Archibald Orchards Spiced Winter Apple

Brewed by Archibald Orchards and Estate Winery
Style: Cider
Bowmanville, Canada

375 ml bottle from Archibald. pours a still clear copper. big apple pie nose. more fruit then spice, lavander as well. the flavour is huge and almost perfect for the style. although its quite sweet the apple tartness rounds it out very well. so easy to drink and a real treat for the iced cider lover. ill be getting more of this.

[1328-20080504] Bottle. Smells like apple crumble pie with a cinnamon undertone. Clear, pale yellow body with no head but some thick legs. Lovely apple crumble pie flavour is super sweet but not sickly. Thick medium body. Wow, a great style and blend. (10/3/8/4/16) 4.1
(@ Archibald Orchards; Bowmanville, ON)

[1522-20080711] 375mL bottle. Apple sweet caramel sauce aroma has lots of apple pie and a sweet floral background with a hint of mint. Clear, watery medium orange body with no head but thick legs. Vanilla ice cream and baked apple pie flavour. Medium body has a slight spicy tang. Wonderfully juicy! (9/3/9/4/17) 4.2
(w/ blankboy, GregClow, HogTownHarry, jerc, tupalev)

Big thanks to xmarcnolanx for sharing this wonderful cider. Pours copper with no head and has nice legs. The aroma has rich apple, some cinnamon, other spices, brown sugar and doughiness. Thick rich full body that is smooth as can be. The flavor starts off like an alcoholic apple pie with rich apples, cinnamon, dough and some pleasing alcohol burn. The has lingering spices, rich red apples and some burn. This is just fantastic hedonistic pleasure drinking this thing.

Bottle sample at a "Locavore"/Slow Food dinner and social at Montgomery’s Inn. Rich golden colour with a very still body. Sweet and sticky mouthfeel. Fantastic aroma and flavour of sweet baked apples, cinnamon and cloves. Like fresh baked apple pie in liquid form, except with a boozy kick in the finish. Beautiful!

2008-07-11. Rich golden amber body (3+) Aroma is quite sweet with light spice, sweet apple pie character, light apples skins offer a counterpoint to the sweetness. Sweet flavour, apples of a specific kind that I cannot put my finger on, muted honey like sweet moments, tart glimpse of apples is glorious but eventually degenerates into a more pedestrian apple skin character. (8+) Rich syrupy medium to full bodied palate. (4+) Caught me at the right moment I guess, i really enjoyed this one. Bottle from Archibalds

Bottle shared with Hogtown Harry, Blankboy, Jerc, Mabel, and GregClow, courtesy of Jerc. Nice aroma - apple, cinnamon, even some chocolate. Golden yellow, no head. Great taste -lots of apple, balanced with alcohol. Sweet, rich yet drinkable. Tons of flavour here, my description sucks, this one is stunning really.

Bottle (375ml) shared with HogTownHarry, jerc & tupalev -- courtesy of jerc. Pours a clear, oily looking, orange-gold with no head. Really nice aroma of sweet apples and spices. Flavour of sweet apples, light sugar or honey and light spices -- delicious. Syrupy mouthfeel, medium to full bodied. Wow, this is fantastic stuff.

375 mL bottle from the orchard. Clear bronze. Aroma is apple, cinnamon, alcohol, and vanilla. Very nice. Flavour is . . . wow. Full. Lots of apple, brown spice, brown sugar. There is an underlying tartness that balances the sweetness perfectly. Alcohol stays hidden until the end, when it makes its presence felt in your throat and stomach. I have to agree with those who went before me - this is fantastic! This has to be one of Ontario’s best-kept secrets.