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Shacksbury Cider makes dry, food friendly wild ciders in Vergennes, Vermont. We source over half of our apples from Sunrise Orchards in Vermont as well as old, abandoned orchards throughout the Champlain Valley. We also work with Dragon Orchard in England and Petritegi Sagardoa in Spain. Our fermentations are slow and deliberate. We rarely use added sulfites. We prefer native yeast / wild fermentations and bottle condition via methode ancestrale or methode champenoise whenever possible. At Shacksbury, we believe cider can, and should, be daring and complex. From gnarled trees on New England farmsteads to Old World orchards in England and Spain, our cider will change the way you think about this amazing fruit.
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iphonephan (11567) reviewed
Basque from Shacksbury
9 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
From a bottle at the RB cider tasting December 2016. Pours a hazy pale gold with a scant head. Aroma of apple peels. Mild flavors. A bit thin.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Dec 2016 at 17:32
nimbleprop (17244) reviewed
Basque from Shacksbury
9 years ago
6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
Sampled at the DC Gathering pours a hazy, greenish gold. Nose has green apples, honey, candlewax. Flavor is apples, cheesy, lemon, honey. Finishes dry and tannic.
Tried from Can on 19 Dec 2016 at 14:42
deyholla (23111) reviewed
Classic from Shacksbury
9 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
On tap Young Joni. Pours a clear light yellow with no head but visible carbonation. Aroma is full of sweet apple with some earthy and dry notes supporting. Flavor combines earthy and sweet apple with a slight bitterness, a touch of acid and dryness in the finish.
Tried from Draft on 18 Dec 2016 at 12:33
mcberko (49191) reviewed
Farmhouse from Shacksbury
9 years ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
375mL bottle, pours a clear golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out light sweetness, farmhouse notes, and some treacle toffee. Flavour brings out dry farmhouse notes, some treacle toffee and dry crisp apple skins. Quite dry, with an apple-y, crisp but somewhat sweet finish. Very nice.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Dec 2016 at 21:01
SaltyGrog (5069) reviewed
Semi-Dry from Shacksbury
9 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
12oz can from Astor Wines. Mason glass. Clear MGD body. Scrumpy scented. Sharp, a little musky, woody & candied. Taste is just as great. Sweet, bright citrus, candied apples, a touch bardyard-y, leafy green/faded hops background. A little glue/plastic. Heavier then expected body. Dry, prickly finish. Tasty, especially at the $3 a pop price.
Tried from Can on 09 Dec 2016 at 20:57
mcberko (49191) reviewed
Semi-Dry from Shacksbury
9 years ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
12 oz. can, pours a clear pale golden copper with a small quickly-dissipating white head. Aroma brings out crisp green apple, light sweetness, and a farmhouse character. Flavour is medium-sweet, with a lovely integration of crisp green apple, the right farmhouse character and slightly amped up sweetness from the "Dry". The extra sweetness is very nice, though about on par with the enjoyability of the "Dry". Very nice stuff.
Tried from Can on 09 Dec 2016 at 00:40
mcberko (49191) reviewed
Dry from Shacksbury
9 years ago
7.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Can, pours a clear pale dull yellow with a quickly-dissipating white head. Nose brings out crisp green apple skins and a nice fairly subtle farmhouse character. Flavour is very crisp, with a lovely potent crisp green apple skin character and a nicely integrated farmhouse character that makes this more interesting than the average dry cider. Very good.
Tried from Can on 08 Dec 2016 at 00:14
Ferris (26019) reviewed
Semi-Dry from Shacksbury
9 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Can - Light funk, cooked apple and peel. Pale gold. Funky tart, acidic and dry. Still very dry but more flavor than the Dry.
Tried from Can on 03 Dec 2016 at 12:57
Ferris (26019) reviewed
Dry from Shacksbury
9 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can -- Nice funky apple with some Cooked Apple. Clear gold. Light tartness and apple peel tannins with a very dry finish. Good amount of acidity.
Tried from Can on 03 Dec 2016 at 12:56
Ferris (26019) reviewed
Basque from Shacksbury
9 years ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle - Lots of funk and farmhouse notes. Cloudy gold with a small white head. Lots of horse blanket and a light acidity and dry finish. Very nice.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Nov 2016 at 22:24