Empyrical Cider - La Raison Cider (500 mL)
Empyrical Cider - La Raison Cider (500 mL)
Empyrical's La Raison Cider is made from a blend of ripe heritage russet apples and estate-grown bittersweet apples, including Frequin Rouge, Dabinett, and Brown Snout. Fermented in oak and bottle-conditioned. This cider is rich & complex, with notes of fresh apple juice, pear, nutmeg, and light vanilla. Makes a great nighttime sipper.
Each vintage of this La Raison cider has won Empyrical awards - including most recently a 2024 Best in Class gold medal for Heritage Dry Cider at GLINTCAP.
About Empyrical Cider: We simply cannot say enough good things about Empyrical Cider. Since their launch in 2022, every cider & perry they've released has been one of our favorite bottles in the shop. (Side note: we've also had the pleasure of trying countless bottles of experimental batches and bottles from their archives, all of which have been highly impressive). In a few short years they've won countless awards for their ciders - most notably being crowned the Best New Cidery at the Northwest Cider Cup (2023), and Cider Maker of the Year at GLINTCAP for three consecutive years and counting (micro-scale category, 2023-2025).
Empyrical Cider was started by Adam Wargacki and Elizabeth Lockhart - partners in business and in life. They planted their own pome fruit orchard on their family's property in Snohomish, Washington. Notably, more than 400 of their 1500+ fruit trees are traditional perry pear varieties. They craft their cider and perry blends with an immense amount of thought and careful attention to detail - and the results are always stunning. Each of their releases is a very limited, small batch offering, and not to be missed. Easily the best perry maker in the United States, and their ciders are every bit as good.
- Dry-to-Sweet Scale: Semi-Dry
- Tannins: Medium
- Acidity: Medium Plus
- 🍎🍐 Varieties: Frequin Rouge, Dabinett, and Brown Snout
- Features: Blend
- ABV: 9.0%
- Format: 500 mL Bottle
- Shipping available across U.S.
- In stock, ready to ship
- Inventory on the way