Finally some true February temperatures, this freeze should kickstart the trees into running again and flush out all of the warm and hazy sap we’ve had to process last week. We’re all taking a much needed and deserved day off today, the first in quite a while

Various sample bottles from this year, we started with golden two weeks ago and hit amber and dark on our way to very dark today. While we do love the strong flavor of very dark we’re hoping for some colder weather so that we can get back to amber grade, 60 degree sap doesn’t have a very long shelf life and needs processed immediately.

Another beautiful day – perfect for starting to tap the Brass Road property