I attempted this cider with household whereas having fun with a couple of days with them within the Adirondacks. We made time to calm down, grill out, and play nearly as many aggressive video games as will match into the waking hours of an prolonged household of twelve. However when it was time for the adults to sit down down and calm down, I had the enjoyment of sharing some ciders with some curious tasters.
West County Cider is a Massachusetts primarily based cider that’s been going robust since 1984. It was based by the Maloney household who’re nonetheless integral to the cider group. I like the outline on West County Cider’s web site.
West County Cider was began by the Maloney household in 1984 with a dedication to creating small-batch ciders with impeccable apples from native orchards. Thirty-five years later our household has grown however the custom continues. We use fine-winemaking methods and deal with freshness of taste and complete respect for every particular person apple selection. Each harvest yr represents a brand new foray into the potential for the apple.
Here’s a listing of all of my earlier critiques of West County Ciders. I don’t get entry to them fairly often, so there aren’t as many on this listing as I’d like.
Singing Canine Orchard: http://alongcameacider.blogspot.com/2020/07/cider-review-greenwood-ciders.html
Cider Maker’s Favourite (my #3 of 2014): http://alongcameacider.blogspot.com/2014/12/cider-review-west-county-cider-cider.html
Reine de Pomme (my #3 of 2013):
http://alongcameacider.blogspot.com/2013/03/cider-review-west-county-cider-reine-de.html
Go to West County Cider on-line to be taught extra: http://westcountycider.com/
We shared the Quince Redfield-Cortland with a easy meal of black bean and corn salad, inexperienced salad, grilled veggie burgers (and beef for the meat eaters).
This is how West County Cider describes it, “Quince is an historical highly-perfumed tree fruit. Some say it was the forbidden fruit of Eden.We cofermented this with Redfield and Cortland apples. Style?: Tropical, beguiling…”
Look: heat peach, hazy, no seen bubbles
This can be a medium intense coloration that jogs my memory of peaches. The cider has only a trace of haze and never a lot in the way in which of bubbles.
Aromas: creamy, ripe apples, yogurt, barely astringent
I’m intrigued by how the Quince Redfield Cortland smells creamy and apple. The notes remind me of ripe apples and recent yogurt. It’s very inviting. There may be on notice of complication and complexity working by, one thing that hints at astringence like a barely boozy medicinal notice.
Sweetness/dryness: semi-sweet
The Quince Redfield-Cortland has a lot occurring along with sweetness, its a central a part of this cider’s scaffolding.
Flavors and ingesting expertise: pineapple, lemon curd, excessive acid, applesauce, maple
What a luscious tasting cider! My first impressions are of lemon curd, pineapple, and selfmade applesauce. The Quince Redfield Cortland brings robust ranges of spark, excessive acidity, and medium tannins. It’s such a delightful melange; I like how the tropical pineapple notes soften with the fruity acids of selfmade applesauce. There’s almost a suggestion of maple—very good the way it interacts with the excessive sparkle.
The cider is semi-sweet—surprisingly so! It instantly introduces itself as wealthy and mature, however not funky or difficult. The cider feels nicely put collectively, refined, only a bit mysterious, and sessionable unexpectedly. What a delight!
