Raven's Moon Craft Cidery Harvest Moon Cider

Harvest Moon Cider

 

Raven's Moon Craft Cidery in Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦

  Cider - Ice Cider Regular Out of Production
Score
7.18
ABV: 18.0% IBU: - Ticks: 4
In the days before tractor lights, the map of the Harvest Moon helped farmers to gather their apples, despite the diminishing daylight hours.

Harvest Moon is an elegant still aperitif/dessert style cider, where we combine the heritage and cider apples of Apple Lane Orchard on Denman Island with the most perfect apple brandy handcrafted by Island Spirits on Hornby Island.

Harvest Moon has an intense apple nose with a smooth velvet finish of spices and caramelized sugar.
 

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6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Corked bottle, tasting at Matt’s, vintage 2013
The aroma is mild, but it has some elements of Ice Cider. Sweet mouthfeel, possibly a bit oily; some apple flavor, not much depth though, and just warming alcohol, without being burning.
Quite nice.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Jul 2016 at 13:20


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

375ml bottle at Matt’s. Pours a clear gold. Aroma is sweet-sour fermented apples. Taste is sweet, slightly boozy, apples, caramel and some funky notes.

Tried from Bottle on 26 May 2016 at 23:50


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Draft - Nice dark Apple with a touch of peel notes. Clear gold. Nice Apple and a touch of booze. Fairly dry. Complexity is limited, but flavours are very nice.

Tried from Draft on 26 May 2016 at 23:30


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

375mL bottle, pours a clear bronze with no head. Nose is complex, with apple brandy dominating along with medium-high sweet apples. Flavour is very complex, with lovely apple brandy notes, medium apples and moderate sweetness. The alcohol is surprisingly hidden; there isn't really any burn at all. Complex and well-constructed. Excellent.

Tried from Bottle on 26 May 2016 at 23:28