Packaging counts. County Cider caught my attention recently at the Summerhill LCBO as it was a large 1L plastic bottle. It stood out in the rather sparsely stocked cider fridge, where my options on this particular Saturday afternoon were mostly imports. A 1L bottle will set you back $7.85 and packs a respectable punch of 6.5%.… Read More
I prefer a tart cider in the traditional U.K. style. Overly sweet varieties are hard to drink more than one pint of, and I swear I can feel the sugars rotting my teeth. I prefer draught cider from a pub, and please, no ice. I was very happy to discover Brickworks Ciderhouse‘s Batch: 1904 last… Read More
We missed the Ice Wine Fest in Niagara this year, so we decided to enjoy a little bit of this uniquely Ontario product at home. The Niagara Peninsula is the world’s largest producer of ice wines, a style of wine produced in parts of the United States, Germany and Canada. We sampled Bricklayer’s Predicament Late… Read More
Coffin Ridge‘s Forbidden Artisanal Hard Cider first crossed my palate towards the end of the evening during last summer’s Toronto Beer Fest. I think it was the only cider I tried that night, but I’m not entirely sure. I went on a quest to the cider section of the Summerhill LCBO recently and found a… Read More
I did not want to coat my mouth with any heavy flavours in preparation for a spicy dinner of green coconut curry Thai mussels, but I did want something yummy to keep me company while I binge watched Gilmore Girls on Netflix. I found a can of Sir Isaac’s Premium Pear Cider by Puddicombe Cider… Read More