About the Producer
Flag Hill is a winery and distillery that in Lee, NH that releaed it’s first products in 1996. It’s the largest and second oldest winery in NH and I believe the oldest distillery in the state as well. The distillery primarily focuses on whiskey with bourbon rye and a unique breakfast bourbon made with chocolate malt and oats. In addition to those and other standard products they have this apple brandy. I haven’t heard good things about Flag Hill but this was on sale for $15 so I decided to pull the trigger.
Details
- From high acidity apples grown at Apple hill Farm in Concord, NH
- 10 day fermentation
- double pot distilled to 150p proof
- Aged in new toasted 610 gal barrels from Canton Cooperage.
- Aged for 5+ years. Newer editions are 6yrs old.
- 40% abv.
Nose
Green sour apple with some lemon juice. Some off putting wet sawdust flavor and tastes like the apples are overripe. Lacks balance. Not a good nose.
Palate
Very funky fruit. Harsh. The wet sawdust flavor comes back again. Astringent and tannic. Tart. Imbalanced.
Finish
Medium and unpleasant
Rating: 3
Overall
Just a poorly produced apple brandy. Has several flaws including the wet sawdust nose. Can’t drink a full drink. Confirm all the negative things I’ve heard about the distillery.
1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out.
2 | Poor | I wouldn’t consume by choice.
3 | Bad | Multiple flaws.
4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but many things I’d rather have.
5 | Good | Good, just fine.
6 | Very Good | A cut above.
7 | Great | Well above average
8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional.
9 | Incredible | An all time favorite
10 | Perfect | Perfect