July 2021
July’s Explorer Box features Captive Strangers (Pineapple Blueberry Slushie Cider) and three Imperial Ciders Burbon Imperial Cider, Calvados Imperial Cider, and Rum Imperial Cider.
BOOK OF NOMAD | CAPTIVE STRANGERS
Our Summer series was inspired by childhood memories mixing and matching flavors at the slushie machines. The process began by selecting colors and flavors that would pop when consumed as a cider or frozen as a cocktail slushie. We stepped into new territory for this cider using a double layering process of both fermenting the slushie fruits and then lightly sweetening the cider post-fermentation with the same fruits again. This blending of fermented and unfermented fruit flavor is a truly unique and refreshing experience that you can enjoy all summer long!
SMUGGLER SERIES | IMPERIAL CIDER
We fermented using a blend of brett and champagne yeast and further fortified this cider with French bittersweet concentrate, increasing the abv from 6% to 11%. Primary fermentation occurred in stainless vessels, then split into four different micro-batches, all aged with different spirit-infused woods. Lastly, we blended in a tad more French bittersweet to add a touch of sweetness to assist in balancing this goliath out. This huge cider drinks with a beautiful blend of apple, wood tannin, farmhouse funk, and leather. Canned, hand-labeled, and shipped exclusively to you, Cider Explorers. Sip slowly, preferably from a glass, sit back, and enjoy!
TASTING
Are your ciders chilly? Do you have your tasting card and a pen handy? Taste through your Cider Explorers Box with Kyle & Sara Sherrer.
CIDER COCKTAIL
Edward Gibbons-Brown, one of our favorite local mixologists and theater lover, is on vacation but he will be back next month!