The Mitten Bourbon Barrel Aged Hard Cider Virtue Cider is a Traditional Cider by style. The Mitten is a winter cider, a blend of last season's best, aged in bourbon barrels, with the new season’s fresh pressed apple juice. Straight cider, aged for three seasons, finds notes of vanilla, caramel and charred American oak, balanced with the best of the orchard, over-ripe apples and their sweet, tart, earthy juice. Many barrels are filled, but only a small portion, the very smoothest, will find their way into The Mitten. This sweet cider is 6.8% ABV. In this review, we will take a look at the color, smell, and taste.