020
| Brand: West Avenue Ciderhouse Type: Apple – Dry Location of Brewing: Flamborough, ON ABV: 6.5% Website Link: westavenue.ca Ingredients: 100% Ontario Heritage apples, sulphites Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: 4g/L Size(s) available: 500mL (bottles) & 473mL (cans) |
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Cider Crate Tasting Notes:
Smell: Medium aroma. Musty, earthy notes. Mature apple forward.
Initial Taste: Medium bite from carbonation and acidity. Creamy and smooth heritage apples. Slightly sweet. Mild honey notes.
After Taste: Apple flavour continues but then becomes more dank, earthy, musty – including going less sweet. Ends rather dry.
On ice: Flavours and profile mostly the same, but slightly less musty and more smooth.
Additional Notes: West Avenue’s Heritage Dry cider is an authentic heritage cider, showing many elements from start to finish. With a lot of tannins, is starts off relatively more sweet and creamy; with it ending more dry, musty and earthy – like a true old world-inspired cider should. This cider may not be for everyone at first, but for those who like dry, cellared-tasting ciders, this will definitely satisfy.
Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 2.5
Sour – 2
Crisp – 1.5
Dry – 4
Fruity – 2.5
Next recommendations:
More Sweet – Ernest – Dry Cider
More Sour – County Cider – Waupoos Premium
More Dry – Spirit Tree – Draught Cider
More Crisp – Thornbury – Apple Cider
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