Nose: Apple brandy deliciousness, olives, cider, almonds, tobacco leaf, cloves
Palate: Elevated and alcoholic apple juice, just delightful and dangerously drinkable. An incredible balance between acidity and sweet.
Rating: 7 / 10 – their take on pommel – which is my new favorite dessert. brandy + juice – then aged on oak for a few years.
Nose: A lovely apple vinegar note. Nutmeg and chestnuts. Light milk chocolate. Managed to be fragrant and rich without being sweet. Crisp and clean apple. You get those subtle more cidery, olive, almond notes. Apple pie with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, apple chutney, meyer lemon. Hint of manure.
Palate: A class oak spice bouquet. Cocoa powder. Crab apple tartness. Thin and kinda gentle but with a long finish. Leathery and tobacco. Anise. Apple sauce/butter.
Rating: 6 (Ryan) 5 (Shane) / 10 – a perfectly lovely pour that is underpowered for my palate.
Nose: Farmyard, cloves, wet hay. cedar planks, pollen, danish pastry, super subtle orange marmalade on toast.
Palate: Oak and apple leather. Cigar box. Cocoa nibs. Farmy and funky, oxidized. Has a chicken marsala vibe (the sauce, not the chicken). Nice layer of sherry undertones that nicely play with the apple.
Rating: 5 (Ryan) 6 (Shane) / 10
Nose: Oh wow, smells delicious. Strong apple vinegar note. Intense concentrated apple syrup. Walnuts. Mulled cider, stewed apples. Cedar and lumber yard. Ferns.
Palate: Damn, that is lovely. Apples, chestnuts, acorns, walnuts, cedar, rich apple sauce/butter. Lemon peel. There is such a nice balance of wood to spirit here. Brown sugar. A fantastic rancio.
Rating: 7 (Shane) 8 (Ryan) / 10
Nose: Holy shit, I can’t believe this is a 2 year old spirit. This smells like a perfect love child between cognac and calvados. Black pepper. Celery. Old Bay Spice. Browned butter. Apple butter, spiced apple sauce. Nutty. Subtle rancio. Intense brown sugar. With water, more vanilla comes out.
Palate: This is super fun, I can’t wait to see how this evolves with time. Leather, tobacco, high notes from the apple. Light molasses. Surprisingly drinkable at nearly 70% 😛 There is some rum ester / funk vibe here. Rose hips. With water this comes to life. I rarely water down but this needs it.
Rating: 5 / 10 – this 5 is totally temporary as I think it will definitely increase with a bit more maturation. I look forward to buying a bottle.
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