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Crispin Stagger Lee

Score
9599
OVERALLStyle
Serve in Flute, Lager glass

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RATINGS: 35   MEAN: 3.71/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.57   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 207   ABV: 6.9%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Boom, Boom. A big, bold swaggering cider, blended to the edge of dangerous. An American original. An authentic American rock ‘n roll cider.

Blended 3 times, using apple-wines aged in American rye whiskey barrels – Colfax Classic apple-wine plus a “Forbidden Fruit” experimental wit-style yeast fermentation. Final blend with unfiltered fresh-pressed Gravenstein apple juice.

ABV: 6.9%

Poured Appearance: Whiskey Cloudy. Slightly opaque.

Color: Rich golden orange.

Aroma: Mild moonshine Tennessee woods, soft spicy rye whiskey, ripe apple.

Flavor: Dry, subtly spicy rye whiskey, butterscotch, faint banana & ripe apple with mild apple-skin tannins. Full bodied sexy finish.

Final Blend: 63% fermented apple-wine, 23% Gravenstein fresh-pressed apple juice.

Unfiltered & blended from apple-wine straight from the rye whiskey barrels. Give a solid, firm bottoms-up tilt and swirl to disperse sediment evenly to best enjoy whiskey aromas and unique bouquet. Best enjoyed at cellar temperature, 50/55F, with or without 1 or 2 ice cubes.

Stagger Lee is most certainly worthy of aging in your cellar.


4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
Mr_TBone (81) - Hollywood, California, USA - MAY 23, 2012
Big strawberry/pear nose with hints of whisky and rum? Tastes like sweet strawberries, vanilla a little lemoncello. Great cider -

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Hophead22 (2392) - Redlands, by way of Wisconsin,, California, USA - MAY 21, 2012
12oz bottle. Rating #34. Clear yellow pour. Apples and a little wood and vanilla in the aroma. Flavor was apples and a bit of whiskey, mild barrel character overall, but very pleasant. .

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
kp (10404) - Woodstock, Georgia, USA - MAY 20, 2012

Date: March 21, 2012
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
Appearance: cloudy yellow, scant off white head, legs
Aroma: sweet apple aroma, light fruity tartness
Flavor: sweet apple flavor, light whiskey character in the form of oak and a touch of caramel, light spicyness
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *** /4

4.6
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
arkotramathorn (22) - Eau Claire, USA - MAY 19, 2012
Pours hazy yellow orange, lots of sediment. Scents of honey and Apple, smoke and yeast. First taste of granny smith apples, hints of honey with a crisp acidity. Slightly bready yeast pervades the taste. Finishes very smokey with charred wood and whiskey notes. Took a break and let the drink warm up in the glass, whiskey tones begin to come out very strongly.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
j12601 (4435) - Poughkeepsie, New York, USA - MAY 17, 2012
Bottle shared with my lovely wife. Pours a very hazy and cloudy gold with no head really aside from while it pours. Sweet fruit, a very faint hint of banana, warm rice, wood. Very complex on the nose. Quite interesting. Medium bodied, banana, warm apple compote, the faintest hint of whiskey. Vanilla and smooth wood, slow cooked apples. Really lovely stuff.

4.1
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
watson1977 (1252) - The dub c, Pennsylvania, USA - MAY 9, 2012
Pours a hazy pale yellow with a quickly dissipating white head. Aroma has nice whisky notes...touch of vanilla...nice appley notes but subtle as if floral...and maybe im crazy but i get a faint hint of lavender. Flavor has soft apple goodness atop mild vanilla and smooth whisky and a touch of oak. Mouthfeel is medium and lively with a lightly warming dry apple/whisky finish.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
hellbilly (3053) - scottsdale über alles, Arizona, USA - APR 7, 2012
re rate 4/7/12. the whiskey is really starting to show in this. spiciness comes through on the finish with just a touch of whiskey heat. coming along nicely

3.5
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
BVery (2548) - Burnsville, Minnesota, USA - APR 7, 2012
Bottle. Hazy yellow pour with a small head. Nose is all apple. Taste is not too tart - apple and a bit of sweetness.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
womencantsail (3929) - Home of Rebecca Black, California, USA - MAR 31, 2012
Pours a clear straw color with a short lived white head. Wow, a great nose. Nice sweetness from the apples with a really good whiskey character to it adding a nice vanilla note. A touch of spice and oak aroma, too. Sweet apples and vanilla along with rye and barrel spiciness. A nice bit of residual sugar to it as well. Really liked this one.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
svandyke (61) - USA - MAR 25, 2012
Bottle- Pours a very cloudy straw color. Very active carbonation. Nose has a bit of banana along with the apple. Very little of the apple comes out in the taste, instead there is some salt. Refreshingly abrupt in its feel.


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