Review of One Tree’s Crisp Apple cider.  I’ve tried it before, but only a draft sample, not canned.  I’ve also tried their Lemon Basil, Caramel Cinnamon, Huckleberry, Dark Cherry, and Raspberry ciders.

Cider:  Crisp Apple
Cidery:  One Tree
Cidery Location:  Spokane WA
ABV:  6.8%
How Supplied:  four pack of 16oz cans
Style:  American craft cider made from dessert apples

  

Availability:  Year-round in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana; see here.

Cider Description:  An army of apple have made their way to your door, housed in a tough metal can. This cider is crisp and delicious with just enough tart apple flavor to keep you coming back for more. Keep that ice chest stocked with One Tree Hard Cider cans. Your taste buds will thank you.

Cidery Description:  It all started with a love for the Washington apple and a father’s day gift of an at home cider kit … and the rest is history. One Tree Hard Cider is made from locally grown ingredients right here in Washington State. When we started on the journey we wanted to use a wide range of ingredients and flavors in our hard ciders to show that it all starts with apples but it doesn’t end there! Our flavors range from Lemon Basil, Crisp Apple, and Caramel Cinnamon to Huckleberry, Cranberry and other seasonal or limited release options. Whether you like your cider sweet or tart, you’ll find a One Tree Hard Cider just for you!

They have a tasting room in Spokane WA.

Price:  ~$ 3 / single can (runs ~$10.99 / four pack)
Where Bought:  Total Wine
Where Drank:  home
How Found:  I tried Crisp Apple at One Tree’s release party at the Schilling Cider House in Seattle awhile back (see here), and wanted to give it another go, but only a single can.

First Impression:  Hazy orange lemonade hue.  Low carbonation.  Smells of baked apple.

Tasting Notes:  Semi-sweet.  Medium bodied.  Moderate tartness and acidity.  No sourness, bitterness, tannins, or funk.  Notes of baked apple, citrus, and a hint of cinnamon.  Quick finish length.  High apple flavor.  High sessionability.  Low complexity.  Moderate flavor intensity.

My Opinion:  Yum!  Its simple, but tasty.  I like that its less filtered and flavorful, and less sweet than their other ciders (my preference is semi-dry to semi-sweet).

Most Similar to:  2 Towns Out Cider, except it is slightly sweeter and more flavorful.

Closing Notes:   This is probably my favorite One Tree cider so far; it is the most drinkable of their ciders for me, something I could actually have an entire pint of.  Sweet sells though, and One Tree’s ciders are very popular in the Seattle area.  They won the Fruit Cider Challenge at Cider Summit Seattle 2016 with their Raspberry cider with peanut butter whipped cream (see here).

Side note:  “Crisp Apple” is a popular name for ciders…Angry Orchard, Flatbed, Zeffer, Hornsby’s, Foster’s, and Newton’s all also use it.

Have you tried One Tree Crisp Apple?  What did you think?