FARNUM HILL Kingston Black Reserve, 8.5% ABV (2015)

Cider enthusiasts tend to get excited about Kingston Black, one of the very few cider apples that makes a really good, complex, balanced cider all by itself. It’s an English apple that grows to perfection in our part of New Hampshire, but it’s a diva. A classic Kingston Black fermentation is rich in canteloupe, bitter orange, candle-wax, florals and mysterious hormonal notes, all framed by razor-like acid and broad, tea-like tannins, which is what happened with the sold-out 2015 Kingston Black batch.