Kingston Black Barrel Aged Cider
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The King of cider apples, aged to perfection
Kingston Black is one of the world’s most revered cider apples. This is what happens when you give it time, oak, and patience.
A one-time small-batch release from our Spreyton orchard. Aged six months in Tasmanian whisky barrels, bottle conditioned in the traditional Normandy style, and built to be savoured. Once it's gone, it's gone.
Available in packs of 2 or 6
Features
Tasting Notes
Aroma: Layers of baked apple, warm spice, vanilla, and toasted oak with delicate floral undertones.
Flavour: Rich apple character evolves into caramel, toffee, and subtle whisky warmth, supported by a distinctive tannic backbone and bright acidity.
Texture: Fine, persistent natural bubbles from bottle conditioning give a luxurious, crisp body and a long, satisfying finish.
Colour: Deep golden-amber with ruby hints from the apple’s signature dark red skin.
Product Details
- ABV: 9.8%
- Bottle size: 750 ml
- Style: Barrel aged, bottle conditioned (traditional Normandy style)
- Barrel source: Hellyers Road Distillery, Tasmania
- Base variety: 100% Kingston Black apples, Spreyton orchard
- Serve: Slightly chilled at 8–10°C in a tulip or white wine glass
- Dietary: Vegan friendly, gluten free
- Release: Limited small batch, one time only
After years of patient cultivation, our Kingston Black trees on the family orchard in Spreyton have delivered fruit worthy of something extraordinary.
Kingston Black is revered as the king of cider apples for good reason. One of the rare varieties that delivers exceptional balance of tannin, acidity, and flavour entirely on its own. We pressed it pure. Not a drop of blending.
That cider then spent six months resting in seasoned ex-whisky barrels from Hellyers Road Distillery, home of some of Tasmania’s oldest whisky. The wood does what wood does best: slowly, patiently, beautifully. Warm vanilla. Toasted oak. Caramel. Subtle spice. And beneath it all, that deep Kingston Black character, still very much present.
Finished in traditional champagne bottles using the Normandy bottle conditioning method. Naturally sparkling. Richly textured. Built to be savoured.
