"Somewhere between a delicate snowflake drifting down to your tongue and a hard-packed snowball to the teeth, the power of this winter Cider is a balanced culmination of Premium French and Traditional American Oak, giving the cider great complexity and broad characteristics that neither style could produce on its own."
Woodchuck is produced in Middlebury, Vermont, and although we were unable to find the variety of apples used in this cider, this cider almost certainly gets its' distinct flavor from the oak barrels it is stored in.
Color:
Winter Blend has a clear light caramel color to it representing a quality batch of cider. We used a Champagne flute to better showcase the color.
Hawke and Bailey both agree that the color is excellent and rate this with a 5 out of 5 apples.
Smell:
Bringing the bottles to our noses Bailey and I delighted in the scents that came our way. The blend has strong scent of oak. Underscoring this is a lingering scent of vanilla.
Hawke thinks the smell was a little overpowering and rates it with a 4 out of 5 apples.
Bailey concludes that all the flavors blend together and get lost in the smell, rating it with a 3 out of 5 apples.
Complexity/Flavor:
Finally Allowing ourselves a chance to drink the cider, it trickled into us. Bailey delighted in the flavor as she relished the "woody, earthy taste, with a hint of vanilla. The subtly flows from a wood flavor to that of vanilla."
Hawke detected a strong wood flavor, which brought back fond memories of being in front of a fireplace with the cold wind blowing outside. He, unlike Bailey, did not pick up the exact taste of vanilla at the end, but did get a glimpse of sweetness.
Hawke give the Complexity a 3 out of 5 apples.
Bailey absolutely loves this one, so she will give it a 5 out of 5 apples.
Aftertaste:
Several gulps later, reveling in the flavors and feeling very satisfied, we both pondered on the description of the aftertastes. Hawke said he got a smooth aftertaste rather than a crisp one, still bursting with the wood flavor.
Bailey exclaimed that she felt like she was drinking a cider "champagne" of sorts. It's almost as if you get the sensation of small bubbles tickling your taste-buds. Bailey experienced a light and sweet aftertaste.
Hawke was expecting a more crisp aftertaste rather than smooth, so he rates this one with 3 out of 5 apples
Bailey loved all the complex flavors of this blend and gives it a 4 out of 5 apples.
Price:
In the range of $8-$11 depending on store and region.
Hawke rates this very reasonable with a 4 out of 5 apples.
Bailey agrees and will rate with the same 4 out of 5 apples.
Overall:
Altogether Hawke rates Woodchuck's Winter Limited Release with a 19 out of 25 apples.
Bailey adds her score up to be 21 out of 25 apples.
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