7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
750ml (thx, Mathieu A.!) @ Ryan's. 43rd birthday gathering.
Aroma: apples, some sweetness.
Taste: very simple, no complexity, some apples.
Overall: meh.
Aroma: apples, some sweetness.
Taste: very simple, no complexity, some apples.
Overall: meh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Mar 2026
at 06:22
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
750mL bottle, pours a clear pale blonde. Nose is very restrained, with light apple skins, some very gentle floral notes, and a touch of booze. Flavour is light-to-medium sweet, with barely any depth or complexity. For a 9% cider, this is pretty disappointing—not much character or depth, and too sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Mar 2026
at 06:22
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 6
This is pale green. Hits with a simple fruit character - basic apple, no nuance. Lacks tannins.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Mar 2026
at 06:18
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Poured from 750mL bottle. Clear pale blonde with no head. Bland soft apple, neither dry nor sweet, uninteresting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Mar 2026
at 06:16
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Recolte 2008. Pours extremely dark for an Ice Cider, dark copperbrown. Scent is showing some of the age, getting a bit caramelly, candied but also dusty apples. Taste is full, sweet on the top, but specifically feels very dry beneath. Certainly less sweet than other Ice Ciders. Slightly nutty (presumably due to the age) giving it an almost (very mild) sherry like feature. Not super thick, especially for an Ice Cider, and only medium-high intensity (versus very high for most others). Still, an absolutely great sipper - even with the age, perhaps even more so BECAUSE of the age. Drinks away dangerously smoothly. Well, at least I comsumed a hell of a lot of apples today !
Tried
on 01 Jun 2025
at 20:04
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Very pale pour, no head. Aroma is apples and some alcohol. Mouthfeel is perfect. Flavour is quite sweet, one notch higher and its iced territory. Touch of booze,dry tart finish.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2025
at 05:21
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8
Since I will finally be visiting my hometown, I decided to have my ice cider… Domaine La France Ice Cider 10.5% This is such a deep orange it’s almost pinkish red. It has a richly sweet but a touch boozy aroma. Very full bodied with a slightly slick mouthfeel. It has a sweetly rich apple flavor that includes notes from the skin. It has me imagining mackintosh (or some kind of slightly tart apple with red & green skin). Surprisingly smooth and the heat from the aroma is barely present. I could’ve easily polished off twice as much.
Tried
on 26 Oct 2024
at 03:15
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
750ml (thx, Mathieu A.!) @ Ryan's. Appearance: clear very pale golden. Aroma: nice red sweet apples. Taste: apples, booze, almost dry, a bit artificial. Overall: meh.
Tried
on 31 May 2024
at 06:38
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Poured from 750mL bottle. Clear blonde with no head. Apple, alcohol, a bit bland. Meh. This is Lafrance? Bleh
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 May 2024
at 06:32
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
750mL bottle, pours a clear yellow with a small white head. Aroma brings out lots of apple juice, toffee, and gentle acidity. Flavour is odd, with perfumey apples, sugars, and toffee. This is rather muffled and sugary, without much complexity. This doesn't work at all.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 May 2024
at 06:31