Archibald Orchards Spiced Winter Apple

Bottle thanks to matt7215!
Transparent fiery-amber, thin white bubbles. apple, cinnamon, buttery pie crust. Very sweet flavor, loads of sugar and apple, also some alcoholic heat, lots of dough and slight apple in the finish, which is long and sticky. Overly sweet for me, but if you like apple pie with extra sugar, dig in.

Big thanks to xmarcnolanx for sharing this wonderful cider. Pours copper with no head and has nice legs. The aroma has rich apple, some cinnamon, other spices, brown sugar and doughiness. Thick rich full body that is smooth as can be. The flavor starts off like an alcoholic apple pie with rich apples, cinnamon, dough and some pleasing alcohol burn. The has lingering spices, rich red apples and some burn. This is just fantastic hedonistic pleasure drinking this thing.

Thanks, Cheeseman! Wow, the aroma and flavor are both ultra sweet and spicy. A ton of apple, some crusty bread (think pie crust) and a huge amount of cinnamon. Almost too much cinnamon in there, as you can’t drink a ton at once. Cheeseman said it best, "it tastes like apple cobbler". Good stuff.

Courtesy TheCheeseMan. Pours still and thick looking, with a clear, dark golden amber tint. Thick legging slowly drips down the glass after a swirl. The nose is literally like an apple pie, notes of fresh red and green apples accompanying heaps of vanilla and cinnamon, with traces of baked pastry. Flavors follow suit, nicely sweet from the broiled apple, with loads of caramelized brown sugar and cinnamon lending to the baked goods sort of feel. There’s a light, zingy tartness on the finish, which counters all the sweetness nicely. Big bodied, slick, and viscous on the tongue, the palate shows like an ice cider. Damn good stuff. Awesome dessert drink.

Aroma is tart red apple, but sweet at the same time. Tastes like apple pie. Brown sugar, cinnamon, red apple, lots of sweetness and doughiness. Also a bit of sharpness with some dull cinnamon. Wow, love the taste, but don’t know how much I could drink. Finish is sweet, cloying, but strangely makes my mouth water.

375 ml bottle from Archibald. pours a still clear copper. big apple pie nose. more fruit then spice, lavander as well. the flavour is huge and almost perfect for the style. although its quite sweet the apple tartness rounds it out very well. so easy to drink and a real treat for the iced cider lover. ill be getting more of this.

375 mL bottle from the orchard. Clear bronze. Aroma is apple, cinnamon, alcohol, and vanilla. Very nice. Flavour is . . . wow. Full. Lots of apple, brown spice, brown sugar. There is an underlying tartness that balances the sweetness perfectly. Alcohol stays hidden until the end, when it makes its presence felt in your throat and stomach. I have to agree with those who went before me - this is fantastic! This has to be one of Ontario’s best-kept secrets.

Bottle shared with Hogtown Harry, Blankboy, Jerc, Mabel, and GregClow, courtesy of Jerc. Nice aroma - apple, cinnamon, even some chocolate. Golden yellow, no head. Great taste -lots of apple, balanced with alcohol. Sweet, rich yet drinkable. Tons of flavour here, my description sucks, this one is stunning really.