Caledonian Cider Co Islay Cask 2021

Islay Cask 2021

 

Caledonian Cider Co in Conon Bridge, Highland, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  Cider Regular
Score
7.08
ABV: 7.0% IBU: - Ticks: 3
2021 Vintage

Rich tannic juice from black isle grown Major (an early bittersweet) wild fermented and matured for 6 months in a whisky cask from the island of Islay
 

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6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle at Ash's. Pours hazy yellow with a thin white head. Aromas of bbq'd apple.Taste is dry and smoky apple. Weird mix. Lightly medicinal.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Sep 2022 at 12:35


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

75cl bottle. Appearance - cloudy yellow. Light carbonation and a very thin bit of white lacing. Nose - peated apple. Toffee apple. Taste - fresh apple, chewy toffee and light, peaty smoke. Palate - light to medium bodied. Tangy, fruit acid and smoky finish. Overall - interesting.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Sep 2022 at 12:33


8.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

750ml bottle from Aeble. Hazy yellow gold colour, thin white foam rim and aroma of rubber, islay whisky cask, phenol, iodine. Taste is sweet, apple, juicy, fruity, with islay whisky cask notes, peaty, phenolic, salty, with drying tannin. Medium bodied, low carbonation, dry mellow tannic finish. Very drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Jul 2022 at 20:44