8.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

(750ml bottle from the cidery webshop) Pours lightly hazed bright straw gold with a small white head. Notes of bright, zippy lemon and herb laden tart apples with a real punch from the lemon verbena, matched with a deep and slightly spicy wooden quality with the tequila bringing lots of spirit notes without the heat, with some slightly sweaty Brett on the nose but light hay on the tongue. Light to moderate acidity overall with a crisp mineral finish. Fairly light body with soft effervescent carb. Really nice! The lemon verbena in this version feels more interesting than most lemon or lime zest additions do, and plays beautifully with the tequila barrel.