Currently on offer ~ updated May 2024
All ciders made from holistically grown and/or wild foraged apples and pears from in and around the Mad River Valley (Washington Co.) Vermont. Fermented in stainless steel, wood and glass, with little or no sulfite used.
Mycorrhiza
Batch: 2022
Style: dry bottle conditioned wild feremented cider. Spontaneous malolactic fermentation. Browned apple skins, orchard floor, wet hay & barnyard with a hint of clove & minerals. Rustic & evolving. 7.9% ABV
Apples: dozens of varieties and select wild apples, including Connel Red, Northwest Greening, Sharon and late Russets.
Megafauna
Batch: 2022
Style: extra dry bottle conditioned cider made predominantly from wild bittersweet apples. Funky nose with an austere chalky, slate-like mouthfeel. Hints of overripe fruit, orchard floor and browned apple skins. Evolving. Excellent now and should age well for years. 8.4% ABV.
Apples: Wligo Akwan, Gnar Gnar of New Philly, Ol Nidoba, misc wild bitterseets..
Parhelion
Batch: 2021
Style: For the acid lovers out there, this is a very tart dry cider showcasing Dolgo crab apple. Bottle conditioned, effervescent, wild and cultured yeasts, aged in bottle for over 1 year prior to release. Brilliant acidity with candy apple notes juxtoposed against wild fermentation character and moderate tannic structure. 8.9 g/L malic acid. 7.3% ABV
Apples: Dolgo Crab, Atlas, Melba, Red Astrachan & wild bittersharps
Duet
Batch: 2122 (blend from 2021 & 2022)
Style: Pear Cider/ Sparkling Pear-Apple Wine. This multi-harvest return of the Duet label is heavy on pears and less than 25% apple. It is fruity, aromatic, approachable and has generous natural effervesence. Native yeast primary fermentation and no added sulfites allowed just a trace of wild character on the nose, but it is predominantly a clean fruity beverage. May evolve over time, store in a cool environment.
Apples/Pears: Lucious, Stacey, Nova & wild pears, Dolgo crab apple, wild sharps
Fippenny Bit
Batch: 2021
Style: dry bottle conditioned cider made from early season sharps and bittersharps. Not overly tart, but a classic new world dry cider with hints of nectarine and white grape. Clean and approachable.
Apples: Atlas, Kerr, Dudley, misc wild.
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Roxbury, Vermont