Shacksbury

Cidery in Vergennes, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸

Established in 2013

Contact
11 W Main St, Vergennes, VT, 05491, United States
Description
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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8.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

Pours a still golden color, Chardonnay-like. Crisp apple aroma and flavor. Not sweet, very dry. Very good cider.

Tried on 13 Nov 2015 at 21:53


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle pour at Colony Club during the Anxo pop-up event. Shared by Travlr, thanks Gene! Slightly hazy golden yellow with off-white ring. Aromas of sweet apples, tropical fruit. Tastes of citrus and apples. Light body with a very dry finish.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Oct 2015 at 15:50


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle at Colony Club’s ANXO event. Clear golden color, sparkling. Nice aroma of dusty skins and tannins. Taste is bone dry, short crisp finish. Very tasty.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Oct 2015 at 09:59


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Draft @ Steel Toad. Hazy with a head that dies quickly. Yellow. Earthy and slightly tannic apple aroma. Very dry, a bit flat, natural carbonation, earthy and slightly tart. Nice cider, some sweetness in the finish. Seems pretty authentic, I like it.

Tried from Draft on 06 Oct 2015 at 19:40


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Draught at Steel Toad, Vancouver; 250 ml
Cloudy blond color. Aggressive aroma, tart, pungent, even piney, a bit funky, and with plastic. It has a good body structure, the mouthfeel is not too dry, with strong sourness, lemony and funky, a bit yeasty; lovely tartness in the final; it may have traces of acetic acid, but this one is so close to true Spanish ciders.
Excellent.

Tried on 05 Oct 2015 at 18:26


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

A golden blonde cider with aroma of sweet apple jam, light acidity, light lemony notes, very nice. In mouth, a nice sweet tart apples with light mineral notes, acidity, well balanced. Bottle at Vermont Cheese Fest 2015.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Jul 2015 at 22:34


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

A lightly hazed golden cider with aroma of tart apples, light Brett and lactic acid notes, Epsom salts, very nice. In mouth, a nice tart apples with light Brett, acidity, chalky character, very nice and smooth. Bottle at Vermont Cheese Fest 2015.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Jul 2015 at 15:05


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

A golden cider with oily look, very nice. In aroma, tart apples with light Brett, light lactic notes, pleasant. In mouth, tart apples, with light Brett, light lactic notes, light chalky notes, nice and refreshing. Bottle at Vermont Cheese Fest 2015.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Jul 2015 at 14:44


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle at CiderWISE, pours a cloudy golden with a small white head. Nose is very juicy and farmhouse funk. Flavour brings out loads of wild yeast, followed by notes of vinegar and medium acidity. Finishes rather muted, but it's well-balanced and cohesive. Good.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Mar 2015 at 18:04


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle - Funky Apple with a bit of grass. Cloudy gold. Funky farmhouse, light acidity and light grass. Very nice.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Mar 2015 at 15:34