8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle from Press online. A month in the chilly basement, a couple days in the fridge. Mojito glass @home. Clear, medium amber-gold, quick soda sizzle. Baked apples nose. Pith, butter, saline, grass, woody age. Taste is Dabinett but it's sweeter & juicier. More unusual is the slight tartness & aged lemon, Wickson-like varnish twang. Usual woody note. Not anywhere as tannic as cool temp Dabinett, which is a little sad. Slight onion sweetness on the tail. I'm guessing the west coast temps make this apple grown a bit more concentrated & fruitier. Sticky, caramelized sweet, lacquered, medium acidity, medium-low tannins, prickly-low carbonation, boozy-ish, heavy, slight sulfite headache. Tasty to great cider but I was preparing myself for a completely different cottonmouth experience. I would have guessed this was a blend.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Mar 2024
at 23:43