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Formerly known as 'La Face Cachée De La Pomme' and 'Domaine Neige' but those names no longer legally belong to François Pouliot. But this is the same orchard where the original ice cider producer continues his business after losing his trademark names in a legel settlement with his former business partners.
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Travlr (34369) reviewed
La Face Cachée De La Pomme Neige Récolte d'Hiver from Verger Hemmingford
10 years ago
8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle courtesy of iphonephan, thanks! Clear deep golden color, still. Nice aroma of peach, apricot, apple. Taste is sweet fruit syrup, caramel. Very tasty.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Jan 2016 at 15:20
Ferris (26019) reviewed
La Face Cachée De La Pomme Inspiration 2013 from Verger Hemmingford
10 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle - Nice baked apple. Clear light gold. Light bitter apple peel and a long peel finish. I wish it we pas half the nose.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Jan 2016 at 00:18
fiulijn (28377) reviewed
La Face Cachée De La Pomme Inspiration 2013 from Verger Hemmingford
10 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 7
Corked bottle
Skewed Refractometer Reading: 9°B
Pale blond color. Elegant strong aroma, apples, deep, not far from an Ice Cider (8+). Smooth feeling, medium dry, not carbonated; fairly nice cider flavor, a bit astringent and sour in the finish.
Smells like Ice Cider, tastes like regular simple Cider.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Jan 2016 at 23:18
mcberko (49191) reviewed
La Face Cachée De La Pomme Inspiration 2013 from Verger Hemmingford
10 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
750mL bottle, pours a clear blonde with no head, not even any bubbles. Aroma is complex, with treacle toffee, apples, and a little caramel -- fairly sweet for a cider. Flavour is along the same lines, but less sweet and with more astringency; featuring notes of treacle toffee and caramel apples, with a strange, unpleasant metallic astringency to it. Fairly dry and astringent. Not really digging this.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Jan 2016 at 23:05
fiulijn (28377) reviewed
La Face Cachée De La Pomme Frimas Moelleux De Pomme from Verger Hemmingford
10 years ago
7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Tasting at Matt’s, corked bottle
Measured Final Gravity: 1.050
Skewed Refractometer Reading: 14.8°B
Golden color. Deep warm aroma, like the warmth of the sun, fruits, candies, light mushroom. Sweet, lean, with a hint of stewed apples, light acidity, and light final astringency.
Not complex, but still an excellent cider.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Dec 2015 at 13:06
Whatup14 (3018) reviewed
La Face Cachée De La Pomme Neige Première (-2016) from Verger Hemmingford
10 years ago
9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 10 Overall 9
Bouteille 375ml. Couleur or liquide, film sur les parois du verre. Arôme de pomme, sucre d’érable, pomme cuite. Goût de pomme fraiche, alcool, légère acidité, sucré, petite touche d’érable. Corps moyen-dense, texture enrobante.
Tried on 24 Dec 2015 at 07:13
danlo (13924) reviewed
La Face Cachée De La Pomme Neige Récolte d'Hiver from Verger Hemmingford
10 years ago
8.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9
375ml bottle from Lidl, Darlington. Deep golden orange colour, no head and aroma of dessert apple, toffee apple, juicy apricot, sugary, apple pie, melon. Taste is mellow apple, sweet sugary with notes of caramel, toffee, apple pie, fruity, floral, melon plus some spice and light tannin. Syrupy mouthfeel, full bodied, low carbonation, lingering sweet fruity finish. Lots of complexity and very drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Dec 2015 at 17:24
Clarkvv (17430) reviewed
La Face Cachée De La Pomme Inspiration 2005 from Verger Hemmingford
10 years ago
8.6/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle shared by AdamC on 11/28/15.
Clear amber, looks "thick", though that’s tough to define.
Raspberries, apples, cherries and all sorts of boisterous fruitiness in the nose is complemented by rich vanilla, light toffee, a touch of pepper. It’s rich and beautiful, with a poignant acidity that you can sense from the nose. No alcohol.
The flavor shows intense red apple character, with allspice, cinnamon and white pepper. Lots of red fruit, sweet, rich toffee and vanilla. A bit of a premature ending, with some light oxidation, though it’s not the oxidation you’re familiar with from beer. More a dry, bready, slight thinning character. A bit of wateriness and minerality on the end with lots of acidity and apple skin. Nonetheless, it’s nitpicking one of the best ice cider producers around and this is fine, unbelievably drinkable cider, especially given its size.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Dec 2015 at 22:08
CLW (17538) reviewed
La Face Cachée De La Pomme Inspiration 2005 from Verger Hemmingford
10 years ago
8.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 10 Overall 8.5
375 ml bottle shared by AdamChandler, much thanks. Almost a brown Amber color. Aroma is awesome fresh pressed apples, oak and just a touch of caramel like nuance.

The flavor shows a mild oak character with beautiful pressed apples. Traces of brown sugar or caramel Maybe the alcohol is nearly completely hidden. Just a touch of sweetness to almost balance the sweet Apple. Wow! Crazy good.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Nov 2015 at 00:53
AdamChandler (5744) reviewed
La Face Cachée De La Pomme Inspiration 2005 from Verger Hemmingford
10 years ago
9.5/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 9 Flavor 10 Texture 10 Overall 9
Really pretty with a very burnt reddish orange color. This mead just smells insane. cinnamon cookies, apple, a little cherry pie. Insane. Cinnamon for days and days. Baked apple, sugar, brown sugar, maple, this is like the best dessert ever in a glass. the sticky oily nature of this lasts for days. Amazing. possibly the best cider ever made.
Tried on 28 Nov 2015 at 23:33