7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle, 375ml, from trade with Bryne. It pours a thin short-lived white head over a clear golden colored body. Vinous, cellar-ish aroma with a strange sweetish touch. Yeast, raisin, grapes, hay and a good dash of apple. A bit weird aroma, not sure if I like it or not. It's full-bodied and almost buttery on the palate, nicely carbonated and semi-sweet, with a nice fruity sourness. Apple jam, apple pie and lemon hints. Quite long finish. A nice one, but not super nice. 221211
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Dec 2022
at 19:17
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle, 75cl. A clear, still cider, deep golden in color with some white bubbles residing on top, mostly around the rim. The aroma is rather complex and vinous, borderline sake-ish, not alcoholic though. Very flowery, with elderflower being the dominant flower. Citrusy, fainty grassy notes, canned pears, a woody, spiced hint and a good dash of apple too. It's soft and quite velvety on the palate, a bit sweet perhaps, but in the right setting it sure would work. Not much carbonation going on. A touch of alcohol warmth is just adding to the complexity. Flowers, citrus zest hints, some spiced notes, pear and plum, grass and a good dash of sweet apple with a sour twist in the flavor. Lasting finish that feels drier than the initial flavor, and leaves a slight buzz in the head. Except for that, it sure ain't feeling alcoholic in any way. A delicious cider indeed, not your average drinking cider, but a bottle shared with a friend or two is perfect. Blue cheese with honey and walnuts might be a good companion, or perhaps baked figs. Would've loved to taste the two batches this cider is a blend of separately too. Sandalen is sure on of the most innovative and interesting cideries in Norway. 221210
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Dec 2022
at 17:49
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Solsletta 021122. Straw color with some white bubbles. Aroma is apples, sugar, sulphur. Flavor is apples, sugar, sulphur, alcohol, ripe apples, fruit, grass. Nice cider.
Tried
on 23 Nov 2022
at 07:17
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Lukt: Friske søtlige (litt syrlige) elper. Utseende: Lys gyllen. Skum/kullsyre: Tynt skum. Smak: Friske søtlige (litt syrlige) elper, litt tørr avslutning. Medium: Rating:748415, Flaske@375ml, ABV@8%, Når@20.11.2022. Hvor: Kjøpt@Sandalen Gård, Nydt@Hjemme. Sandalen Hammeren Apple Cider
Tried
on 19 Nov 2022
at 22:24
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle, 35cl, from trade with Bryne. A clear straw-colored cider with some white bubbles. The aroma has a whiff of sulfur, along with a bit much alcohol. Dominated by ripe apple though, rather heavy, with some apple jam and a touch of generic fruityness and grass. Hints of yellow plum. It’s full-bodied and semi-dry on the palate, nicely carbonated and with a certain acidity kicking in after a few seconds. Apple driven flavor too, with a hint of peach, some apple jam and hay. Faintly funky too, with leather and barnyard notes. Long finish. Initially this felt rather dull, but after a few sips it turned out to be a really fine one. 221102
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Nov 2022
at 16:23
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
0,375 flaske fra Sandalen Gård, delt med Kitty, Børge og Karen: blek strågul med kort bruseskum. Herlig eplesmak med dybde og varighet. Crisp as a cracker, her var det bare smilende fjes rundt meg.
Tried
on 01 Nov 2022
at 18:15
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Lukt: Friske syrlige epler, anelse gjær. Utseende: Klar. Skum/kullsyre: Sprudlende ved helling, forsvant raskt. Smak: Friske syrlige epler, tørr avslutning. Medium: Rating:848416, Flaske@375ml, ABV@7,4%, Når@16.10.2022. Hvor: Kjøpt@Sandalen Gård, Nydt@Hjemme. Sandalen Tørrpinn Apple Cider
Tried
on 15 Oct 2022
at 16:45
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
375 ml clear bottle, from Vinmonopolet Hillevåg. ABV is 8.56%. Pale golden colour, pours moderately sparkling with a shortlived white head. Pleasant aroma of Norwegian winter apples. Equally pleasant flavour of sweet dessert apples.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Aug 2022
at 08:54
8.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
375 ml bottle, shared with my son at ZIP 4020. Golden colour, moderately sparkling. Remarkably fresh, "spicy" and well balanced aroma and flavour of Rubinstep apples and crushed red gooseberries. Might well buy again, at the cidery or at Vinmonopolet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2022
at 21:40
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
YG 010622. Golden color with a short white head. Aroma is apple, floral, yeast. Flavor is apple, sourness , floral, grass, fruit, apple, yeast, lemon. Nice cider.
Tried
on 11 Jul 2022
at 07:55