Empyrical Cider - Méthode Perry Pear Cider (500 mL)
Empyrical Cider - Méthode Perry Pear Cider (500 mL)
Empyrical Cider’s Methode is a Perry Pear Cider, an elevated pear cider made by flavoring a cider with concentrated pear juice from a rare perry pear variety.
Methode starts with a Bittersharp blend of cider apple varieties including Golden Russet, Winesap, Spitzenberg and Muscadet de Bernay. The cider is bottle conditioned dry, then disgorged and dosaged with cryo-concentrated "Barnet" perry pear juice.
Tasting notes: The dosage of concentrated sweet pear juice leaves the overall cider finished semi-dry. The mild astringency of the heirloom and French apple varietals combined with the sweetness of the fresh Barnet deliver an homage to the fruit-cocktail flavors of grade school, or the scrumping of a neighbor's almost-ripe summer pear.
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-Plus
- Acidity: Medium
- 🍎🍐 Varieties: Golden Russet, Winesap, Esopus Spitzenberg, Muscadet de Bernay, and Perry Pears
- Features: Blend and Pears
- ABV: 9.0%
- Format: 500 mL Bottle
- Shipping available across U.S.
- In stock, ready to ship
- Inventory on the way
