*This is not a wildlife variety. I am a fan of citizen plant breeder Steven Edholm's (@Skillcult) apple breeding efforts and have grafted a limited number of his varieties. $5 from each tree sold will go to @Skillcult as a "royalty" to further his work.
-Hard Candy Cider is a cross between Grenadine and Lady Williams. This is a cider or processing apple, not a desert apple.
-It has a lot of tannin in the skin, and the texture is not great. Its distinguishing characteristic is its strong, complex flavor. The flavor is like taking a bunch of different fruit flavored hard candies and mixing them together. The flavors able to pick out are watermelon and purple grape. It can be very strong, intriguing and delicious. My hope is that the flavor will survive, pressing, oxidation and fermentation to result in a highly flavored cider. It is balanced enough that it might make a good single varietal cider.
-Grafted onto seedling rootstock
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HARD CANDY CIDER — SkillCult
