Gravenstein Heirloom

This sounds obvious, but this tastes like an apple. Like, more like an apple than pretty much any other cider I’ve had. That said, the fact that it tastes like biting into an actual apple makes me wish it were a little sweeter. It’s not bad, but not amazing.

I still can't decide if my favorite Gowans cider is this or the 1876, but I'm leaning towards this. It really tastes like Gravenstein apple. I tend to like sparkling, semi-sweet ciders, so naturally I like this either with food or simply lightly chilled and on its own. Plus, the 500ml is about two servings per bottle which makes it a good date night cider.

The Gravenstein apple character character is well presented. Low earthy notes and semi-sweet apple flavor. Aroma is apple with very light peach/stonefruit in the finish. Acidity was somewhat low, but enough to support the variety of apple to not be flabby. Pleasant and very smooth and enjoyable.

Strong honey and melon taste. Very fresh, juicy and bright flavor. Semi-dry. Medium bodied. Moderate to heavy carbonation. Light, crisp acidity.

Nice semi-sweet cider