8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
200mL bottle, pours a clear golden with no head. Aroma screams out loads of pear, followed by candied sugar. Flavour brings out loads of fresh juicy mangoes, followed by pears. Absolutely no acidity whatsoever. Impeccably balanced and wonderfully crafted. Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Feb 2016
at 22:06
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Corked bottle; vintage 2012
Golden color. The aroma of pear is very intense, even on the cork, stewed pears, liquor. Extremely sweet, thick, candy like, with pear and caramelized pineapple, mango, and a hint of fresh hazelnuts in the final; moderate acidity.
Elegant, if not as deep as some apple based Ice Ciders. But it’s an excellent one.
Golden color. The aroma of pear is very intense, even on the cork, stewed pears, liquor. Extremely sweet, thick, candy like, with pear and caramelized pineapple, mango, and a hint of fresh hazelnuts in the final; moderate acidity.
Elegant, if not as deep as some apple based Ice Ciders. But it’s an excellent one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Feb 2016
at 22:06
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Thanks to ineedbeer. 200ml bottle with fancy wax(?). The cider is a bright, medium light amber color. It’s quite clear. There’s no head, of course. Appears fairly viscous. The aroma is bright and fruity. Full of pear, apple goodness. It’s closer to a cooked pear dessert flavor than the raw pear that I expected. Some pineapple juice, light caramel, candied apple, rose. The taste is sweet but not as much as most ice ciders that I’ve tried. It’s a bit more acidic. Wonderfully full on the palate. It really shows off the fruit flavor. It’s just concentrated pear joy. I don’t feel great at describing these ice ciders, but this is another absolutely delicious example.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2015
at 13:01
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Poured from a bottle courtesy of tom10101. Aroma is wonderful with bright fruit notes of pears and red apple. Some tropical fruit notes with a light alcohol spice. A nice honey note as well. Pours a brilliantly clear, sparkling gold with no head or carbonation. Nice long legs. Flavor has a moderately strong sweetness, but not as sweet as some other ice ciders. Nice pear flavors with some lighter apple like notes. A bit of a spice character with light alcohol spice. A touch of tropical fruit. Some lingering sweetness. Some honey notes. Mouthfeel is slightly sticky but also very silky. Light alcohol warmth. Overall, a really nice ice perry. Rich fruit notes with good sugars. Delicious!
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Nov 2015
at 20:11
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tasting at Matt’s; corked bottle; vintage 2011, 4 years old
Hazy orange-amber color. Very nice aroma, apples and apricots, alcohol. Sweet, thick, juicy; not much caramel or stewed fruits luckily, great balance, nice acidity level, the final is a bit short.
Young and excellent.
Hazy orange-amber color. Very nice aroma, apples and apricots, alcohol. Sweet, thick, juicy; not much caramel or stewed fruits luckily, great balance, nice acidity level, the final is a bit short.
Young and excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jul 2015
at 13:51
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle - Vintage 2011 - Nice sweet cooked apple. Clear gold. Nice cooked Apple with a touch of spice and acidity. A bit of dryness in the finish. Well done.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jun 2015
at 22:41
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
2011 vintage. 200mL bottle, pours a pretty clear orange with a small white head. Aroma is decadent, with treacle toffee, stewed apples, candied sugar and caramel. Flavour is just as decadent, with notes of toffee, stewed apple and caramel apple. A little alcohol heat on the finish. Sweet but not cloying. Extremely well-crafted ice cider. Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jun 2015
at 22:37