3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle (BBE Nov 07). Over carbonated. Fairly dry with noticeable strength. Although Aspalls commendably make their cider solely from english freshly pressed apples this seems almost pointless when you actually need to work quite hard to really appreciate this subtle depth.
Earlier Rating: 6/30/2004 Total Score: 2.5
Bottle. Clear, pale and very sparkling. Oak and pear drop/alcohol aromas. Dry with a slightly chalky body. Excessive carbonation prevents a full appreciation. Similar to the cheap french ciders from the supermarket.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle poured into glass. Compared side by side with the Demi-sec. This was a tad dryer then most ciders I’ve had but other then that it’s really just your standard run of the mill type of cider.
2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
Bottle. Pours a yellow body, with almost no head, but leaves a fair lace. Faint apple aroma. Tastes like white wine, very similar to a champagne, the alcohol is very intense, and I really struggle to find the apples. Very carbonated, low body, not my style.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle. Yellow colour. Moderate apple aroma. Moderate apple flavor. Semi dry. Average finish. oily palate.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Light golden color with no head. Aroma of tart apples and wood. Taste, red apples with nice tartness in background, white vine, vanilla, wood. Good.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. No head. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are crisp clean apples and sugar. Slightly acetic. Medium bodied and soft carbonated.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Draft in a pub in London. Very light hazy darker blond coloured with lots of carbonation and no head. Rather fruity green apple sourness within the aroma. Medium sprankling palate. Finish is sweet-fruity sour with a nice fizzz; Ok cider.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Translucent straw with some white bubbles. Medium bodied with high carbonation.
Aroma: champagne with a hint of apples.
Taste: musty apples and chapagne.
Earlier Rating: 1/22/2012 Total Score: 2.8
Translucent straw with some white bubbles. Medium bodied with high carbonation.
Aroma: champagne with a hint of apples.
Taste: musty apples and chapagne.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Nose is sharp and fresh with medium astringency. Sadly only one thing to compare the colour to - I shan’t, but you get the idea. Most ciders do after all. Flavour follows the nose - fresh, astringent, gently sour finish. Refreshing and dry but nothing special.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bottle, pours a pristine topaz with a fizzy quickly-dissipating head, champagne/apple aroma with some must,clean sweet apple with a crisp dry finish, a bit too sweet/cheap champagne-y for it being billed as a "dry cider"
2.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
A dry apple cider which has lively carbonation. Little soapy on the palate.
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