Alpenfire Cider - Rosy Pommeau (375 mL)
Alpenfire Cider - Rosy Pommeau (375 mL)
Alpenfire's Rosy Pommeau is a dessert or aperitif cider made from the red, high acid juice of Airlie Redflesh apples, which were partially fermented before halting the fermentation with the addition of an eau de vie. The eau de vie is distilled from Alpenfire's estate organic cider varietals and locally grown organic heirloom apples. Once blended, it is aged in neutral oak for 15+ months before bottling. Notes of sweet apple, spiritous barrels, tart cherry, and candied fruit. Great as an aperitif or accompanying dessert or cheese.
About Pommeau: Pommeau is a fortified cider enjoyed as a dessert or an apéritif. Pommeau is made by blending unfermented apple juice with apple brandy. The mixture is then aged in oak barrels, typically for at least 2 years (and often longer). The high percentage of alcohol from the apple brandy prevents the fresh juice from fermenting, and thus the beverage retains a considerable level of sweetness. The prolonged aging results in a rich melding of complex flavors from the cider juice blend, warmth from the brandy, and complexities from the barrel. Pommeau typically has an alcohol by volume in the 16-18% range, and is best enjoyed an ounce or two at a time at cellar temperatures. Stored at cellar temperatures or refrigerated, even an open bottle of Pommeau will age well and can be enjoyed slowly over time. For more on Pommeau, check out our blog post, What is Pommeau?
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About Alpenfire Cider: Alpenfire was one of Washington State's first commercial cideries when they opened in 2006. For two decades since then, they've been very consistently releasing some of the finest craft ciders in North America. Alpenfire was also the first American cidery to obtain a certified organic designation. Their family's estate orchard in Port Townsend on the Olympic Penninsula includes around 1,000 English, French, and Heirloom apple trees. Operated by Bear and Nancy Bishop, and their son Phillipe - to the Bishop family organic is not an option but a necessity - a necessity that keeps them in touch with nature and helps to create the kind of future they want for their family and the planet.
Alpenfire is usually Erik's answer to the question "which cidery is your favorite?".
- Dry-to-Sweet Scale: Sweet
- Tannins:
- Acidity:
- 🍎🍐 Varieties: Mountain Rose (a.k.a Airlie Red Flesh)
- Features: Still (Uncarbonated) and Barrel Aged
- ABV: 18.0%
- Format: 375 mL Bottle
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- In stock, ready to ship
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