May 2021
May’s Explorer Box features Synthetic Salvation (Prickly Pear Plum Sake Cider) and Girl Crush (Paloma Gose Cider ) a collaboration cider with Talea Beer Co.
BOOK OF NOMAD | SYNTHETIC SALVATION
Our Spring series was inspired by exotic teas, Asian fruit, and sake. The process began by selecting a specific sake yeast strain that produces fruitier esters. After the strain was selected, we blended the yeast, cider, and Asian fruit until fermentation reached 14% ABV. Once the fermentation stalled out, we added a handful of loose tea leaves, along with dried fruit, and citrus. To achieve a complex flavor, we aged the blend in a chilled environment for one month. The finished sake cider was blended with our traditional wild yeast fermented cider and then canned.
SHARED UNIVERSE | GIRL CRUSH
We collaborated with our friends from Talea Beer Co to create Girl Crush. Inspired by a Paloma, a tequila-based cocktail, we fermented grapefruit and agave for the base of the cider, then layered in more grapefruit, agave, and a touch of sea salt for a more complex flavor. Girl Crush uses the whole grapefruit for a touch of bitterness, lime to add brightness, NY apples, hibiscus for a natural colorant, and sea salt to enhance all flavors.
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, has created a custom cocktail for you, Cider Explorers, using ingredients found in the common pantry.
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