6.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle from the Shacksbury cellar sale. Cheapo rounded wine glass @home. Clear, oily gold. Saline, bitter apples, dry yeast, mint, clean corn oil. Soft, tangy sweetness, like fugi/gala upfront. Does not taste like wild apples at first. Second half is much more acid & salty skin. Dries out with a bitter, lingering, minerally finish. Maybe some wood there once it warms up. Lean, thin, low to moderately carbed, light perceived abv. Unusually delicate for Shacksbury. Comes off like another familiar brand. Just okay.