7.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from their fall cider club. Cork stamped 02/24. Bit of an error on the abv, as it's listed as 8% in the newsletter & online. Haven't heard back on which is correct. Art is a little... cautionary. Creamy, bold bitter zest, brown fruit, some perky sour funk on the nose. Mojito glass at home. Loud sizzle from within the glass but no eruption. Clear, slightly dusty, mellow gold, quick soda, active pour. Lemon black tea & leather front end, slight creamed floral sweetness that's sort of pear-like, polite bittersweet tannins forming a queue down the middle, a slight bit of astringency to dry out the baking soda back-end. Lingering cured lemon. Deceptive middling acid, initial tartness is hides & that's it. ABV is pleasantly warming. Just a bit of a sulfite headache. Pretty good. More nuance than the Harry Master Jersey from the same farm.