Also known as Hidden Rose or Airlie Red Flesh, the Mountain Rose apple is native to Airlie, Oregon, in the Willamette Valley.
“There are many red-fleshed apples grown around the world, and I have always found them to be high in aromatics and acid, which both lend to more interesting ciders,” Walker says. “Mountain Rose apples don’t have much by way of structural tannins, so they can be enjoyed within a week of finishing. The anthocyanins offer antioxidant protection, so it ages beautifully. I just drank a five-year-old bottle of Mountain Rose cider and couldn’t have been happier with it.”
CIDER
Batch size: 5 gallons (19 liters)
OG: 1.051 (12.6°P)
FG: 0.999 (–0.3°P)
ABV: 6.9%
