Valle, Ballina y Fernández (El Gaitero)

Cidery in Villaviciosa, Asturias, Spain 🇪🇸

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La Espuncia s/n, Villaviciosa, 33318, Spain

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6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle from Al Campo. Hazy light yellow coloured, with fast disappearing white bubbles. Nose is sour apple, acidic, a bit of phenolic. Flavour is sour apple, a bit tannic, some sweetness. Medium-high carbonation. Finish is sour.
Tried from Bottle on 03 May 2014 at 12:26

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
330ml bottle. Sparkling clear golden colour, white foam head that quickly dissipates away and aroma of fruity apple & woody oak . Taste is fizzy tangy apple, sweetish, with some acidity, tannin, and vanilla notes. Slightly oily mouthfeel, light bodied, highly carbonated, dry tannic finish. Quite OK.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Feb 2014 at 13:54

5.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Bottle 500ml. clear glass @ [ pre-TSODRBSG13 ], Ulfborg.Clear, sparkling, light to medium rose colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white - pink head. Aroma is moderate apple, sweet apples, red apples, fruity. Flavour is moderate sweet with a long duration, fruity, apples, red apples, sugary. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is fizzy. [20130830]
Tried from Bottle on 18 Feb 2014 at 10:39

5.4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
330ml bottle from an off license in London. Fairly light in appearance with a spritzy body that fizzes on the tongue. Quite a thin taste for Spanish cider, moderately sweet with green apples and a very faint sour tang. Pleasant enough, but lacking character.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Feb 2014 at 10:59

4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 5
Nic szczegolnego, takie sobie delikatny cydr. Jasniutenki, pewnie z jakis delikatnych odmian jablek produkowany, Piana jak w szampanie, mnostwo babelkow. Ale nie pozostawial zadnego posmaku po przelknieciu. Nic szczegolnego jak dla mnie
Tried on 09 Feb 2014 at 02:59

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Pours clear pale yellow color with fizzy white head. Musty apple aroma. Sweet apple flavor with some mustiness and tartness. Light body with lively carbonation. Not bad @ $3.25 for 750ml.
Tried on 13 Dec 2013 at 18:10

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle at TSODRBSG 13. Red cololour with a white head. Aroma is apple, malt, sugar, yeast. Flavour is apple, malt, yeast, sugar. Medium sweet cider.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Nov 2013 at 00:27

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle. Red colour- Light apple aroma. Semi dry moderate apple flavor. Average finish. oily palate. Quite nice.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Oct 2013 at 13:21

5.4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
As El Gaitero Sidra Spanish Cider from Waitrose in the UK. It’s the right ABV so I’m guessing it’s this. Pale gold clear thin layer of white bubbles. OK, so it’s not unpleasant but it is a little simple, some scrumpy apple flavour. Woody apple juice aroma. It’s ok, some woody tannins on the finish, a little sugary. It has some character, the woody tannins are good, but the sweet flavour and simple apple juice balance that. Too sweet but ok.
Tried on 31 Aug 2013 at 06:45