Archibald Orchards Spiced Winter Apple

Brewed by Archibald Orchards and Estate Winery
Style: Cider
Bowmanville, Canada

Serve in Flute, Lager glass

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Deep clear golden amber in colour with no head and alcohol legs. The aroma is nicely spiced with cinnamon, light cloves and nutmeg, lots of apples, pie crust and some alcohol. The flavour is very smooth, lots of apple pie spices, cinnamon rolls, pie crust, quite sweet with a hint of alcohol. Warming mouthfeel, silky body, some prickly carbonation. FInishes long, warming with some excellent sweet and spice balance.

Um, yep, this one is fantastic. The spice adds a very nice twist to the cider. Its never to hot, perfect for this cold winter night.


375ml bottle obtained in a trade with TheJester, thanks Andy.

Opened on January 6, 2010.

No date.

Unfortunately I may have forgotten who sent me this - I believe it was The Jester - I apologize if I am wrong. Poured a nice copper orange liquid, slick and slow on the glass leaves creeping legs. McIntosh skins, dry and a bit earthy.. just a bit. Lightly spiced thankfully. Pretty much smells like apple crisp. Pretty tasty and once again thankfully underspiced. Tart apples, light spice, plenty of tang and acidity. Thick and slick and leaves a solid mouth coating. The warmer the better. Lingerings sweetness and acidity finish off most the sips after the half way point of the bottle.

Sampled at the winery, for a cider this stuff was pretty awesome. It tasted like an apple pie in a glass. it was very spicy and it was really easy to drink. it had a good sweetness to it. Very yummy stuff

Thanks to The Jester for this one. Pours a good looking copper. Aroma of strong honey and apple with a bit of clove and cinnamon. Flavor was very good. I tasted a lot of apples and honey with some brown sugar and cinnamon. I liked this cider a lot.

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.

UPDATED: MAY 4, 2009 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.