Alpenfire Cider - Foxwhelp Single-Varietal 2023 (750 mL)

Alpenfire Cider - Foxwhelp Single-Varietal 2023 (750 mL)
Alpenfire's fourth release of this 100% estate single varietal, produced from their organically grown Foxwhelp apples. Each release of this cider from Alpenfire has been one of our favorites of theirs. The 2023 vintage is slightly off-dry with strong acids and tannins (Medium-Plus on each, and well balanced).
Tasting notes: Like biting into a fresh, crisp, crunchy apple flesh and green apple skin. Lovely linger of fresh apple, candy lemon, tart acidity, and a slight tannic grip.
The Foxwhelp is an English bittersharp cider apple, known for its aromatics and versatility. One of the oldest surviving cider apples still in use, originally from the Gloucestershire area. Historically a single strength cider from this apple would fetch the same price on the market in London as imported French Wine.
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: Dry
- Tannins: Medium-Plus
- Acidity: Medium Plus
- 🍎🍐 Varieties: Foxwhelp
- Features: Single-Varietal Cider and Organic
- ABV: 6.9%
- Format: 750 mL Bottle
- Shipping available across U.S.
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