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Harvesting from over thirty heritage orchards and backyards on Pender, Saturna & Mayne Islands, we are a community-centered cidery dedicated to making traditional cider and perry fermented only with native yeasts—cider which truly conveys our island terroir.
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6.5/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Pours an orangey rosé with large bubbles, and foam disappears very fast. Nice currant aroma on rustic apple, soft twigginess, tannins galore. Taste is a bitter apple, vine notes, grape leaf. Lingering bitter citrus fruit, quite rustic. Worthwhile.
Tried on 24 Jun 2021 at 23:18

6.2/10 — Appearance 2 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Pours with explosive foam, disappears fast, and all that's left is muddy orange with intense carbonation. Good dry apple on the nose, slightly sweet and musty. Flavour is intense and vinous, sharp acidity, good apple notes with champagne mouthfeel. Doesn't look like much but does taste quite nice.
Tried on 24 Mar 2021 at 21:25

6.9/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
No foam, light gold, subtle carbonation. Nice tannins on the nose, slight branch, very vague hints of pear and some sweet apple. Flavour comes out warm and sweet apple, soft pear hints, ends dry and very musty, hints of leather that hangs on the tongue. Slight fruitiness gets teased out after the leather hit. Nice and layered.
Tried on 18 Mar 2021 at 20:46

7.4/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Good light gold body with stormy carbonation and nice foam, chewy apple on the nose slightly vinous, green skin, tannins galore, modest sweetness. Slight wild honey notes. Flavour is slightly bitter, sweet wine vinegar, sharp apple. Lively carbonation keeps it real. Enjoyable.
Tried on 28 Jan 2021 at 22:32

6.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Has a slight rosé tinted orange hue, good foam, strong carbonation. A deep and wet apple on the nose, dishraggy, chewy dandelion. Flavour is soft sweet apple, slightly meaty, yeast character to pull it together. Full with good carbonation. Subdued but easy drinking.
Tried on 22 Jan 2021 at 02:48

7.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Medium gold body and no foam, very soft carbonation, glistening like one of those amber snow globes from the 70's. Deep sweet apple on the nose, casual and dessert like, slightly earthy, very subdued. Flavour is intense vinegar and burlap, spiced vegetables, celery. Full with lingering sweetness from wild apples. Certainly offbeat in terms of cider profiles but quite enjoyable.
Tried on 22 Jan 2021 at 00:29

7.2/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 8
Cloudy light pale straw body with no foam, minimal visible carbonation. Soft sweet pear on the nose with mellow earthiness. Flavour is like a smoked pear, slightly leathery with soft hay. Bone dry finish, lingering smokiness that I find perfect. This would pair well with prawns or other shellfish.
Tried on 29 Oct 2020 at 22:15

7.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
375mL bottle, pours a clear golden with a small white head. Aroma is full of barnyard funk, dry apples, and some horse blanket. Flavour is full of barnyard funk, dry apples, and a touch of acidity. Nicely funk, with crisp apples. Really nicely done.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Oct 2020 at 03:47

7.1/10 — Appearance 2 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
Minimal foam on a muddy gold body, modest carbonation, earthy heaving farm apples on the nose, burlap and hay and barn but still sharp and sophisticated, excellent. Flavour is a muddy apple with more burlap, soft molasses, chewy rotting apple, ruddy citrus sweetness in all its glory. A great meld of sweet and funk that is fun to drink.
Tried on 17 Oct 2020 at 02:51

6.8/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Dry apple on the nose with some soft sweet twig. Pours foamless and with minimal carbonation, a medium clear gold. Roses come out in the flavour, in a deep and swirling way, accenting the apple. Not at all floral, closer to a yeasty Flanders red experience actually the way the two elements work together. The finish is full, slightly dry, rustic overtones in the aftertaste. Very nice, unique in its approach.
Tried on 09 Oct 2020 at 20:54