Cidrerie Michel Jodoin

Cidery in Rougemont, Quebec, Canada 🇨🇦
Associated Venue: Cidrerie Michel Jodoin

Established in 1988

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1130 Petite Caroline, Rougemont, J0L 1M0, Canada
Description
1901 A promising start - On a good October Sunday in 1901, Jean-Baptiste Jodoin bought and orchard with it’s somewhat hundred apple trees.

1937 His son, Ernest Jodoin, inherited the family orchard in 1937 and during his lifetime acquired more land, which he later sold to his sons. Apples will be the providing income for the family for at least four generations!

1988 The cider house opens! - After a rough start (about 150 bottles in the first 6 months), the tenacity and drive of Mr Jodoin pays off: 5000 bottles in 1990 going onto 100 000 in 2004!

After a rough start, the cider house takes flight!
Striving to offer quality and original products, the cider house is proud to become the leader in traditional method ciders, the first microdistellery in Canada (1999) and the biggest producer in North America of the famous red fleshed apple, the Geneva.
Many times decorated, never equaled, Michel Jodoin cider house is a must stop of the Québec Cidrer circuit, not to mention a flagship of the Canadian food supply industry.

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7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
RBSG Crystal clear salmon colored body. The aroma is tart apple sweetness with a bit of alcohol. Flavor that is delivered follows the aroma perfectly. Nice.
Tried on 16 Jul 2005 at 20:00

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 4 Overall 7.5
Bottle: Poured a sparkling medium yellow color cider with a real barnyard aroma to it. Quite dry with a slight feel of rotten apples. Overall, this is an above average sparkling dry cider.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Apr 2005 at 13:08

5.1/10 Appearance 2 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
2005? Bottle shared by tiggmtl with Muzzlehatch and myself. White color with the tiniest, tiniest bit of light pale-yellow tinge, barely noticeable. Champagne effervescence and a fizzy, white bubbly head. Aroma of champagne yeast, white grapes, green apples, some notes of minerals. Flavor is medium-dry, a bit of sweet/sour cheesiness and a tingly, bubbly carbonation. Medium body, almost a touch of syrupiness. Good, but not memorable.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Apr 2005 at 11:45

4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 4
Bottle: Poured a light clear yellow cider with very little carbonation. Aroma is quite weak with some light fresh apple noticeable. Taste is extremely dry and tart without any sweetness; I like dry and tart taste as much as anybody but it need to be balance a bit with some sweetness, which is not the case here. A bit disappointed over this one…
Tried from Bottle on 12 Oct 2004 at 11:37

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Pale gold; aroma of apple, leather, slight barnyard, underlying alcohol. Slightly tart, slightly sappy palate. Flavour is of moderately bitter apples, understated alcohol, and a dry wine-like finish.
Tried on 27 May 2004 at 23:39