Full Review

Kystin

Kystin
Secret Ice Cider

Pair this cider with:
Dessert

Category: Ice Cider

Date Tasted:
Country: France
Alcohol: 10%
97 Points
Platinum Medal
Superlative
$49
2021 Best Cider

Kystin
Secret Ice Cider

Pair this wine with:
Dessert

Category: Ice Cider

Date Tasted:
Country: France
Alcohol: 10%
Minutely hazy deep amber color. Aromas and flavors of dried apples and honeycomb with a supple, tangy, moderately sweet fat body and a smooth, interesting, long finish with notes of honeyed kumquats, apple and apricot skins, tangerine, and lemon spritz. A deliciously mouthwatering, not-too-sweet Ice Cider with fantastic purity, depth, and acidity.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Juicy & Smooth, Rich & Full & Savory
Aroma Aroma: dried apples and honeycomb
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of honeyed kumquats, apple and apricot skins, tangerine, and lemon spritzed
Sweetness Sweetness: Moderately Sweet
Enjoy Enjoy: with food and on its own
Recipes Pairing: Vanilla Gelato, Plum Tartlet, Mixed Berries
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A deliciously mouthwatering, not-too-sweet ice cider with fantastic purity, depth, and acidity.

The Producer

French Cider

The Producer
1483 Elliott Ave
Seattle, WA 98119
USA
1 206-2830909

Ice Cider

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Serve in a Copita
Ice cider is a specialty of the Canadian province of Quebec and is the cider version of ice wine, as it is made from the juice of frozen apples. These apples are picked at the end of January and are then pressed and fermented, a process that takes months. Alcohol is between 7% and 13%. They have intriguing flavors of spiced apple, honey and custard. Most are still, but some have a light effervescence. Enjoy on their own or with vanilla ice cream.