Tap pour at Cider Summit Seattle 2015. Note that this was was Woodinville Ciderworks' release, but they plan to be available soon. Made from dessert apple juice (granny smith, gala, fuji, etc) with mango & passionfruit essence (fresh made concentrate) to backsweeten. Tank aged 4 months. Semi-sweet. Definitely some nice bold tropical flavor going on. Mild tartness. Good fizz. Definitely a tasty easy drinking cider that I think with the right price and advertising would sell well.
Overall I think its a solid introductory craft cider, kinda similar to Atlas. The flavor of their Tropical reminded me a bit of Rev Nat’s Revival, although Rev Nat didn’t add any tropical flavor to the cider (it was all from the yeast, which must have been difficult). I’m very intrigued to see what they will price their bottles at.
Reviewed on 17 Oct 2015