Revel Cider Company, 2021 Bittersweet Freedom, 750ml
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"Some apples are better than others. 6 years ago, we had the immense good fortune to stumble onto what has become our favourite apple. Having tried ciders from traditional European cider apples over the last few years, for us, nothing has topped the incredible character of the humble Hyslop. Hyslop is a crabapple variety that originated in North America in the 19th century (around Boston likely). We only know of 3 trees in Ontario, and they’re extremely biennial: meaning they bear fruit every other year. Las fall our farmer surprised us by picking the fruit in an ‘off year’. We got an 1/8th of the fruit we normally do, making for a tiny vintage of 300 bottles. Even though we discovered these trees back in 2016, this is the fourth time we’ve gotten our hands on these crabapples. Why are we so obsessed with Bittersweet Freedom? Its’ distinct tannic character, chalky in a way that is completely different from other apples and grapes. Most tannins (that we’ve experienced) in grape wines tend to be smoother, and almost fruitier, where the Hyslop is uniquely chalky. To us, European cider apples are also more similar to grapes in their tannin profiles. In our experience Hyslop stands alone with it’s distinct mineral-like tannins. The gorgeous orange zest/marmalade flavours and aromas distinct to this fruit. The barnyard funk our native yeast add, working in harmony with the intensity of the fruit. This bottling is different from our previous vintages for another reason — it was aged in a barrel that previously held a wine aged with tarragon. The oak held on to notes of candied anise, basil and liquorice, which brings an added depth to this cider. We’ve had a few people comment on it’s similarities to skin contact whites. That combo of grippy tannin and citrus definitely gives us that vibe. Bittersweet Freedom is the ultimate dinner sipper. The experience of drinking this with food is just sublime." - Revel Cider Company
BREWERY: Revel Cider Company
STYLE: Cider
ABV: 8.1%
SIZE: 750ml Bottle
ORIGIN: Ontario, Canada
Buy in-store, Click & Collect & Delivery
IN-STORE: if you live in Brisbane drop into one of our two awesome shops. You’ll find My Beer Dealer Caxton Street under our mothership Brewski – it’s one of the few drink-in bottle shops in Brisbane complete with 10 taps for growler and can fills. And My Beer Dealer Eagle Junction is in Clayfield in Brisbane’s north (right next to Eagle Junction train station) with a killer range of beers, wines and spirits.
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Meet the Dealers
We’re Antoinette, Natasha, Matt and Simon. We’re good booze lovers just like you. We started our beery journey in 2013 when we opened the famous Brewski on Brisbane’s infamous Caxton Street. In 2018 we opened our first My Beer Dealer under Brewski, it’s one of the few drink-in bottle shops in Queensland and we’re super chuffed with it. 2020 was a big year for us, we launched our online store (you’re looking at it) and opened our second bricks ‘n mortar shop next to Eagle Junction station in Brisbane’s Clayfield (we’re super chuffed with it as well). Both of these have allowed us to complement our awesome beer range with our other passions of good wine and good spirits.
As we’re a small family run business we prefer to support other family businesses and small producers, ensuring that when you visit us it’s not the same old, same old. And by shopping with us we hope you get to feel good about supporting a whole heap of small businesses, just like we do. So if you do choose to buy through us, thank you from us and thank you from our family of suppliers (and thanks for reading this far, our copywriter is stoked).
