Hornby Island Cider
Twin Island Cider in Pender Island, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
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Score
6.92
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Westview Farm on Hornby Island is home to a 120-year-old apple and pear orchard, now cared for by the owners of Hornby Island Brewing.
The orchard was established around 1895 by the Bennett family, settlers from England, along with a barn and farmhouse. Circa 1900 on Hornby, there were around 2000 apple trees on the island; a 1903 Department of Agriculture report notes that the main varieties grown were Red Astrachan, Duchess of Oldenburg, Wealthy, Swaar, Baldwin, Pewaukee and Northern Spy - some of which are found in this batch along with others we have yet to identify.
Each bottle underwent a secondary in-bottle fermentation for natural bubble and was cellar-aged for one year.
The orchard was established around 1895 by the Bennett family, settlers from England, along with a barn and farmhouse. Circa 1900 on Hornby, there were around 2000 apple trees on the island; a 1903 Department of Agriculture report notes that the main varieties grown were Red Astrachan, Duchess of Oldenburg, Wealthy, Swaar, Baldwin, Pewaukee and Northern Spy - some of which are found in this batch along with others we have yet to identify.
Each bottle underwent a secondary in-bottle fermentation for natural bubble and was cellar-aged for one year.
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