Eden Specialty Ciders - Falstaff Ice Cider (375 mL)

Eden Specialty Ciders (Newport, Vermont)
375 mL bottle of Eden Specialty Ciders - The Falstaff - Seven Year Aged Sweet Cider

Eden Specialty Ciders - Falstaff Ice Cider (375 mL)

Eden Specialty Ciders (Newport, Vermont)
You won't regret trying this exquisite, highly limited small batch of aged Ice Cider. This very special release is made with a blend of 15 heirloom apple varieties grown by Eden and other nearby farmers in Northern Vermont. Fruit from the 2015 harvest season was naturally cold-concentrated during their cold winter months prior to fermentation. By removing pure ice from the juice as it freezes, the flavors and sugars are concentrated resulting in a sweeter, more intense flavor profile. Fermentation was arrested prior to completion to preserve some residual sweetness. The cider was then aged 7 years in a French oak barrel.

This aged ice cider is the product of a little bit of oak over a very long time, rather than a lot of new oak in a short time. The difference is remarkable. There is almost no oaky tannin character. Rather the micro-oxygenation provided by the barrels has worked its slow magic to take the intense apple flavors of the ice cider and imbue them with richer, more complex dried fruit flavors - golden raisin, fig, and apricot. The French oak provides a subtle vanilla toffee component, and it is all underpinned by a back-bone of acidity characteristic of apples grown in Eden's Northern Vermont climate.

Pair with a warm fire on a cold winter night, sip around a campfire during the summer, or enjoy a sip with a nibble of some world class blue cheese.

TASTING NOTES: This cider is delightfully sweet and complex. Aromatics of wood, apple butter, toffee, and soft cheese. Intensely flavorful with nice juicy acidity that balances the sweetness very well. Great body carries juicy apple. Notes of walnut, tart cherry, baked apple, golden raisin, apricot, fig.

  • Dry-to-Sweet Scale: Sweet
  • Tannins: Medium
  • Acidity: Medium Plus
  • 🍎🍐 Varieties: Apple Variety Info Unavailable
  • Features: Blend, Barrel Aged, and Still (Uncarbonated)
  • ABV: 10.0%
  • Format: 375 mL Bottle
  • Shipping available across U.S.
  • In stock, ready to ship
  • Inventory on the way
/

If you're looking for a full case of this or any other cider, please e-mail us and we'll setup a special order for you. We can usually get more of any cider we feature in our shop, and offer a discount on full-case special orders. Most bottled ciders come in 12-bottle cases, and canned ciders come in 24-can cases. Some rare or limited ciders may not be eligible for a case order discount, but we can still get you a full case.

We ship cider in boxes that safely hold 4-bottles, 6-bottles, or 12-bottles. Order in one of those quantities (or multiples of those quantities) to maximize your shipping value. For example, if you order 2-3 ciders, there will be room left in the box and it won't meaningfully change the shipping costs to fill the box.

We do have 1-bottle boxes, but in most all instances it will cost the same to ship you a full 4-bottle box.

Shipping to a business address will usually save you a few bucks!

Shipping cost estimates:

  • Pacific Northwest/West Coast: Shipping anywhere in the Pacific Northwest or West Coast is relatively inexpensive. Almost all box sizes cost $16-21 to ship. Same is true for most destinations in the Mountain Time Zone.
  • Central Standard Time Zone / Midwest: A 4-bottle or 6-bottle box will usually cost $18-24 to ship. A 12-bottle box will usually cost $22-30 to ship. Variance depends on weight and how far from a FedEx/UPS shipping center your delivery address is.
  • East Coast: A 4-bottle or 6-bottle box will usually cost $20-25 to ship. A 12-bottle box will usually cost $25-35 to ship. Variance depends on weight and how far from a FedEx/UPS shipping center your delivery address is.

Important Shipping Information:

  • We are able to ship cider to most, but not all, states.
  • Legally, someone 21+ must be present at the time of delivery to sign for the cider. We cannot ship to PO Boxes or AFO/FPO addresses.
  • Shipping prices vary by weight and destination. How far you are from Seattle (where we ship from), and remote vs. central your shipping destination is, and how heavy your box is will make shipping vary.
  • The bigger the box, the less you pay in shipping on a per-bottle basis. We ship in 1, 4, 6, and 12 bottle boxes - order in those quantities for the best shipping value. The size of the box matters as much as the weight, so don't leave empty slots in your bottle box! Shipping 1-2 bottles will cost the same as shipping 4-6 bottles in most cases. Shipping a 12-bottle box is usually only $3-5 more than shipping a 4-6 bottle box.
  • Re-delivery and returns are the responsibility of the customer.
  • We don't recommend shipping during periods of extreme weather. If your area has weather of concern, please contact us and we can hold your order. 

We can usually accommodate rush requests for delivery or pickup. Please e-mail us at cider@pressthenpress.com or call/text us at (206)395-4008.

We offer home delivery of cider orders for customers in the Seattle area, including the east-side. Someone 21+ must be available to accept the delivery. We will be flexible in scheduling a delivery that works for you. Most deliveries are made within a few days of the order being placed.

Orders can be picked up for free at Makeda & Mingus, a coffee shop and community space in the Greenwood neighborhood. They are open everyday from 7AM-5PM. Orders are made available for pickup within 1-3 days.

If you love cider and anticipate ordering 3+ boxes per year, consider joining one of our Cider Clubs. Club members get great benefits including discounts on any orders they make with us, year round.

Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter! We send out just 1-2 e-mails per month. We have a couple big sales annually, and each newsletter includes featured products that are discounted.

This site is protected by hCaptcha and the hCaptcha Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

More from Eden Specialty Ciders
More from Apéritif & Dessert Ciders: Pommeau, Ice Cider, & Royal Cider
tall, thin 375 mL bottle of Alpenfire Smoke Barrel Aged Reserve Dessert Cider
Alpenfire Cider - Smoke Pommeau (375 mL)
Alpenfire Cider
750 mL bottle of Emmanuel Camut Ambrosia - 100% Apples from the Pays d'Auge
Emmanual Camut - Ambrosia Pommeau (750 mL)
Emmanual Camut
Sale
4-bottles of Pommeau from: Le Pere Jules, Shawnee Hill, Eve's Cider, and Raging Cider
6-bottles of Pommeau from: Alpenfire, Le Pere Jules, Shawnee Hill, Eve's Cider, Ferme de Port Coustic, and Raging Cider
Pommeau Box (4 or 6 bottle bundle)
Press Then Press Cider Bundles
Save $3
Haykin Family Cider Pommeau Marechal Apples French Oak
Haykin Family Cider - Pommeau - Marechal Apples French Oak
Haykin Family Cider
You may also like
Recently viewed
Back to Apéritif & Dessert Ciders: Pommeau, Ice Cider, & Royal Cider