Woodfolk – Sun Gold

Cider Profile:

Name: Woodfolk – Sun Gold
Sampled August 2025

Brand: Woodfolk Cider Type: Apple – Crisp Location of Production: Coldwater, ON ABV: 6% Website Link: woodfolkcider.com Ingredients: Apples (crimson crisp + mixed bittersweet and bittersharp), sulphites Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 750ml (bottle) Availability: Woodfolk retail + online store Flavour: Apple Colour: Translucent straw yellow Carbonation: Small, frequently streaming, some foam. Lively when poured.

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Cider Crate Tasting Notes:

Smell:  Medium aroma. Crisp, fleshy apple. Fruity esters – maybe a pear note. A nuttiness to it.
Initial Taste: Light bite from carbonation. A quickly bright, creamy, blend of apple notes. Fleshy apple, with hints of pear.
After Taste: Apples become drier, with a hint of natural bitterness emerging. Bittersharp aspects are noticeable here.
On ice: Thinner bodied. A decent flavour reduction.

Additional Notes: Woodfolk’s Sun Gold is a fitting name – it’s bright and uplifting with a yellow/pink taste and look to it. It starts off with a fleshy, creamy apple – particularly the Crimson Crisp it’s mostly composed of. We get hints of pear-like notes here too. As it goes on, the apple becomes a bit drier, with some natural apple bitterness coming through – possibly from the bittersharp + bittersweet apples. We particularly get the sharpness of the unknown bittersharp apples here.

Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 2.5
Sour – 3
Crisp – 4
Dry – 3.5
Fruity – 4

Next recommendations:
More Sweet – Perth Farmhouse – Original Dry
More Sour – Kawartha Country Wines – Kawartha Cider
More Dry – Heemans – Harry Master’s Jersey
More Crisp – Dirty Dog – Mac N’Crisp

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