Half liter bottle from the downtown AVL location, 12/23/23. Hazy pale orange, thin head, poor retention. Aroma of dry apple, sweet apricot, and a faint leatherish note. Taste is sweet apricot followed by dry apple and some grassy notes. Faint hint of cinnamon. Well balanced.

Growler from Appalachian. Almost walked out with a 375ml bottle for $11, but they shocked me with a 64oz growler fill for $20. So, goblet @ home it is. Murky-colored brew, somewhere less than Orangina & more than a lemon drop candy. Some spritzy, rushing head, but my glass didn't do it any favors. Better than a tumbler for aroma, though excellent for that eye-opening 11am mimosa. Scent is tart apricot skin, honey lemon tea, with a little arid apple backsplash. Taste is bitter & rindy apple, tart lemon, cork, dried>fresh apricot, yeasty finish, plus a little more booze than I was expecting. Body maintained a thinner than expected feel, carbonation died quickly but was good initially, very easy to quaff, with middling acid that was very pleasant. Overall, very good & a promising vote for a brand that keeps surprising me. Being able to do a growler of this for a reasonable price was a plus. Certainly some of the best ciders I've have south of Virginia.