The ninth of many from the New York State Cider Festival haul, Dan has another Kingston Black from Eve’s Cidery’s North Orchard.

STYLE: Cider – Dry (single varietal)
INGREDIENTS: Kingston Black apples from their North Orchard
ABV: 8.0%
AVAILABILITY: 750ml bottles (Limited)

Stats above taken from the brewery’s bottle.

Gorgeous, medium yellow/gold and very effervescent with small-bubble carbonation.

Sweet and floral notes hit first with a hint of salinity and burst of fruit, which is similar but a little different from the previous Kingston Black ciders I’ve tasted.

Like other Kingston Black single varietals, there is some tartness mixed with earthy and herbal notes and a bready quality underlaying the sweet fruit on the mid-palate.

Pretty dry but delicate, with the small-bubble carbonation and a light-to medium body and mouthfeel.

I really love getting to taste different single varietals made of the same apple, as it really digs into the terroir where each one was grown as well as the cidermaker’s approach. Soft cheeses, salads, flatbreads would all be great, though it’s probably also so on its own.

Cheers and remember:

Life’s a tap…drink up ’til it’s dry.

All music on this show came to us from the now defunct Music Alley.
Intro: “Meet Me At The Bar” by The Beer Drinking Fools
Outtro: “Bubblegum and Beer” by The Supersuckers

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