Made from Court Royal apples which is very unusual. Light Golden, very slightly hazy and sparkling. Strong earthy slightly sour farmyard smell which may be off-putting if you're used to the clear crisp smell of many fresh ciders, but this is an adult cider. Big flavour. Dry but fairly crisp and a little tart (some say tropical fruit, but that's a bit exaggerated IMO). Even though it's dry, it's not got a massive amount of tannin and is well balanced. Lots of apple. Dry but refreshing aftertaste with a nice flavour, but as other say it's a tad single dimension all the way through as it's a single variety. Very tasty but this is not a session cider, it's one to savour especially at 7.5% . I'd also put it more firmly in the dry camp than medium dry, and it's a good dry cider if you're not too keen on the tannin that often goes with dry ciders. |