Western Cider - Dry & Dandy Pét Nat 2024 (750 mL)
Western Cider - Dry & Dandy Pét Nat 2024 (750 mL)
Western Cider Company's Dry & Dandy is a Pét Nat cider made from a blend of cider apple varieties grown on Western's own orchard in Montana's Bitterroot Valley. A refreshing blend of Binet Rouge, Bedan, Harrison, Marachal, St. Martin, and Gros Frequin apples. Bottled at the tail end of primary fermentation in the pétillant naturel style. Rested for 6 months before it's recent release (Fall 2025).
Tasting Notes: Apple skins, citrus peel, fresh pineapple, and papaya notes on the nose. Dry with a soft sparkle that cuts through the nice body of the cider. This cider drinks pretty bold - naturally imperial if you will. Tart candy lime notes at front of palate, with a bold citrusy quality to it - loads of grapefruit and lime zest. Floral with bitter pithy notes, plum skins, and hints of phenolics mid palate that linger long through the finish. Finishes dry with a mild butterscotch flavor, citrus zest medley, and a slight warming quality from the alcohol (9.6% ABV).
About Western Cider Company: Founder Michael Billingsley and his wife Arielle planted a cider apple orchard in 2010 in Montana's Bitterroot Valley - an area with a rich apple history. Inspired by traditional cider cultures from around the world as well as modern American cider styles, Western Cider Co. is committed to making cider for everyone - from easy-drinking to complex, affordable and high-end, traditional and experimental. Their traditional ciders are crafted using cider apples from their own orchard, neighboring orchards in the Bitterroot Valley, and apples gleaned through their Community Cider Collaborations. Their easy going ciders use apples from their neighbors to the west - Oregon and Washington. One of the few ciders in the U.S. who makes a wide range of both modern and classic cider styles, all done exceptionally well.
- Dry-to-Sweet Scale: Dry
- Tannins: Medium
- Acidity: Medium
- 🍎🍐 Varieties: Harrison and Bedan
- Features: Blend
- ABV: 9.6%
- Format: 750 mL Bottle
- Shipping available across U.S.
- In stock, ready to ship
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