Charred Whiskey
Howling Moon Cider House in Oliver, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Cider - Other Fruit Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.61
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The charred whiskey barrel cider is made from a blend of cider and dessert apples, fermented on wild yeast and then aged in a charred whiskey barrel for a few months. Aromas of earth and ripe apples precede flavours of smoky bacon, dried apples and vanilla. Moderate mouthfeel with hints of whiskey and wood. Low carbonation and no added sugar. A perfect cider to pair with smoked beef ribs, Guinness cheese and caramel desserts.
Howling Moon Barrel Aged Series ciders are a fusion of apples and wood. Each cider is made with 100% fresh pressed fermented apple juice aged in a wooden barrel, allowing them soften and bringing out the finest qualities. These beautiful ciders are handcrafted and produced in exceptionally small quantities, only released when at their peak and ready to enjoy. There are limited quantities available - order while you can!
Howling Moon Barrel Aged Series ciders are a fusion of apples and wood. Each cider is made with 100% fresh pressed fermented apple juice aged in a wooden barrel, allowing them soften and bringing out the finest qualities. These beautiful ciders are handcrafted and produced in exceptionally small quantities, only released when at their peak and ready to enjoy. There are limited quantities available - order while you can!
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6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle sampled at BC Cider Fest 2023, pours a clear very pale yellow blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out subtle char along with medium-dry apple skins. Flavour is pungently char-forward, with lots of smoky whiskey combining with the dry apple skins. There's a touch of residual sweetness to complement the char. Not complex but I do like the char. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jun 2023
at 02:33
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Okay light yellow body and no foam, sweet apple on the nose with only faint char so to speak in their terms; perhaps some slightly sweet whiskey with aged wood notes if you smell closely, a little ethereal at first but it is there though overpowered by a sweet apple umbrella. Flavour is in fact a good mix between apple and a sharp charcoal, it works well together and they complement each other but I feel like everything could be a little more bold. Mouthfeel is reasonably full though slightly cloying. Alcohol is invisible. A little unusual and I can see room for improvement but it's still an interesting cider.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Jul 2020
at 05:30