Something Different: Imperial Spy

In our quest to create a delicious and complex, full flavoured Imperial cider, Northern Spy was the perfect apple to craft the recipe around. Rich, layered and iconic, Northern Spy is an emblematic heirloom baking and pie apple that is no slouch in the cider department either. Spiritous notes of baked apple and honeysuckle are anchored by the well borne out tannic structure of the apple itself along with some not so subtle, silky hints of vanilla courtesy of oak and chestnut. We left some residual sugar in this one after an arrested fermentation of our favourite ancient Saccharomyces species of yeast, to add depth and enhance the caramel notes. An extremely satisfying sipper for any season.

• 8.5% alc./vol.
• 750 ml