7.5/10
Tried
from Can
on 07 Sep 2019
at 13:36
6.5/10
Tried
from Can
on 07 Sep 2019
at 13:35
9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Taster. Pours clear deep amber. Aroma is clean pure apple, liquor like, ethanolic, pepper. Body is heavy and strong, pommeau, brandy, walnuts, super alcoholic. Flat, acidic, tart. Rich and complex, also extreme. Wow.
Tried
on 30 Dec 2018
at 00:00
9/10
Old rating from a few years ago. Obtained in a trade with tom10101. Thanks! 2009 vintage. Very, very beautiful looking 500 ml. bottle @ home. 15 cl. pour. Freshly opened bottle. Bottle says that it can be kept for 9 months after opening. This one pours quite dark, copper apple juice, darker orange copper, oily rim sticks to the glass on top. Smells of Sirop de Liège, very thick and concentrated apple syrup on top, warming, some Eau-de-vie, wood tannins, vanilla, very clean, high quality alcohol, camomile, lemon essential oil, quite oily, very thick. Taste is quite reminiscent of Sirop de Liège, warming, lingering alcohol, wine tannins, thick caramelized sugar, syrupy thick apple juice, thick maple, touch agave, honey, lemon essential oil, lemon peel, esotheric oils, warming Eau-de-vie, wine tannins, wood vanilla, thick decandent. Very oily and sticky feel to it, slightly watery as well, strangely enough. Tried it woth chilled & room temperature and preferred it greatly at room temperature, this was something else all right. Very unique, rich and decadent. I have a big sweet tooth and I already found 15 cl. to be overkill frankly. Fascinating. ///////////////////// Took another small pour day after opening the bottle. Surprisingly this tasted even better, richer, deeper, more decadend. Even more spirit-like in a good way. Amazing. 4.6 -> 4.7 Newer got another 500 ml. bottle in a trade, made no notes but liked it even more. Sample of a few months opened bottle. Viscous dark amber clear liquid. Nose is all walnut oxidation but amazing caramelized apple, sugar, walnut, candy. Taste is all oxidized alnuts, sugar, cooked apple, syrup, sugar, almost vinous, oxidation hit here quite heavily but it works and it remains incredible. Keeping score.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Dec 2018
at 21:09
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
[As: Neige Noire by La Face Cachee de la Pomme] Sampled from bottle shared by SinH4 @ hotelroom after Borefts 2018 Day 1. Clear copper to light amber color. Smell and taste apples, wood, some alcohol, overripe apples, boozy and sweet. Ok. 6-3-6-3-12.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Sep 2018
at 07:57
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
9 3 8 3 17Bottle samples thanks to 77ships. Clear amber with with no head. Aroma of sweet apple, apple pie, booze, nutty notes, toffee, caramel and spice. Flavour is heavy sweet. Sticky sweet but not cloying texture with big alcohol warmth in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Sep 2018
at 19:42
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 9
Thanks to SinH4 for sharing. A clear amber colour, no head. Aroma intense sweet concentrate apples, sugar, old apples, alcohol. Taste of heavy strong riped apples, sugar, caramelish apples, wood, boozy and sticky.
Tried
on 22 Sep 2018
at 21:48
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sampled from bottle, many thanks 77ships! Clear amber color with no head. Aroma is fresh apple, light schnaps, a touch walnuts, gummy bears. Taste is walnuts, schnaps. Oily mouthfeel, definitely a booze burn in the back, much more so than with fortified Ciders. Oily mouthfeel, flat. Tasty Pommeau, but it's quite extreme even for a Pommeau.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Sep 2018
at 21:45
8.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle - Just the best thing I have ever tasted. Rich and sweet with a great long finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Apr 2017
at 00:57
9/10
Tried
on 14 Nov 2016
at 19:37