8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tasting at Matt’s, vintage 2011, 9% ABV
Golden color. Had it side to side with their regular Ice Cider, this has more class and elegance; it has a good flavor of caramelized apples, higher acidity, and nice astringency in the end. Very good.
Golden color. Had it side to side with their regular Ice Cider, this has more class and elegance; it has a good flavor of caramelized apples, higher acidity, and nice astringency in the end. Very good.
Tried
on 06 Sep 2016
at 19:09
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tasting at Matt’s; vintage 2011, 9% ABV
Golden color, a bit dull. Strong notes of caramelized apple juice. Sweet apple juice flavor, a bit of stewed apples, moderate sourness. No real depth, but pretty good.
Golden color, a bit dull. Strong notes of caramelized apple juice. Sweet apple juice flavor, a bit of stewed apples, moderate sourness. No real depth, but pretty good.
Tried
on 06 Sep 2016
at 19:09
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle - Sweet cooked Apple. Clear gold. Nice sweetness, very rich notes with only a touch of Apple And a light acidic finish. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2016
at 00:46
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
375mL bottle, pours a hazy dull bronze with a tiny white head. Aroma is much more complex than the regular, with caramel apples, treacle toffee, and brown sugar. Flavour is along the same lines, with caramel apples, treacle toffee, and medium sweetness. Complex and wonderfully decadent. Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2016
at 00:37
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle - Dark apple and savoury notes. Clear gold. Sweet caramel and nice apple notes. Nice balanced tartness, well done.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2016
at 00:23
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
375mL bottle, pours a clear dull golden / bronze with a tiny white head. Aroma is rich as hell, with butterscotch, toffee, and caramelized apple. Flavour isn't as rich, featuring notes of butterscotch, caramelized apple, and a touch of alcohol. Lovely warming effect, with a caramel and toffee finish. Really lovely stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2016
at 00:14
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Recolte 2011 375ml bottle. Thanks to ineedbeer. The cider is a deeper amber color than the regular version but still a fairly light amber color. It’s clear and has no bubbles. Looks to have some body to it. Pretty alright legs on the glass when you swirl it. Compared to the regular version, the Reserve has more of that caramel apple pie flavor. It’s sweet but there’s more depth to the sweetness. Apple goodness on top of brown sugar, toffee, vanilla. Taste is still quite sweet but again I get more depth, more caramel, more rich, buttery pie flavor. Long, full finish. The regular version washes out a bit in the end, while this maintains its depth and complexity. Full, round body. Good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2015
at 14:11
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Recolte 2011. Thanks, ineedbeer. The cider is a light caramel amber color. It’s quite clear. Still. The aroma is full of caramel and fairly simple apple sweetness. It’s smells like a rich but quite sweet apple pie. Some apple skin character. Mild earthy quality. Taste is quite sweet. Lots of caramel. The apple flavor opens up some as it warms, and there’s some, well, warmth to it. Mild to moderate booze. Nice enough ice cider but not in the top tier for me.
Tried
on 08 Nov 2015
at 14:10
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Poured from a 2011 harvest bottle courtesy of tom10101. Aroma has a nice rich apple note with a large caramel and honey character. Some spice as well as light oak. Like an apple pie. Pours a clear, brilliant gold with no head or lacing. Moderately long legs. Flavor is moderately sweet with a nice, rich apple note. Caramel, candi sugar and honey also present. Some light spice notes with lingering apple and caramel. Light oak notes. A much better finish than the regular version. Mouthfeel is nice and silky with a bit of stickiness on the lips. Low astringnecy and low alcohol warmth. Overall, this is much better than the regular version. Richer apple and sugar notes add a more depth. A bit fuller mouthfeel as well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2015
at 00:11
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
2011 bottle courtesy of tom10101. Aroma has a lot of apple character. Some candied notes and caramel with some decent spice. Pours a perfectly clear, brilliant, sparkling gold with no head or lacing. Nice, long legs. Flavor is moderately sweet with a nice apple note. Some caramel and candied apple notes with some light spice. Finish is a bit flat compared to better ciders. Mouthfeel is somewhat silky but a bit crisp with some stickiness on your lips. Low astringency and alcohol warmth. Overall, its delicious but not the best or most complex cider. Lots of apple upfront and in the aroma but the finish is mostly spice and caramel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Nov 2015
at 23:28