Brown Snout Dry Sparkling 2020
Ross On Wye Cider & Perry (Broome Farm) in Ross-On-Wye, Herefordshire, England 🏴
Cider Regular|
Score
6.92
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Brown Snout is a beloved Herefordshire bittersweet variety, but the orchard we used to buy apples from was grubbed up in 2017. Since then we have searched for a new supply fruitlessly! Finally in 2020, thanks to a tip-off from Pat of Jolter Press, eight of us spent a drizzly October day crawling around, handpicking one tonne of fruit at Albert’s insistence, as it is his favourite apple! A juicy, soft texture with aromatic hints of lemon peel and citrus jelly are aided by oak barrel maturation, giving this cider an extra dimension of tropical jam.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
750ml bottle from Cat in the Glass. Slightly hazy orange gold colour, short-lived white foam head and aroma of apple, woody, mucky funk. Taste is sweetish, apple, fruity, woody, oak, barrel, vanilla, stone fruit hints, with farmhouse funk and tangy drying tannins. Medium bodied, light carbonation, dry woody oaky tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
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on 01 Jan 2023
at 18:04