Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle via Pressonline, imported by Anxo. Lots of milage just to get me my fix.

Lo-ball glass at home after a week in the fridge.
Took a nip on Friday & wasn't feeling it. Sealed it up & finally found time to settle down with the botte tonight, with a slow roast in the oven.
Clear, honey orange pour, slow & oily head that recedes a touch slower than soda.
Smell is round, like apple brandy. Bittersweet apple sauce & mushroom-y old wood. Some subtle florals as it warms, gentle kick of sour stonefruit; slight spice & pedestrian funk.
Taste is honey-laced bittersweets with an immense pithiness. Very macerated orange spice, slight cheeziness rather than full blown funk, obvious keeve sweetness, old wood, slick almost oily texture. Tiny prick of tartness before going full sweet again. A bit too sweet.

Definitely grew on me.

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

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

14/11/2024. Bottle shared by danlo, cheers Ed. Pours clear golden orange with a short lasting bubbly white head. Aroma is super scrumpy cider, funky, woody, leathery, apple, caramel, baked edge. A little sweet, light tartness, super dryness. Medium body, soft carbonation. Very nice.

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

Panda at home thanks to Ed Danlo. A clear golden orange coloured pour with a fine loose white head. Aroma is semi sweet, fresh apple, woody orchard, light brown sugars, mild funk, dusty fruit. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, woody apple, bark, light phenol, mild funk, barnyard. Palate is semi sweet, light tannin, massaging carbonation. Nice.

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

Panda at home, thanks to Ed Danlo, 23/10/24. Clear golden copper with a fast collapsing white head. Nose is tarte apple, funk, sugar dusting, caramel, orchard wood, light barnyard. Taste comprises caramelised apples, funk, tannins, light acidic bimble, hay bale, apple skins, subtle spice levels. Medium bodied, light prickly carbonation, drying close. Solid apple joose.

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

750ml wired cork bottle from Gloucester Services Farm Shop. Opened with a pop. Sparkling, orangey golden colour, short-lived big foamy head and aroma of fruity apple, orchardy, with leathery funk. Taste is sweet, juicy, apple, orchard floor, leather, meaty, funk, woody, oaky, some tartness and bittersweet tannin. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, dry funky tart & tannic finish. Very drinkable.

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

750 ml bottle bought at Gloucester Services Farmshop. Pours clear orange gold with a fast dissipating opaque bubbles. Aroma: bittersweet apple, straw, hints of blossom & honey, mild funk. Taste: Towards moderate sweet, apple skins, oak, some tannins. Medium body with spritzy carbonation. Lovely