Why would you want help from a cidermaker that makes poor cider? Why do I keep buying brands I know are suspect? Shame on you, shame on me. Let's drink. Half bottle from Botanist AVL. Stemless wine glass @home. Clear, golden yellow & still. Sharp, wild, green like it was dry-hopped(but isn't), white floral grape, plastic, clay, salt. Big nose. Seriously sharp. Static bittersweet Botanist apples that ferment to a funky vinegar sweetness, very bright/tart lemon juice, grape skin tannins that linger, bitter lime, plastic, earth, salt. It becomes less straight lemon & the wine notes pop more as it gets over being ice cold. Juicy, softly yeasty, vinegar astringency, feels stronger than the listed 6.9%. Okay to good. One glass is enough.