The finest apples we harvest from our tall, old trees on Pender Island are often the last to ripen. Working with non-commercial orchards and homestead trees allows us to let these late-ripeners hang on the branches until the last possible moment, harvesting only after the crows and October windstorms have taken their share and the sugars are at their highest. This late season blend includes Baldwin, Golden Russet, Wagener and other heirloom varieties, as was as jonafree apples from Saturna island. To balance the intense acidity of these varieties we used traditional keeving methods to retain a moderate natural sweetness, resulting in a juicy-sharp, gently tannic, lower alcohol nectar.