Heston Spiced Mulled Cider

Attractive glowing amber colour. Aroma and initial taste is unpleasant - it's medicinal with an oddly floral soapiness, although you do also get some nice clove and toffee. However, perseverance pays off and after a little while the whole soapy medicine thing wears off and you're left with a very smooth drink, with cloves, cinnamon, toffee and vanilla and just a background hint of baked apple. It's obviously a sweet cider but avoids being oversweet or sticky. It made a pretty decent dessert cider actually. I am surprised and disappointed that it didn't have any of Heston's usual trickery though.