4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
(750ml bottle) CW3 gathering in Victoria. Courtesy of Oakes and Joe McPhee. Lite yellow colour with high carbonation. Tart, clean, tonic, dry grape nose. Flavour of a mildly sweet white wine. Good apple base with a delicious grape mid-palate. Mildly dry wine finish. One of the finest non-iced ciders I’ve tried. Difficult to achieve this level, balance and complexity.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Gold with a bit of fizz and some decent legs. Aroma is of apple and butter. Taste is of bandaid and apple with a light tartness.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bottle @ home. Filtered, clear, golden orange appearance with no head. Slightly toasty, apple pulpy, mildly dry, vinous aroma. Lightly sour, sweet, toasty apple flavor with a mild to moderately finish. Slightly vinous. Kind of a weird toasty flavor.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 9/20
(Notes)
On tap @ R&H. Served in a long-stem goblet.
Light, but nearly chardonnay in color. Still, except for a ripple here & there.
Smell is watered down white wine with tart apples & a touch of bubblegum.
Taste is of oxidized white wine, soft florals, tart green apple skins & a wincing astringency. Slightly metallic. Unbashful alcohol. Light on the wood tannins. Delicate carbonation. Dry, chalky finish.
Served too cold & too dry for me anyway.
3.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
From Knightly. Ok, so I bought this one for my wife which she’s consuming right now, but thought I’d pour myself a little to see what it’s about. The pour is a golden color... looks like a typical cider to me. This smells like it’s got a lot of white wine character. To be honest, it smells pretty damn good. The flavor offers plenty of sweet but also tart apple, some wood, as well as a citrusy-lemon note. Slightly dry in the finish. As far as ciders go, this one is quite good.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
750mL Bottle. Leggy headless pour, with a bit of viscosity and a golden hue. Aroma is a light and of distant apple jack. Overall, flavors are lighter than many other quality ciders. Warmer and more alcoholic than I expect. Lacking tight acidity, balancing skin-based astringency, and complex apple flavor. More sugar-based and plain.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Courtesy of bu11zeye. Clear light golden color/ fizzy white. Aromas of over ripe golden apples. Refreshing apple butter, pear, mild cinnamon flavors. good.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
(750ml bottle) Pours a clear pale yellow body with a spare white head. Aroma of apple, band-aid, and earth. Flavor of apple and earthiness with a dry wood finish. Refreshing.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
( 750ml bottle thanks to bu11zeye) Pours effervescent yellow. Nose of wet wood, apple, funk. Taste is lightly tart apples, and it’s very well carbonated and drinkable.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Draft. Pours yellow gold with a thin bubbly head. Light apple aroma with just a hint of sweetness. The flavor has a light apple sweetness, with a nice dry almost tart hint. Decent.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at Rattle n Hum. Pours a clear straw yellow with a medium sized white head that vanishes almost immediately. Dry apple, little bit of champagne yeast, somewhat sweet fruit. Thin, somewhat watery. Little bit of a dry hay note, rather empty overall. Dried out a bit too much.
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