This is part of a series of posts on juices and unique drinks that I have come across. Everyone knows the Pepsis and Cokes of this world and many sites cover the wines and beers, but I am bringing to you the rest of the beverage world
Last fall I read an article online about the SweeTango apple. It is a new apple developed at the University of Minnesota. SweeTango is a cross between a Honeycrisp (also developed at Minnesota) and a Zestar. The apple was released last fall to a limited audience. I never say any in my area (Michigan). However I was at Joe’s Produce in Livonia last week, I came across an apple cider that was made from just SweeTango apples. I was shocked to find this cider when I haven’t even seen the apple yet. So of course I had to buy me a half gallon. This cider was distributed by Fowler Farms out of Wolcott, New York. I have also had their Honeycrisp cider (which was good) and they have a Fuji Apple Cider.
Wow! This was a unique apple cider, unique in a very good way. Your taste buds are greeted by a sweetness as the liquid flows down your throat, you get a taste that has spice to it. You would swear that their is spices added to this cider, but that is not the case. If the apple is as good as this cider, I am looking for to taking a bite of one in the future. This is some of the best cider I have ever had and I never expected to be saying that in the middle of winter!
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Eat Like No One Else » Blog Archive » Where to Find SweeTango Apples in 2010? says:
August 24, 2010 at 6:15 am (UTC -6)
[...] hints of fall spices. I never found them in my area last year (Ann Arbor, MI), but I did find an apple cider that was made from SweeTango [...]
Eat Like No One Else − SweeTango Apple Crop Report 2011 says:
June 10, 2011 at 8:47 am (UTC -6)
[...] the market place in 2009, but was in very limited quantities. I was lucky to get my hands on some SweeTango Apple Cider, but didn’t try the apple itself until 2010. The amount of SweeTango available last year was [...]