West Avenue – Legacy 1642
Cider Profile:
Name: West Avenue – Legacy 1642
Sampled September 2022
| Brand: West Avenue Ciderhouse Type: Apple – Dry Location of Brewing: Freelton, ON ABV: 8.5% Website Link: westavenue.ca Ingredients: N/A Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 750mL (bottle) |
Cider Crate Tasting Notes:
Smell: Strong aroma. Musty/cellared and earthy. Tannic heritage apple notes.
Initial Taste: Medium bite from acidity and carbonation. Quickly earthy, musty, and the fermentation process noticable. Tastes cellared and with a lot of tannic/rustic notes. Medley of heritage apple tastes, including some crab apple notes.
After Taste: All elements remain the same but dissipate considerably quickly, to become a slight bit smoother. Very dry finish. Bread notes.
On ice: Cuts carbonation a lot. Becomes ‘cleaner’ to consume.
Additional Notes: The Legacy 1642 from West Avenue is by most accounts, not a beginner cider. With a lot of characteristics from old-world techniques, you can taste the yesteryears in it. Very earthy, musty – tastes very cellared – and even a bit astringent, it’s a delightful cider to those with the palate for and experience with these very traditional cider styles. Has Spanish and French cider-making influences in it. Elements of bread (likely from the yeast) in the aftertaste.Made with champagne yeast for 12 months in the bottle after being barrel-aged,
Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 1.5
Sour – 3
Crisp – 2
Dry – 4.5
Fruity – 3.5
Next recommendations:
More Sweet – Duntroon Cyder House – Empire Extra Dry
More Sour – Steel Town – PORRO!
More Dry –
More Crisp – County – A Tortured Path
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