3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Clear golden color. Aroma of lightly spiced pear and apple. Taste is sweet with vanilla, fruit, sulphur, white wine, spice.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Sweet fresh apple, oak and light whiskey aroma Hazy honey gold with a thin white ring. Sweet-tart apple, oak, subtle whiskey flavor. Light body, lively carbonation. I’m a sucker for apples and oak, they were made for each other.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
12oz bottle pours a cloudy golden/yellow with a small quickly disappearing head. Aroma is nice clean sweet dry apples with undertones of play-doh like whiskey, a nice balance. Taste is very clean sweet crisp apples with oaky vanilla and whiskey notes, slight tart. Very pleasant, glad I sat on this for awhile it’s drinking great right now.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottled. Poured cloudy, brighter golden with a white head that fizzled down quickly. The aroma picked up sweeter whiskey and juicy apples, joined by a little oak.. whiskey increased toward the back of the nose.. very nice stuff. The flavor found tart apple skins and oak throughout, with earthy whiskey joining on the middle and carrying through the finish.. very tasty! Medium-bodied with low carbonation on the palate.. interesting and complementary use of the barrel.. this was really good.
3.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
bottle - They start with an average cider and then they aged it, which gives it some interest, but doesn’t remove the lingering mediocrity of the base cider. They need to work on their base cider. So far, their ciders all leave me with a vague feeling of disappointment and, sadly, this one is no different.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Two 12 oz. bottles bought at Whole Foods P Street in DC. Drank right out of the bottle, for lack of a glass at a picnic. Really lovely combination on both the nose and taste of crisp, fresh autumnal apple, touches of boozy heat, spicy and vanilla and butterscotch sweet barrel notes, and complex tannic bite. Really lovely combination of sweet apple, light funk, and spicy whiskey. Damn tasty.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle courtesy of CanIHave4Beers. Thanks, Andy! Not a beer I would have sought out, but really glad to have had it. Pours hazy pale yellow with a thin white head. Nose mixes sweet and tart apples, sour wood, sugar, and booze. Some slight banana notes. Earthy. Taste shows more of the whiskey and adds some tart apple peel. Lively palate.
2.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 7/20
Interesting, solid cider aspects, but the whiskey flavor isn’t especially subtle. Good, but not a brainless summer pounder.
4.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
12oz twist-off bottle. Hazy yellow color, thin white head. Huge aroma of booze. Smells like rum! Hint of apple and loads of oak. Some Saké aromas as it warms. Flavors of apple juice, rye spice, whiskey aged oak, and barrel aged whiskey. Spicy tingle on the palate. Nice fresh apple character. Very well developed juice. Long lingering flavor of whiskey long after the juice has been long gone. HUGE WHISKEY character. A bit of burn in the end. Smooth, clean. Very special and worth every penny. I could easily pay $20+ on this 12oz bottle. AMAZING.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Yellow/goldish color. Tart apple aroma (a bit Granny Smith-ish), honey, light fruit and vanilla. Flavor is sweet honey and apple, but a dry slightly spiced finish. Vanilla and oakiness is noticeable, but not overpowering. Really enjoyed it.
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