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Botanist & Barrel crafts real southern ciders, sours, and dry fruit wines. We are the South's only natural cidery focused on spontaneous and wild cultures. We craft healthy adult lifestyle beverages for any occasion. We support our local farmers using only locally, sustainably and organically sourced fruits, including blueberries, apples and more from our organic estate farm. Only tree ripened apples are used in our ciders with a focus on traditional southern heritage cider apples.

All of our ciders and wines contain little to no residual sugar and are low calorie. As an experimental winery we have almost no rules with the exceptions being we never add additives like sulfites and we do not fine, filter or pasteurize any of our ciders or wines.
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mcberko (49191) reviewed
Sour Cherry Cider from Botanist and Barrel
8 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On tap at Tree Rock, pours a clear pink, no head. Nose brings out subdued tart cherries, crisp apple skins, and farmhouse funk. Flavour is similar, with farmhouse funk, subdued tart cherries and mustiness. Dry and funky. Nicely made.
Tried from Draft on 18 Aug 2018 at 20:14
mcberko (49191) reviewed
Collusion - Cranberry, Bourbon Barrel from Botanist and Barrel
8 years ago
6.1/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap at Tree Rock, pours a clear pink, no head. Aroma brings out subdued bourbon barrel character upfront, with even more subdued cranberries. Flavour is more subdued on the bourbon, with lightly tart cranberries, must and funk. Very dry, with not much barrel character on the finish.
Tried from Draft on 18 Aug 2018 at 20:11
mcberko (49191) reviewed
Fusion Tart Blueberry Cider from Botanist and Barrel
8 years ago
7.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On tap at Tree Rock, pours a clear reddish pink with a tiny white head. Aroma brings out musty blueberry skins, with light funk. Flavour is along the same lines, with a very nice funkiness to it, followed by subdued dry blueberries. Musty and funky, with a dry finish. Excellent.
Tried from Draft on 18 Aug 2018 at 20:07
mcberko (49191) reviewed
Hazy Strawberry Cider from Botanist and Barrel
8 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
On tap at Appalachian Vintner, pours a clear blonde with a tiny head. Aroma brings out light farmhouse funk, crisp apple skins and a touch of strawberry. Flavour is nice and funky, with funky strawberries, crisp apple skins, and a really nice dry wild yeast character to finish it off. The booze is well-hidden. Excellent.
Tried from Draft on 18 Aug 2018 at 19:27
Travlr (34369) reviewed
Sour Raspberry Rose Cider from Botanist and Barrel
8 years ago
7.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draft at Resident Culture. Clear reddish purple color, still. Mixed fruit aroma. Taste is tart berries, apple, lemon, dry finish. Very tasty
Tried from Draft on 18 Aug 2018 at 14:30
mcberko (49191) reviewed
Sour Raspberry Rose Cider from Botanist and Barrel
8 years ago
7.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On tap at Resident Culture, pours a clear reddish pink with a tiny head. Aroma brings out lightly tart cherries, with apple skins, and a touch of farmhouse notes. Flavour is along the same lines, with dry tart cherries, apple skins, and funky farmhouse notes. Dry, tart and funky. Excellent.
Tried from Draft on 18 Aug 2018 at 05:10
Dogbrick (24514) reviewed
Fusion Blackberry from Botanist and Barrel
8 years ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Sample at Upstate Craft Beer. This Cider is a clear lustrous purplish-red color with a minimal white head that burns away quickly to a sparse outer ring. Spotty lace. Aroma of berry, yeast and spice. Medium body with flavors of tart blueberry, slightly funky yeast and spiced apple. The finish is mildly tart with a berry and apple aftertaste. Above average overall.
Tried on 20 Jun 2018 at 03:27
Travlr (34369) reviewed
Sour Raspberry Sea Salt Bourbon Barrel from Botanist and Barrel
8 years ago
8.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9
Draft at Salud. Clear pink color, rare bubbles. Fragrant perfume aroma. Taste is earthy apples, subtle spice, tannins. Wow. Easily the best cider I've had in North Carolina, blows away the competition.
Tried from Draft on 20 Mar 2018 at 13:22