Cider Week: Cider # 6 Thornbury Premium Apple Cider

Premium Apple Cider

Thornbury Village Cidery
Thornbury, Ontario, Canada
Independent
Hard Apple Cider 5.3 % ABV Aluminium Can 473 ml.
$2.95 (Canadian) At LCBO 
Twitter: @ThornburyCider

Premium Apple cider is the re-branding of an older product called "Peeler's Apple Cider." It was also produced by Thornbury Village Cidery, in Thornbury, Ontario. I am not sure of the reason for the re-brand, but I would think that since "Peeler" is a term now more often connected with exotic dancers in Ontario, we won't have to strain too hard to think of a reason. The updated packaging is certainly classy and stylish evoking the apple processing history of the area. Apples have been commercially grown around Thornbury since the 1880's, and and in 1932 John Mitchell, of Mitchell brand apple products, built one of the first large-scale apple processing facilities in Canada and the building he built is now home to the cidery. Painstakingly restored and updated the cidery is one of the most efficient and modern cideries in Ontario. They source their locally grown apples from 7,500 acres of orchards within mere miles of the cidery.

Enough with the backstory... onto the tasting.


Light gold in colour with a hint of green. White head disappears quickly. Bright fresh apples on the nose. Cinnamon and allspice.Tart, crisp apple flavour. Some spiciness, nutmeg, cardamom finishing with a slight green apple sour. Slightly under ripe. aeration gives us a taste of the alcohol and accentuates the cinnamon finish is similar to mulled apple cider.

Impressions: Fail, So-so, Pass, Exceptional 

Cost: 5/6 PASS
Colour: 5/6 PASS
Cider Style: 6/6 EXCEPTIONAL
Re-Order:  5/6 PASS
Experience:  5/6 PASS

Final Thoughts:

This is what cider should taste like. Tart spicy crisp clean, All natural.And to top it off one of the best values on cider around. I for one am glad they re-branded, this is a seriously good product, people should take it seriously, ( and you should seriously try it!).


Cheers

CJT


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