Liberty is primarily a fresh eating apple, but we use it occasionally in blends to add an aromatic punch. It’s one...
We like to add a certain amount of highly aromatic dessert pears to our otherwise tannic perry, and to pear based...
Cox Orange Pippin. (early acid, aroma) Intensely flavored and quite tart, Cox is a nice blending apple for early September acid...
Akane (early acid, ripe red apple aromas) Like it’s later cousin Idared, Akane’s Jonathan parentage means red apple aromas plus good...
Newtown Pippin (storied apple with heirloom flavor) We haven’t fallen in love with this variety, but are willing to keep at...
Roxbury Russet (classic russet flavor) Russet’s as a group tend toward beeswax, honey, ripe melon and stone fruit. Roxbury is no...
Goldrush (Sweet tart high sugar acid source) Scab resistant modern apple with high gravity and lots of acidity. Caution: the acid...
Bramley’s Seedling. (pure acid) The acid is a fresh, bright acid that doesn’t come across as “malic;” an important blending component...
Northern Spy. ( Minerality: salt and shale) We love NS for its minerality; however, this is definitely one of those apples...
Golden Russet. (aroma/richness) This apple adds a very distinct set of aroma characteristics as well as beautiful richness. As a single...