Growers Honeycrisp Apple Cider
Honey and sweet white flowers show up in the tasting note. Growers calls this core can crisp, sweet and tart, with a fleshy apple flavour.
Arterra Wines Canada holds the trademark from a Mississauga office. The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan bought that company in 2016. The homepage says the range uses 100 percent local apples. This flavour page never names a fermenter.
Stores listed beside Honeycrisp are the LCBO and select Ontario grocers. A separate light line is 4 g of sugar and 110 calories per 355 ml can. This is not that can.
Product Highlights
- •Filed under core, separate from Light and Spritz
- •Tasting note names honey and sweet white flowers
- •East page points shoppers to Ontario liquor and grocery
- •Company started in Saanichton in 1922
Category
Our Canadian score
Limited Canadian ties
Company’s own label claim: “Natural fruit flavours, made with 100% local apples”
Growers Honeycrisp is a core cider under a Canadian owner, Arterra Wines Canada, itself owned by the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan since 2016. The brand says the apples are local. It does not name the plant that fills this can.
Score breakdown (55% evidenced, low confidence)
“In 2016, the Canadian branch of Constellation Brands was acquired by the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, and Arterra Wines Canada was born.”
“Arterra Wines Canada, Inc. 441 Courtneypark Drive East Mississauga, ON L5T 2V3 Canada”
This score is our own read of publicly available evidence, not a regulatory finding. It is not a CFIA or Competition Bureau origin determination, and it is not the same as the "Product of Canada" or "Made in Canada" claims a manufacturer prints on a label. Check the package if you need the official claim. How we score
Key Facts
- Brand
- Growers
- Line
- Core
- Owner
- Arterra Wines Canada
- Stores
- LCBO, select Ontario grocers
- Apples
- Described as 100% local
Where to Buy
Product Information
Ingredients
The flavour page does not print a full ingredient list. The homepage says the ciders use natural fruit flavours and 100 percent local apples.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Growers Honeycrisp Apple Cider made in Canada?
No fermenting town is printed for Growers Honeycrisp Apple Cider. The brand talks about apples grown nearby. Arterra, in Mississauga, holds the trademark, and a teachers' pension fund in Ontario took that company over in 2016.
Who owns Growers Honeycrisp Apple Cider?
Growers Honeycrisp Apple Cider sits inside Arterra Wines Canada. That firm's own history says an Ontario teachers' pension fund took the old Constellation Canada business in 2016 and renamed it Arterra.
Where can I buy Growers Honeycrisp Apple Cider?
The east flavour page puts Growers Honeycrisp Apple Cider at the LCBO and at select Ontario grocery retailers. West listings on the same site point at BC Liquor Stores for other cans.
Is Growers Honeycrisp a light cider?
No. Growers Honeycrisp Apple Cider is filed with the core flavours. Light cans are a different lineup. Spritz is a third lineup, built around sparkling water and about 1 gram of sugar.
What does Growers Honeycrisp taste like?
The east page calls Growers Honeycrisp Apple Cider fleshy and true to the fruit, sweet against tart, with a floral honey edge. It does not print a sweetness scale or a sugar gram count for this can.