Mount Defiance Cidery

Cidery in Middleburg, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸

Established in 2014

Contact
207 W Washington St, Middleburg, VA, 20117, United States
Description
Mt. Defiance creates award-winning, handcrafted, small batch hard cider and spirits. We are proud to serve our products and welcome you to stop by to try them. Tastings of our ciders are always available! Our two stores — the Cider Barn and the Distillery — are both located in historic Middleburg, Virginia.

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4.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Sampled at a DC Gathering, pours a rosy, ruby gold with no head. Nose has... not much, apples, a little butter. Flavor is apples, cheap wine, some watery cherry juice, some cheap champagne. Finishes watery.

Tried on 19 Dec 2016 at 15:26


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

From a bottle at the RB cider tasting December 2016. Pours a clear pale gold. Vinous nose. light bodied. Not much apple flavors. Dry finish.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Dec 2016 at 20:26


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

From a bottle at the RB cider tasting December 2016. Pours a crystal clear with no head. Sweet apple aroma. Light apple flavors and dry finish.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Dec 2016 at 15:02


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

Draft sample at Mount Defiance as part of the tasting flight. Clear whitish yellow. Aromas of ginger and apples. Tastes of apples, champagne, light ginger. Light body with a dry finish.

Tried from Draft on 25 Jun 2016 at 22:26


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

Draft sample at Mount Defiance as part of the tasting flight. Clear pale yellow. Aromas of apples mainly. Tastes of apples and champagne. Light body with a dry finish.

Tried from Draft on 25 Jun 2016 at 22:25


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

750ml bottle, given to me by a friend. Poured a clear golden yellow color with a still head. Aroma was heavy ginger, light apples, sweet notes of apples but not too overly sweet, though my fiance said it was bland and tasteless, aside from light ginger.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Feb 2016 at 10:46


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

500 ml bottle poured into a Spiegelau tulip. Clear champagne yellow. Aromas of sweet and lightly tart apples, a little white wine, some yeast. Tastes of sweet and lightly tart apples, some white wine. Light body with a dry finish. Still carbonation. Pretty good.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Nov 2015 at 18:13


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

750ml bottle at the November 2015 DC Gathering. Poured a very clear golden yellow color with a still head. Aroma was light apples, sweet notes of apples but not overly sweet - that natural sweetness. Light vanilla notes, touch of woody notes, light spices.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Nov 2015 at 09:27


6.1
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

750ml bottle pours a clear gold with zero head. Nose is mild, lightly cakey, apples, spice. Flavor has a lot of vanilla and cake, apple, spice. Full bodied, big vanilla on the finish.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Nov 2015 at 20:20


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

Bottle at the DC Gathering. Thanks Travlr! Clear straw yellow. Aromas of apple, oak, subtle bourbon. Tastes of apples, oak, vanilla. Light body with a dry finish.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Nov 2015 at 15:40