Jester (2020)
Pilton Cider in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England 🏴
Cider - Other Fruit Regular|
Score
6.56
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Grumbo (24387) reviewed Jester (2020) from Pilton Cider 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
12/12/2021. Bottle sample courtesy of danlo, cheers Ed! Pours almost clear pale golden orange with a small bubbly white head. Aroma of bitter marmalade, citrus, spice, juniper, rum, light woody edge. Moderate sweetness, slight oily watery texture, average carbonation. Dry finish. Interesting concept and I like all the parts but didn't fully work.
minutemat (16258) reviewed Jester (2020) from Pilton Cider 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Sample thanks to Ed, sipped listening to #nowplaying on 6music. Pours clear gold. Aroma of sticky sweet marmalade, light spice. Taste brings a sweet, bitter marmalade character with light juniper hints and acidic citrus moments, with a dry gin linger. The cider's keeved qualities seem hidden behind all of this unfortunately with marmalade dominating proceedings, and very little rum presence. Not really a marmalade guy, so it's dominance here is not winning me over. Perhaps more rum and keeved fruit would swing things.
danlo (13133) reviewed Jester (2020) from Pilton Cider 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
750ml bottle from Fine Cider Co. Orange gold colour, short-lived white foam head that dissipates to a thin rim and aroma of caramelised oranges, roasted & juniper hints. Taste is sweet apple, with tangy bitter orange, juniper berries, rosemary and rum notes. Medium bodied, low carbonation, drying gin astringent finish. Interesting, OK.