(750ml 2019 bottle from the cidery webshop) Pours clear deep pink to red with a rapidly fizzing head of white bubbles. Aroma of lemon basil, fennel, crushed flowers, some sort of strange peppercorn (like czar says), mulchy funked apples, acetic twang, soft berry accents, a little barrel feel in there too. Flavour is moderately acidic up front, light apple notes but particularly floral, lemon basil, soft blueberry flavour and a little tannic grip, smooth softly peppery quirky spicebox vibes, very soft funk compared to the nose. Finish is drying, lightly tart, floral-peppery-basil with some blueberry juice and tannin, a little dusty funk. Light bodied, fairly active but balanced carb. Quite a quirky beverage overall, the lemon basil addition is dominant, but I enjoyed it both with food and solo.

Bottle. Hazy rosé color with white head. Aroma is lemon basil, funky apple, wood, leather. Taste is apples, kombucha funk, basil again. Mineraly mouthfeel, sparkly. Nice, but not amazing.