Woodfolk – Little Twig (2024)

Cider Profile:

Name: Woodfolk – Little Twig (2024)
Sampled September 2025

Brand: Woodfolk Cider Co. Type: Apple – Dry Location of Production: Cold Water, On ABV: 6.7% Website Link: woodfolkcider.com Ingredients: Muscadet de Dieppe, Porter’s Perfection, Gold Rush, Spartan, Crimson Crisp, mixed heirloom and bittersweet apples, sulphites Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 750ml (bottle) Availability: Woodfolk retail and online stores Flavour: Apple, mixed Colour: Translucent bright golden rod Carbonation: Fine, streaming bubbles. Some lingering wispy foam.

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Cider Crate Tasting Notes:

Smell: Light aroma. A clean, forward, juicy apple. Some fermentation.
Initial Taste: Strong sensation from carbonation. A medley and layers of apple notes – many heritage varietals and characteristics. Crisp, with some tannins, but more acidity upfront. Very dry, it also got pear drop and an approachable leather. Some light bitterness.
After Taste: Apples become a bit more aged tasting and heritage focused – maybe even a bit caramelized from the bittersweets here too. Stone fruit and grass notes at the finish.
On ice: Decently watered down, including carbonation.

Additional Notes: Woodfolk’s 2024 Little Twig is a modern cider with a lot of unique elements that draws heavily from traditional apples and methods, but remains firmly a creation of the 2020s. The carbonation does have an overwhelming sensation that may make you do a hard swallow to tolerate it at first. However, after it mellows, a unique journey of apple notes takes you along for the ride. You get a lot of the different notes from the apples listed in the ingredients – sharp, bittersweet and bittersharps. It’s crisp, with some softer tannins, but more acidity punching. It’s a very dry cider that’s bright with some light bitterness. It becomes more heritage varietal tasting as it goes along, with some of the caramelizing bittersweets – like the Muscadet de Dieppe – coming through. Amongst the unique notes are stonefruit, leather and grass. An elevated, modern Canadian creation drawing from many sources.

Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 1.5
Sour – 3.5
Crisp – 4
Dry – 4.5
Fruity – 4

Next recommendations:
More Sweet – Loch Mor – The Danforth Rd Blend
More Sour – Two Blokes – Angel’s Share
More Dry – West Avenue – Legend of the Fall
More Crisp – Heemans – Muscadet de Dieppe

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