Floral, honey-sweet and sporting a beguiling juicy texture, plums are such a wondrous stone fruit. In summertime, we wish to snack on them by them by the pound and search farmers markets for heirloom varieties, like Jubilee and Black Ruby. Within the winter, we’ll fortunately take our plums baked right into a dense cake or sliced on a cheese board. And all 12 months lengthy, we love seeing plums featured in fruited ciders; their delicate taste and lifting acidity an excellent complement to apples and different adjuncts.
If you wish to attempt plum cider, or add one thing new to your cider rotation, take one in all these advantageous specimens for a spin:
19 Acres Cider Co. Yuzu Plum Cider: Along with its three flagship cider flavors (Honeycrisp, Marionberry and Imperial), this Oregon-based cidery has a protracted lineup of seasonal draft pours. One among these is Yuzu Plum, a shiny, zesty combo of the Asian citrus prized for its sweet-tart depth and the refined sweetness of crimson plums. Cease by 19 Acres’ tasting room in Sherwood, OR, and possibly you’ll get fortunate and discover it on faucet!
Metropolis Orchard Cider Fresca Plum: This fall launch from Metropolis Orchard celebrates the harvest with a mix of plum and apples from its personal Texas Orchards. It drinks semi-dry, and, like the entire releases in its Cider Frescas line, retains apples within the highlight whereas additionally highlighting the perfect attributes of adjunct fruit and botanicals. Order on-line or discover it at Metropolis Orchard’s taproom in Houston, TX.
Finnriver Cider Plum Cyser: This bitter cider providing from Finnriver begins with a choose mix of natural Washington apples, fermented with wild harvested and natural plums from Tonnemaker Hill Farms in Yakima, WA, native plums from Quilcene and a contact of honey from close by Sequim Bee Farm. The result’s a springy, tart, nuanced sipper with a gently bitter end. To seek out it, go to one in all Finnriver’s areas or store on-line.
Hale & True Cider The Professor: This Philadelphia-based cidery has been pouring The Professor, one in all its core cider choices, since opening its doorways in 2018. This cheeky Clue-referencing cider is an apple-plum co-ferment conditioned on extra contemporary plums for a uniquely dry, tart and barely funky cider. Discover it at Hale & True’s taproom.
Revel Cider Waves: This superbly hued cider doubles down on the stone fruit punch vibes with the addition of crimson and blue plums, in addition to Montmorency cherries, to apple-based cider. On the nostril of this rose cider, discover chamomile, nutmeg and candy plum, with a balanced palate, together with gentle acidity and salinity, with floral notes and only a contact of tannin. Order on-line for delivery throughout Canada, the US and the EU.
Snow Capped Cider Plum Lemongrass: Positioned in a fertile fruit-growing area on the base of the Grand Mesa on Colorado’s Western Slope, Snow Capped has entry to a number of unimaginable fruit. On this semi-sweet cider, it combines mellow Jonathan apples with tart plum, natural lemongrass and a touch of ginger, for a clean and easy-drinking cider. Store on-line.
Wildcraft Cider Your Fruit Your Cider: Yearly since 2014, Wildcraft has produced a group cider constructed from bartered apples, pears and plums from its group apple drive program. Every fruit is fermented individually and blended to create a dry and fruity cider reflecting each the land and the group surrounding the cidery! Order on-line or discover it at Wildcraft’s tasting room in Eugene, OR.
- Characteristic photograph: Snow Capped Cider
