Alpenfire Cider - Smoke Pommeau (375 mL)
Alpenfire Cider - Smoke Pommeau (375 mL)
Smoke is a pommeau from Alpenfire that is aged over peated whiskey oak chips for a prolonged period. Fresh apple juice from fruit grown on Alpenfire's estate orchard is blended with apple brandy (distilled from their own cider) and then aged for nearly 5 years before bottling. The result is a sweet and pleasantly smokey, spirit-like dessert cider that is perfect for those who love drinking cider by a campfire or that enjoy a warming, luscious spirit. Perfect for these cool Fall and Winter nights.
2019 Vintage (year fruit was pressed).
About Pommeau: Pommeau is a fortified cider enjoyed as a dessert or an apéritif. Pommeau is made by blending unfermented apple juice with apple brandy. The mixture is then aged in oak barrels, typically for at least 2 years (and often longer). The high percentage of alcohol from the apple brandy prevents the fresh juice from fermenting, and thus the beverage retains a considerable level of sweetness. The prolonged aging results in a rich melding of complex flavors from the cider juice blend, warmth from the brandy, and complexities from the barrel. Pommeau typically has an alcohol by volume in the 16-18% range, and is best enjoyed an ounce or two at a time at cellar temperatures. Stored at cellar temperatures or refrigerated, even an open bottle of Pommeau will age well and can be enjoyed slowly over time. For more on Pommeau, check out our blog post, What is Pommeau?
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- Dry-to-Sweet Scale: Sweet
- Tannins: Medium-Plus
- Acidity: Medium Minus
- 🍎🍐 Varieties: Apple Variety Info Unavailable
- Features: Still (Uncarbonated) and Barrel Aged
- ABV: 18.0%
- Format: 375 mL Bottle
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