Raging Cider & Mead - Jonathan & Liberty (750 mL)

Raging Cider's Jonathan & Liberty is a METHODE ANCESTRALE cider made from 60% Jonathan & 40% Liberty apples sourced from a single orchard in Julian, California. It underwent two rounds of cold-racking to slow down fermentation and preserve a small amount of residual sugar at bottling. Primary fermentation finished in the bottle before being disgorged. The result is a gently effervescent, semi-dry cider with bitter tannins on the mid-palate that fade into a soft finish. About Raging Cider & Mead Company: Head cider maker Dave Carr makes a range of excellent cider, perry, mead, wine, and coferments in partnership with his family at their San Diego based cidery. Their ciders are all made with locally sourced fruit and honey from San Diego County - very rare amongst cideries in the area, most of which primarily use juice brought in from near and far. Dave and his family forage apples and pears and help manage several orchards throughout San Diego County. The many mountains and canyons just east of San Diego on the way to Julian, California are an abundant source of interesting fruit. The unique growing conditions of these mountains often result in higher levels of acid as well as higher sugar content (and thus higher alcohol). Dave uses natural fermentation methods (wild fermentation via native yeast) on the fruit for all of his ciders. Between the cidermaking style and the unique qualities of the fruit, these small batch ciders are all one of a kind.