World’s First Pumpkin Cider is Woodchuck Private Reserve Pumpkin
(Middlebury, VT) – Vermont’s own Woodchuck Hard Cider presents their first ever Private Reserve Label, also the world’s first ever pumpkin hard cider. The Woodchuck Private Reserve Pumpkin is a special edition high end cider with a 6.9% alcohol content (compared to Woodchuck’s 4% and 5% for core and Limited Release styles).
A true connoisseur’s cider, Woodchuck Private Reserve Pumpkin is limited to only two and a half hours on the production line and is handcrafted using centuries old cider making techniques with fresh and crisp pumpkin at the finish. Woodchuck Private Reserve Pumpkin Cider is being shipped to select markets including Boston, Chicago, and of course Vermont! Bottling will take place in early September and will ship to wholesalers at the end of September and into October. Availability in select markets can be found at www.woodchuck.com/locator.
Woodchuck Hard Cider has partnered exclusively with individual Vermont pumpkin growers to produce the world’s first pumpkin cider. Woodchuck Cider also partners with Champlain Orchards, Sunrise Orchards, Sentinel Pines, and Cold Hollow Cider Mill as part of their commitment to quality and fostering local relationships with Vermont apple companies.
The Woodchuck Private Reserve Pumpkin Cider pairs perfectly with roasted duck, turkey, squash ravioli, crème brulèe, and cheesecake as well as other distinguished dishes noteworthy of the autumn harvest and fall holiday season. Woodchuck Cider recipes can be viewed and submitted at www.woodchuck.com/cider/recipes.html.
Also this fall, Woodchuck Cider releases their Fall Cider Limited Release, featuring an attractive bouquet of autumn spices starring cinnamon and nutmeg and balancing out the taste with a hint of American white oak. As with all Woodchuck Ciders, Limited Releases, and the brand new Private Reserve Label, both the Woodchuck Fall Cider and Woodchuck Pumpkin Cider are naturally gluten free and handcrafted with techniques similar to those found in the early days of American cider making.
It’s horrible. Stay away.
Tastes no different than the amber, anyone wanna buy the rest of mine?
Its good. These other 2 commenters don’t know anything. I wish this cider was year round. Finally a strong cider coming from Woodchuck!
I was hoping for something different from the rest of Woodchuck’s swill, but it tastes just like their other stuff. Gross.
Myself and everyone at my house who tried it agree……tastes like vomit. Very disappointed.
Has a very familiar “woodchuck” taste at first but an almost revolting aftertaste. Could not taste pumpkin at all. I think their summer cider is the best, but this comes, very solidly, in last place.
Tastes exactly like Woodchuck’s other ciders.. nothing special (SO DISAPPOINTED)
compared to all of the other great pumpkin drinks out there, this does not even come close to competing… :\
Tried this yesterday at a “gluten free” food expo. Shocked at how good it was. Went directly to the grocery store and bought what they had left.
Strong, and good. It’s sweet and has a nice pumpkin aftertaste to it. The bottle recommends serving it at 45 degrees, and I’ve found that suggestion to be relatively accurate. Any colder and the flavors don’t come out, any closer to room temperature and it tastes harsher than usual.
If you can find it, give it a shot at the 38-50 degree range.
I really liked it! Anyone know where i can buy it near Lancaster, MA????
Starts out pretty gross and ends up worse. Any hint of pumpkin is covered by the too-potent alcohol. There’s also zero fizz or liveliness to the drink. At least the aftertaste remains pleasant. Still: a dud.
OMG. I cannot believe all the bad things people are saying about this. It’s amazing. It’s fantastic. It’s like Jesus in a bottle. It tastes like pumpkin, far more than any pumpkin ale I’ve had. The spice notes are also incredible, and accentuate the pumpkin flavor completely and perfectly.
I hate that it’s near impossible to find. Wegman’s has it in a 6er, but only in VA, and they’re an hour from me. Checking a local place based on the Woodchuck locator; hopefully that will pan out.
Too much alcohol? Dudes and dudettes, it’s, like, 6.9%. What are you drinking, Millier lite? Smirnoff Ice? This is the real deal.
Me and my girlfriend gave it a try last night, I’ve searched around for it for a good month and finally found it. I went straight home and threw them in the freezer, full of excitement. After they were cold enough I opened one up and it tasted like vomit. It leaves the worst aftertaste that will remind you of the college days after a rough night by the porcelain god.
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Puke. It tastes exactly like puke.