750ml corked bottle as Albee Hill 19 from Cat in the Glass for July 2021 Manchester Cider Club tasting. 2019 Vintage 7%. Deep golden colour, afew short-lived bubbles on top and aroma of ripe apple, syrupy. Taste is sweet, rich apple, caramel, apple pie hint, with some mellow funk and drying tannins. Soft mouthfeel, medium bodied, low carbonation, dry tannic finish. Very drinkable

Bottle from their cider club since they are too big time to sell at the local farmer's market anymore. Couple months of basement/fridge nap time. Duvel glass @home. Tiny bit of foam over; Uncharacteristic. Clear, typical pretty pale gold, re-fermented bubbly. Stinky sulfur, really stinky feet. It takes a long while to dissipate. This is also not typical. Fruity, potentially sugary, still fermenting. You really notice the residual sugar. It gives sort of a ghostly browned apple flavor to it. Otherwise, it's honestly bitter, good skin, tight bubbles, not really very minerally like other years. A bit sloppy & left my stomach a little rumble-y. Boozier than the year before, but not harsh. Just not super dry & aromatic, which is what you want out of this. Twas okay. We're picky these days. Will revisit.

Bottle from their cider club. Duvel glass @home. Chill hazed, jellied, golden ale. Stinky sulfur pour. Maybe some pear. This brand is usually cleaner. Waiting doesn't seem to clear it. Papaya comes in once warm. It's ever so funky. Sweet-tart. Berry, lime, pineapple, rose, the kiwi in the descriptor is accurate. Definitely has Krys apples. A very unique & odd papaya, browned, mixed fermentation flavor. Continuous tart, lingering, consuming finish. Concentrated. Lick your lips & there is more tartness. Wood pulp. Fruity, spirited, very tart, moderately sour, fun, mellow abv. Good.

Bottle from their cider club. Four weeks in the fridge. Mojito glass @home. Particle haze but otherwise clear, dark gold, soft head, lingering lace, active. Their standard lineup is always disgorged & super pretty. Bitter-tart apples, pear/rose florals/dryer sheet. Minimal nose or maybe it's just too cold. Edit: Marzipan came out once warm-ish. Very tart initially. Sour & bitter/astringent fruit seeds. Chalk. Booze. Cedar descriptor is very on point. Lingering acidity. Cleansing, burning carbonation. Really dry. Slightly numbing. Champagne alternative. Okay to good.

750ml bottle from Aeble. Golden colour, white foam head that quickly dissipates away and aroma of apple, fruity, fleshy, funk hint. Taste is sweet, apple, tart, fleshy, with kiwi fruit, minty notes, lime, acidic along with some drying tannin. Medium bodied, low soft carbonation, drying sour citric finish. Nicely drinkable.

Bottle from their cider club. Goblet @home. Fought with this cork for at least five minutes before it begrudgingly slid out. Dark, macerated, ever slightly hazed, dark gold, active, lingering lace. Nose is calcium, pear, fermenting grain, browned fruit. Not exactly attractive. Bittersweet greens, not quite ripe pear & sour cherry, sweet celery, tart Honeycrisp, lingering tannic apple peel. This tastes a lot like their Krys cider, but more complex & somewhat sweeter. Solid bubbles, damp, soggy, sugary. Abv should have gone higher. Messy but okay.

From Eve's cider club. Goblet @home. Huge bottle bomb I thought I was ready for. Stinky, plastic-y, ugly phenols. Juicy apples, frothy, peppery, minty, eucalyptus, tannic finish. Okay, but a terrible pour.