Sheppys Dabinett Apple Cider

Pours a mid gold with a disappearing lace. Aroma features applewood, a touch of tannic plastic, a warm character. On the palate there is rich sweet apple, warm alcohol, loads of woody tannin leading to a medium dry finish. The evident alcohol would make this a good winter warmer.

(Bottle 50 cl) Pours a clear, deep golden with no head. Leathery apple aroma. Medium-bodied and very classical English with its leathery astringency and also some wooden notes. Sweetness dominates but it’s very well balanced by the leathery astringency. Low in carbonation and therefore terribly easy to drink in spite of the heavy alcohol. 180208

Bottle from Sainsburys. Delicate pale gold colour with a big, frothy white head. Sweet apple with a touch of barnyard. Caramelised apple flavours with some balancing dryness in the finish. Enjoyable.

Appearance
Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 2   Pale(1)->Dark(5) : 2   Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 4
Aroma
Intensity : 3  
Yeast : 3   Bread : 3   Hay: XX   Brett : XX   Floral: 2   Wood: 3   Leather: XX   Barnyard : XX   Medicine : XX   Phenols: XX   Cheese : XX   Vinous: 2  
Notes: Caramel : 2   Honey : XX   Applesauce: XX   Appleskin : 2 Pear : XX   Tropical Fruits3  
Flavor
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 4   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3 Juicy: 3   Sourness : 2   Bitterness: XX   Farmy : 1   Complex: XX   Length : XX
Palate
Light(1)->Full(5) : 3   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 4 Chewy: 2   Sharp: XX   Chalk : XX   Astringence : XX   Tea tannins : 2   Alcohol : 1
Comments: Generous in aromas and flavours, sweeter than most, but well contained.

Bottle, Golden in colour, with plenty of carbonation. Fruity aroma, taste is good with pleasant juicy appley tang but just a little too sweet to be really enjoyable.