Ellis Bitter is a bittersweet English apple from the 19th century, just recently planted by our orchardist in Canada.

The harvest of 2022 was full of rare, old world apple varietals with so much character. They've each helped opened our minds, making us realize that some apple varietals are just as unique as the wine grapes that have taken the spotlight for the last century.

What's it like?: Fresh, funky and tropical, Ellis Bitter drinks like a ripe pineapple stomped into an orchard floor at the end of harvest. Small, fine tannins lengthen this cider, lifting more delicate notes of bell peppers, peaches crushed between oak slabs, and dried birch leaves, fallen after a long summer of photosynthesis.

25 cases made.

7.4% ABV | 750mL

Ingredients: Apples. Gluten free.

Wild fermented, zero residual sugar, vegan.