Latvijas Balzams

in Riga, Vidzeme, Latvia 🇱🇻


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6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Klare goldgelbe Farbe, hohe Karbonation, geringe weiße Schaumkrone. Geruch sehr fruchtig nach reifen Äpfeln, minimal säuerlich. Geschmack mild fruchtig, reife Äpfel, die Säuerlichkeit steht aber mehr im Vordergrund.
Tried on 01 Nov 2014 at 07:54

4.4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
275ml bottle, 5.0%. Pours a clear very pale yellow almost colourless, foamy white head that quickly dissipates away and aroma of stewed dessert apples & apricot. Taste is artificial apple, fruity & very sweet. Light bodied, high carbonation, watery finish.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Feb 2014 at 10:47

3/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 2 Overall 3
28/05 A 0.275 l bottle courtesy of Marko, thanks for sharing! After their apple thing I’m scared to try this one. It also poured very pale, almost clear body with same short living head. Weak fake pear aroma. Flavor was very similar to the apple version, very sweet, completely artificial, but here a touch of fake pear was added. Thin and watery, with some ugly bitterness near the end from the pear flavor I guess. Useless sweet drink and borders with unpleasantness.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Jul 2012 at 01:08

3.4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
28/05 A 0.275 l bottle courtesy of Marko, thanks for sharing! It poured pale, almost white body with some extremely fast disappearing so-called head. Weaker apple aroma, perfume. Sweet flavor, artificial of some substance that reminds to apple a bit. If it only were just like a sweet apple juice it would be awesome compared to this. Thin yet too sweet, fizzy carbonation. Utterly fake, although at least not unpleasant like some awful "ciders" may be.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Jul 2012 at 01:07

4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
B-Hyper, Doni Knjeginec. Shared with heavy like the last one. Almost clear appearance too. Same sweet/gummibear taste like the Apple version - figures, the base is probably the same... But with fake pear notes. Sweet light candyish pear taste. Meh.
Tried from Can on 03 Jun 2012 at 15:04

4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 3
From a newly opened supermarket near Varaždin, apparently with some ties in Latvia... but hey, I’m rating a Latvian cider! Almost water-clear extremely pale body. Sweet perfumey nose. Very sweet gummibear/candy taste of appleas. Fizzy mouthfeel, tastes like carbonated flavoured water. Eh. Natural taste? Not. A typical Baltic cider.
Tried from Can on 03 Jun 2012 at 15:02