Review: Shacksbury Craft Cider Lost and Found - Vergennes, VT

Review Date: September 11, 2020

Sweetness: Dry

ABV: 7.50%

Cider Maker’s Description

Lost and Found features wild Vermont apples, as well as Wickson Crab, Yarlington Mill, Dabinett, and Golden Russet. Wild fermented and naturally carbonated.

Appearance:

clear, bright, golden color, became cloudier and more dull with each pour

Carbonation:

moderate, very fine/tiny bubbles

Aromas:

barnyard, funk, seawater, forest soil

Taste:

acetic, funky, salty (like seawater), sour, minerality

Mouthfeel:

sharp acidic bite, tannins creep up on you

Finish:

the funk and saltines linger for a while

Tasting Notes / General Impression

Sometimes this "job" is taxing on the palate.

Reviewer Notes

being wild foraged and wild fermented I have to believe this changes year to year so you may experience different characteristics depending on when you try it

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