Somerset Cider Company Somerset Cider Brandy Company Kingston Black Apple- 50cl

The Kingston Black Appleport, 18% alc., from Somerset, England, consists of a blend of pressed apple juice (or must) and a young cider brandy (calvados), and is aged in wooden barrels. The minimum aging time is 14 months.

This apple gold, known in France as pommeau and in England as apple aperitif, has a beautiful body; the fruitiness of the old cider apple varieties with their original, bittersweet character is present, as well as the sherry-like woody notes from the casks imported from Spain.

Cider & Food Pairing Tip: starters with pâté, foie gras, desserts with chocolate, or even after the meal as a light digestif, even though it is called an apple aperitif . Wonderful with a piece of aged cheddar that comes from the same region as this drink.

Favorite of culinary writer-chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.