Maison Sassy

Client Brewer in Manneville-la-Pipard, Normandie, France 🇫🇷

Established in 2014

Contact
Le Clos Noirval, Manneville-la-Pipard, 14130, France
Description
Friends for more than 20 years, Pierre-Emmanuel and Xavier grew up together in Normandy. They had the ambition to modernize the first alcoholic beverage consumed by any young self-respected Normand : the cidre.

Determined by the desire to create a quality, hand-crafted, French product and by the aspiration to come back to the source / back to basics, they aimed at increasing the value of a decisively modern product, forgotten despite its numerous energetic and gustatory qualities.

(“Gluten-free, 100 % natural, the least calorific alcoholic drink”- it has less than 50 calories for a glass of 15cl).
Helped by a cellar master with a well-known expertise, Pierre-emmanuel and Xavier have been developing their project for more than one year. Their work resulted in the launch of Sassy, the first contemporary cider brand “Made in Normandy”.

     Show


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

At a tasting, thanks, small bubbly head, clear yellow color, aroma of pear and vanila, flavor of pear, minerals, metal and some dried apples, medium balancing sourness. Nice and enjoyable.

Tried on 11 Nov 2018 at 08:05


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

at a tasting, thanks, small bubbly fizzy head, clear dark yellow color, aroma of cooked apples and a bit of metal, flavor of cooked apples with a bit lemony sourness, sweet but not too heavy. Fair.

Tried on 11 Nov 2018 at 08:00


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle sample at a tasting at Yoav's place. Clear orange-red. Apples, sweet, fruity, juicy, slightly sourish.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Nov 2018 at 20:54


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle sample at a tasting at Yoav's place. Clear yellow. Pears, sulphur, sweet, slightly sourish, effervescent.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Nov 2018 at 20:52


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle sample at a tasting at Yoav's place. Clear golden. Apple, a bit vinous, citric note, sweetish and slightly sourish, dry finish.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Nov 2018 at 20:52


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Many thanks to Kira for sharing a bottle called Sassy Cidre, 5.2 % abv. Minimal head, no lacing, clear warm golden body. Dry and sweet aroma of apples. Mid-sweet apples to the taste buds. Smooth oily palate. Ends mid-sweet with a apple touch. Nice with the french food. (Shared with Kira and Per, Tromsø 18.07.2018).

Tried from Bottle on 25 Jul 2018 at 11:36


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

330ml bottle from a deli in Tours. Pours clear gold, medium-sweet aroma. Taste is clean, medium-sweet, accessible, with French apple fruit. Decent mainstream French cider.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Sep 2017 at 13:21


4

Tried from Bottle on 08 Sep 2017 at 15:25


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

This might be the same as Sassy L’Inimitable, but it is only labelled Sassy Cidre. From tap at La ruée vers l’orge, Paris, with BB 13.07.17. Clear golden. Some white head. Aroma and taste of Syringa Vulgaris, fresh apples, leather and sulphur. Complex. Very good. Long aftertaste.

Tried from Draft on 15 Jul 2017 at 10:34


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Pours peachy pink. No mentionable head thnx to its inconsistency. Smell is fruity , less funk than their regular one. Taste is sharp, has a dry start, than some sugars. Mild fruityness. Toned down apple funk and skins. Instead more sharp sugars and a higher carbo. Prefered the regular.

Tried on 12 Jul 2017 at 18:34