Farnum Hill Dooryard 112 "Wassail"

This dooryard batch is an intact fermentation batch. It was made from early-ripening cider apples, Major and Somerset Redstreak. The mild acidity comes from Elstar, a dessert apple that ferments into a nice, neutral acid that times well with the early cider fruit. The name “Wassail” comes from an old English tradition of sprinkling the cider trees for the new year with cider to encourage them to bear fruit and to ward off evil spirits. In our case, it means the first fermentation of last fall to ferment to dryness: new cider ready to drink!