4.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: JAN 20, 2012 Bottle (2009)… This cider rocks!… Clear, perfectly amber cider with thick, long legs. The aroma offers apples and spiciness – earthy and fruity with subtle peppery, woody nuances. Full-bodied with a very creamy mouthfeel. The flavor is moderately sour and quite fruity – almost Granny Smith-like. Certainly sweet, but offers loads of acidity as well. Lasting tart finish. Another world class ice cider hauled down to Florida by MartinT!
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
187 ml bottle. Clear rusty gold with a few tiny bubbles. Nose is tart apple and toffee with hints of vinegar and plastic. Slick and sticky with a tang, not quite syrupy. Taste is nicely balanced sweet, tart and sour apple. Vanilla from the oak merges seamlessly softening the intense fruit.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pouring at the Applepalooza event at the Astor Center. Pours a clear amber gold. Light gentle wood, apple flesh. Smooth and velvety. Long tart acid, silky sugar, caramel. Very well balanced, dries out a bit and picks up some more wood on the finish. Picked up a bottle of this afterward to bring home.
4.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Sampled @ Astor Wines. My favorite newly discovered apple varietal this week.
Clear, orange maple/amber color. Very still, very leggy.
Smells of bold, compact apples, maple, & a touch of vanilla & something veggy.
One side is full of honey & gummy bears flavors. The other is full of tart, juicy apples, with a hard, acidic punch. It cuts it well. A bit hot. Suckling sweet, with a strong, potent, woodsy edge. Invigorating.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle at Papsø’s - Thanks. Clear amber/golden - no head. Sharpness, sweetness, honey, candy, light acid, sticky body, oakey, light wooden. Nice.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle shared by yespr. Clear amber body. Loads of sweet apple notes with some light acid notes. Very intense. Quite sour apples in the flavour with some vinegar notes. Long sweet finish. Very intense overall.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottled. Dark golden coloured. Clear. No head. Aroma of ripe fruits, light acid, spice, vague wood. Flavour of dense ripe fruits, spice, syryp, sweetness, acid. Medium to full bodied. Dense apple in the end. A bit cloying, but highly drinkable and delicious.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle at Papsø, thanks yespr.
Clear orange coloured with a small white head.
Sweet and fruity aroma of caramel, apples, dried apples and marzipan.
Sweet and fruity flavour of caramel, apples, dried apples with notes of marzipan and acidic notes.
Sweet and tart finish.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
bottle shared by yespr, thanks a bunch.
clear orange , small head.
sweet citrussy aroma, sweet and dry apple.
flavor is citrussy and sweet dry apple, fantastic. aweseome balance
this is fantastic.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Courtesy of yespr
Hazy light amber color. Very nice aroma, apple concentrate, caramel, brown sugar, sweet; there is some hazelnut, and light sourness; unfortunately it also has a very light puke smell. Good body strength; sweet apple juice flavor, with high acidity, and quite a level of astringency. Rough but very interesting.
Tasted side to side, more fat and decandent than the Calville Blend.
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