{"id":94608318,"date":"2012-02-20T12:08:00","date_gmt":"2012-02-20T12:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/top-ice-ciders-in-montreal\/"},"modified":"2014-09-12T19:03:54","modified_gmt":"2014-09-12T19:03:54","slug":"top-ice-ciders-in-montreal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/top-ice-ciders-in-montreal\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Ice Ciders in Montreal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/miles-away\/wp-content\/uploads\/files\/2012\/2\/Neige.jpg\" alt=\"CC Flickr photo credit: Eduardo \" title=\"CC Flickr photo credit: Eduardo \" width=\"227\" height=\"307\" \/>Well known for its ice wines, Quebec is also noted for its ice cider (or <em>cidre de glace<\/em>), which was born here.&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\nIce wine is definitely sweet, but not as tawny as port. Ice cider offers a tasty alternative to both.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\nSince a trip to&nbsp;<a href=\"\/tag\/montreal\/default\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Montreal<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;just wouldn&rsquo;t be as fun or authentic without some ice cider shopping, here are a few top tier recommendations.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Marche Des Saveur Specialties<\/strong>: Found at the <em>Jean Talon Marche<\/em>, this store sells only locally produced goods. It is an excellent place to find artisanal cheeses and ice wines like the famous Neige.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<em>Marche Des Saveur <\/em>also features good meats, wines, and beers for hardcore foodies.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Neige<\/strong>: This <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lafacecachee.com\/index_fr.html\" target=\"_blank\">ice cider<\/a> is extremely popular both among locals and tourists. Established in 1994, the brand <em>Neige Premiere<\/em> produced by La Face Cachee de la Pomme is considered the first luxury ice cider made in&nbsp;<a href=\"\/tag\/quebec\/default\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Quebec<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;and sold around the world. <em>Neige<\/em> is sweet but not saccharine. It has a beautiful finish and is an excellent option for summer, accompanying lighter fare, or as a light dessert wine alternative.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Pinnacle<\/strong>: Ice cider in the Quebecois sense is an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting the juice of apples frozen during the winter in Quebec. <em>Domaine Pinnacle<\/em>, chaired by Christian Barthomeuf, is generally considered the inventor of the ice cider. The apples are harvested on the slopes of the Pinnacle Mountain, and what&rsquo;s different about Pinnacle is that their ice cider is blended after fermentation (most others blend it before). <em>Pinnacle<\/em> is extremely popular (for good reason) and should be on every ice cider lover&rsquo;s list.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Clos Saint-Denis<\/strong>: This manufacturer makes ice cider the traditional way, and uses four varieties of apples: McIntosh, Cortland, Spartan, and Royal Gala. Known for both its sweetness and acidity levels, <em>Clos Saint-Denis<\/em>&rsquo; ice ciders feature robust flavors and are extremely palatable, especially with a warm dessert.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<em>CC Flickr photo credit: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tnarik\/450600122\/\" target=\"_blank\">Eduardo<br \/>\n<\/a><\/em>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well known for its ice wines, Quebec is also noted for its ice cider (or cidre de glace), which was born here.&nbsp; &nbsp; Ice wine is definitely sweet, but not as tawny as port. Ice cider offers a tasty alternative to both. &nbsp; Since a trip to&nbsp;Montreal&nbsp;just wouldn&rsquo;t be as fun or authentic without some [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[68,1,66],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94608318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-food-travel","category-other","category-interests"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94608318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94608318"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94608318\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97169738,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94608318\/revisions\/97169738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94608318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94608318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94608318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}