West Avenue – Heritage Gold

Cider Profile:

Name: West Avenue – Heritage Gold
Sampled October 2024

Brand:  West Avenue Cider House Type: Apple – Dry Location of Production: Flamborough, ON ABV: 6.9% Website Link: westavenue.ca Ingredients: N/A Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 750ml (bottle) Availability: West Avenue retail store and online Flavour: Apple Colour:  Transparent murky rust Carbonation: Mixed, semi-streaming bubbles

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Cider Crate Tasting Notes:

Smell: Strong aroma. Pulpy heritage apple. Some spice and bruised apple elements. Dry.
Initial Taste: Medium bite from carbonation. Semi-creamy and tannic. Bruised and baked apple elements – including heritage apple notes. Cellaring and leather notes.
After Taste: Apple reduces, becomes even drier. Sherry and acetic -like aspects. Tart. Rustic finish.
On ice: Carbonation and some tannins educed.

Additional Notes:  The Heritage Gold West Avenue is an extra dry, earthy and astringent cider.  It reminds us of chewing on the skin of a tough apple, it has a lot of baked and bruised apple skin elements with a lot of funky and natural elements + fermentation notes. Still somewhat creamy upfront.

Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 1
Sour – 4
Crisp – 2
Dry – 4
Fruity – 3.5

Next recommendations:
More Sweet – Banjo – Heart of Gold
More Sour – 1818 – Paradise Road
More Dry – Heemans – Dolgo MF
More Crisp – Duxbury – Heritage 1650

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