Sunday, July 21, 2019

Coffin Ridge Forbidden Dry Cider

A nice, full-fruit, just off-dry cider from Coffin Ridge Winery in Ontario.

Thursday, July 11, 2019

Ardiel

A medium strength cider from Ardiel Cider House of Blue Mountains, Ontario. Made from local apples, it is light in colour almost like a perry with a very light bouquet. A very light dry apple but not astringent. A good crisp light refreshing drink. 8/10

They also make a perry, a hopped cider and a sparkling perry, none of which I've yet tried.

Sparkling Pear CiderBig John Hopped CiderVictoria Pear Cider

Sunday, June 16, 2019

Eden Grove - Perfect Pear Cider

From Winonna County, Ontario, a nice light, slightly sweet perry with lots of pear flavour. Made with Bosc and Bartlett pears. Similar in taste to William's Sir Perry. 8/10

Friday, June 14, 2019

Sarah Cole Whip

A dry Quebec cider that has won a world cider award. It has an alcohol content of 6.3%, and is nice and dry with full flavour. They also make a semi-dry regular cider and a semi-dry non-alcoholic cider.

Book - The Cider Insider

A new book by cider expert Susanna Forbes on the top 100 craft ciders to try. She catalogues the best current ciders and cider makers.
The book covers not only the ciders of Britain but also France, Spain, Germany, Italy, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.

Available from Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk.

Friday, June 7, 2019

Tawse Cider (25)

From the well known Niagara winery, this cider is just off-dry with a light refreshing taste.6.5/10

Great Cider Organic

From Collingwood, Ontario is a dry light cider that has an unusual aftertaste — something like tannins or a yeasty taste.