8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
(750ml blend 1 bottle from the cidery webshop) Pours lightly hazed intense pale pinkish orange with a small whitish head fading rapidly. Lavender is surprisingly dominant on nose and palate, especially late sip, overlaying a core of soft tart apples, rhubarb and floral strawberries with a perfumed, lightly bitter and heady quality. Plums are very soft and support the other adjuncts with a light tannic bite. Overall lightly sweet and lightly tart finishing quite dry with loads of lavender in the aftertaste. Light to medium bodied with soft effervescence. Summer in a bottle! Great al fresco aperitif.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2020
at 13:47
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
(750ml 2018 bottle from the cidery webshop) Dolgo pomace bottling. Pours nearly clear pale straw with a small haze of white bubbles from a high pour. Aroma of lemon peel, bright pithy citrus, verbena, bright spring flowers, tart crab-type apple characters, lactic and very light acetic acid, soft tannin and spice. Flavour is bright but very soft tart lactic lemon with bits, acidic apple flesh and 'green' skin, some flowers, gentle yeast with a little Brett, hints of acetic notes, drying tart finish with a little yeasty dustiness but not on the level of some Spanish examples I have had. Lightish slick body with basically no carbonation. Feels fairly close in style to the Spanish versions as hoped, very nice summer beverage and an impressive bottling from Revel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Sep 2020
at 00:54
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
(750ml bottle from the cidery webshop) Pours clear dark rosé coloured with a small whitish head. Basically a plum party in a glass with bright aromas of tart, floral and complex plums sitting in a basket of soft, dry and very lightly tart apples, with touches of tannin and good mineral crisipness. Balance is lightly sweet and very lightly tart with a bone dry finish and lingering fruity plum notes. Light to medium body with good spritzy effervescence. One of the nicer plum-forward beverages I've had and an excellent digestif.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2020
at 21:17
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
02-08-20 // 750ml bottle shared with ML at Muted Horn Berlin. Why Mirabelle? No Mirabelle in it. Dominant strawberry. Smooth thick mouthfeel, unusual for a cider. Probably the combination of strswberry and lemon verbena. --- Beer merged from original tick of Revel Mirabelle on 02 Aug 2020 at 23:34 - Score: 8. Original review text: Why Mirabelle? No Mirabelle in it. Dominant strawberry. Smooth thick mouthfeel, unusual for a cider. Probably the combination of strswberry and lemon verbena.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Aug 2020
at 13:44
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
02-08-20 // taster at muted Horn. Unclear golden. Cider with strawberry sweetness but balanced.
Tried
on 18 Aug 2020
at 13:38
8.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
(750ml bottle from the cidery webshop) Pours clear pale salmon blush with a few rapidly fading white bubbles. Aroma of rich pear, slightly tannic red baking apples, red berry candy, sprightly underripe pineapple acidity, subtle spice box, tequila and wood, richness from the grape skins, sweet-sour balance and a little booziness. Flavour has somewhat more persistent acidity, apple and pear in balance with pineapple accents, red jelly beans and sweet tarts, soft tannins, a lot of berry vibes, sweetness in the middle and some clear perry in the finish playing with the tequila barrels which lend some spirit twang. Medium bodied with softly sparkling effervescence. Easily the best cider I've had, if a bit atypical with all the other elements in it. As complex and intricate and well-balanced as you could ask for, pulling elements of natural wine and even cocktails in.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2020
at 18:48
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
(750ml bottle from the cidery webshop) Pours lightly hazed bright straw gold with a small white head. Notes of bright, zippy lemon and herb laden tart apples with a real punch from the lemon verbena, matched with a deep and slightly spicy wooden quality with the tequila bringing lots of spirit notes without the heat, with some slightly sweaty Brett on the nose but light hay on the tongue. Light to moderate acidity overall with a crisp mineral finish. Fairly light body with soft effervescent carb. Really nice! The lemon verbena in this version feels more interesting than most lemon or lime zest additions do, and plays beautifully with the tequila barrel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Aug 2020
at 18:51
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
(750ml bottle from the Revel webshop) Pours nearly clear straw gold with an average sized but fading white head. Notes of cereals and dough with pronounced sourdough acid profile, deep tannic apple skin earthy undertones gives a clear skin contact base, some soft funk, balance is light to moderate acidity with dry tannic rich apple skin finish and some wood and dusty yeasty overtones to the aftertaste. Light to medium body with rather soft carbonation. Softer in some ways than a typical cider, with its pronounced sourdough and cereal half, but firmer as well thanks to stronger skin contact. Nose is a bit restrained.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 May 2020
at 03:18
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
(500ml 2018 bottle from the Revel webshop, this vintage is cider and not perry and contains donut peaches as well as nectarines) Pours basically clear pale straw gold with nearly no head but nice bright bubbles. Aroma of crisp and quite tart yellow apple, nectarine, rich peach, sweet heady vanilla bean, pinch of white wine vinegar, slight tropical fruit undertone, wet and slightly sulphurous funk. Flavour is fairly high tartness with a mix of yellow apple, sour nectarine and sweet-tart peach, floral, tropical pineapple/banana smoothie hints for some reason, subtle sweet vanilla, soft fruit skin tannin, light funk, lactic creaminess into the finish. Light to medium body, good effervescence. A surprising cider for me, the vanilla was both more prominent and more sympathetic than I expected, bringing out the tropical undertones from the pit fruit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Apr 2020
at 15:56
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle @ Thomas A share. Thanks Thomas. From Berlin. Pours hazy yellow with bubbles on top. Ripe Apples, mostly green, grapes,and vanilla slash Oak. Dry finish. Fresh! Cool!
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Mar 2020
at 17:41