Some days when I contemplate a bottle of an adult beverage to open, I turn to familiar favorites. Other days, however, I’m looking for something a bit out of the norm. Recently, I was having one of those “I need something different” days and hit our racks looking for something that fit the bill. I quickly gravitated to our cider options and eventually settled on a bottle of Jupiter’s Legacy from Albemarle CiderWorks.
This dry cider is one of the CiderWorks blends. After spending some time with cidermaker Chuck Shelton at the VA cider tasting co-hosted by CiderWorks and Foggy Ridge Cider, I know he’s partial to single variety ciders. That said, he’s also clearly a talented blender of apples as this cider demonstrates.
When I sipped this cider, I noted lots of great yeasty apple scents and flavors that called to mind golden delicious apples and crabapples (I grew up with a crabapple tree in my yard, so yes, I know what crabapples are like) along with some floral notes and something I can only describe as calling up mental images of yellow fruits. This was an incredibly refreshing tipple, and it was also low enough in alcohol that I had no regrets about finishing half a bottle when I had to get up far too early the next morning to oversee a special event at work.
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That’s probably one of the best things about cider- the low alcohol content. Since it’s fizzy, you don’t want to pop a bottle unless you plan on finishing it, but you can do it on a weeknight. I’m not saying that I’ll down a bottle of Jupiter’s Legacy and go drive a cement truck slalom next to a preschool, but you get my point. As for the cider itself, I like this one a lot. It’s really complex, with a great balance of sweet and tart.
Otherwise would you drive a cement truck slamon next to a pre-school?
Please let me know. I’m considered a mandated reporter for VA DSS CPS.
I’ll have to call hotline and say some wild dude named Grape Envy Guy is planning to mow down a bunch of helpless preschoolers.
On the other hand, I bet lots of the little boys would think it’s a monster truck show and have great fun!
Having said that: I really, truly do want to go the Ciderworks next time I am up that way. I went to Cidery in the Fingerlakes and enjoyed it immensely.They had fine ciders and some swell cidery cats that hung about the grounds. I brought home a bottle of cider and a glass that said something about trolls.
Hmmm,,,,Trolls driving cement trucks…That’s an idea.
That’s slalom, not salmon! LOL!
Mow ‘em down? Shoot, stone cold sober I could make a cement truck pirouette on a back tire!
I am huge fan of all Albermarle Ciderwork’s ciders. My favorite used to be the Pippin, but last tasting it was the Jupiter’s Legacy, and you’ve reminded me I need to swing in there on a trip to Cville and get a few bottles!
There we go…we’re doing our part to stimulate the local economy!