Wassail Sparkling Cider

Waes Hail! To your health! Spiced with orange peel, cloves and cinnamon, our Wassail spiced cider harkens back to the wassailing tradition of drinking spiced cider and singing to the apple orchard. Wassail is a winter “warming” cider; in other words, rich in flavour, deep in colour, and high in alcohol to warm the soul.

How We Make This Cider

Wassail is a winter “warming” cider; in other words, rich in flavour, deep in colour, and high in alcohol to warm the soul and befitting of a winter wassailing celebration. We follow the Anglo-Saxon method of creating a spiced cider for the wassailing tradition by preparing cinnamon, clove and orange peel eau de vie that we age in oak barrels then blend into a cider we have pressed and fermented from the best of British Columbian apples.

Tasting Notes & Food Pairings 

• Appearance: Rich amber, gently effervescent
• Aromas/Flavours: Candied orange peel, hints of clove and cinnamon
• Acid/Sweetness: Semi-sweet, good acid balance
• Mouthfeel: Smooth, long finish

Food pairings: This winter warmer is perfect just as it is, or paired with your favourite seasonal dishes. Flavours of candied orange peel with hints of winter spices make Wassail the perfect pairing for all your seasonal dishes. Try it with stuffing, roasted pork, duck, and turkey. A great fit for all your traditional sides too: mashed potatoes and braised winter vegetables. Also ideal with strong cheeses, Figgy Pudding, apple and pumpkin pie.

Good to Know

• Sweetness ranking: SEMI-SWEET
• 14% ABV
• 750 ml clear champagne glass with crown cap + flip top for re-closure
• Produced on-site in Saanichton, BC, Canada

Awards

• 2024 BEST SPECIALTY CIDER - The Growlers Awards

• 2022 BRONZE - GLINTCAP (Wood-Aged Specialty Cider)

• 2016 BRONZE - GLINTCAP (Spiced Cider)

• 2015 GOLD - Taste BC

Barrel Series

Centuries before stainless steel tanks were available, it was common practice to age cider in oak barrels. In particular, used oak barrels were once a cidermaker’s most convenient storage option. Their use imparted a range of additional notes to traditional cider, from the spirited notes of rum, gin and bourbon to the wine notes of sherry and fermented grapes.

Our Barrel Series pays tribute to these traditional oak aging methods by using different types of oak to age a selection of our ciders. This imparts a variety of aromatics and flavour notes to the ciders, while creating a complex and structured finished product.

Products in the Barrel Series include, in preferred tasting order: Ginger Perry/Ginger Paradise; Rumrunner; Wassail.