LCBO Food & Drink Autumn 2021

Sniff Ciders are becoming a lot more com- plex, so tasting it looks a lot like tasting wine. Focus on aromatics to start, and look beyond apples for notes from other fruits and botanicals. Taste Apples range in character from sharp to sweet, so slow down and look for drying tannins and acidity, as well as sweetness. When tasting more than one cider in a session, move from driest to sweetest. Bubbles Effervescence is very broad in cider— you can find every style from still to sparkling. Go-to Pairing Indian curries: The sweet, tangy and spicy flavours bounce off the cider, and you’ll often find fruity notes in curries that harmonize with the apple. Ask a pommelier We asked Thunder Bay, Ont., native Jeannie Dubois, who is Canada’s first Certified Pommelier, to share some cider-tasting tips.

HOW TO SPOT LOCAL To check if the cider you love uses 100% Ontario juice, look for the Ontario Craft Cider Association trademark on the can.

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FOOD & DRINK AUTUMN 2021