Tap Handle #761: Original Sin - Elderberry Cider

 

Tap size:  11.25"

Rarity:  cider possibly retired, hand-made

Mounting:  3/8" ferrule on 5/16" anchor bolt

Back in profile #673 I mentioned that Original Sin had released two taps featuring a woman, a snake, and a piece of fruit that corresponded to the cider's flavor variety. That first tap was was Apricot, and this second one I'm profiling is Elderberry. First appearing around 2014, this tap, like the Apricot tap before it, once again evokes images of the Garden of Eden (except with elderberries instead of an apple), and it is beautifully sculpted and painted. The raven haired beauty sits on top of a round sign that has the name of the cidery, the cider variety, and the cidery's symbol sculpted into it. I would estimate that perhaps 20 to 30 of these have appeared on the secondary market since their initial release. It commands a premium price (well over $100).

For more about Original Sin, see this post.

Click through to read more about Original Sin's Apricot Cider and to see more photos of this sinfully good tap...

Original Sin Elderberry is a balanced cider combining the natural acid and sugar of apples with the tart qualities of elderberries. Elderberries have been adding flare to hard cider for centuries. In fact, the 1822 book The American Orchardist suggests adding Elderberries to give cider “a fine colour as well as flavour.” Original Sin brought back this brilliant tradition with their Elderberry Cider, although it does not appear as a current cider on the website, and may no longer be in production.