7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home, from HOTM online, 14/02/21. Almost clear orange amber with a decent white cap. Nose is toffee apple, oak, faint grape must, tangy apple skins, light sugars. Taste comprises glazed apples, caramel, oak, tannins, apple skins, residual sugars, mellow red grape notes. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, crisp drying close. Solid flavoursome stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Feb 2021
at 16:20
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750ml wired cork bottle from Pilton. Sparkling golden colour, short-lived white foamy head and aroma of mellow juicy apple, earthy hint. Taste is mellow, tart, fruity, slick, apple, with funky solvent hints and an oaky smoked note. Smooth mouthfeel, medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying woody tannic & smoke hint at the finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Feb 2021
at 21:08
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Dec 2020
at 20:02
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
75cl bottle. Misty gold appearance. Great natural keeved fruit aroma. Overall character presents excellent woody coarse keeved fruit, with a soft tannic feel. Lusciously fruity and wonderfully drinkable. Here's to 10 more years of Pilton.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Nov 2020
at 11:54
Devine ba. Wouldn't be able to place the whisky but it isn't a peaty one but light like Oban. Some glorious caramelisation. Oak. Wood. Pears. Dry tartness. Moderately puckering. Champagne perry. Stunning.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Nov 2020
at 17:37
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
750ml bottle from Pilton. Sparkling, golden colour, short-lived fizzy white foam head and aroma of apple, woody, caramel, earthy. Taste is sweetish, apple, tangy, woody, oak barrel, with some drying spicy tannin. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, dry oaky finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Oct 2020
at 22:02
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
750ml capped bottle from Pilton. Opened with a pop. Hazy deep reddish plum colour, short-lived pink foam head and aroma of plum, apple, barrel. Taste is slightly tart fruity plum, some sweet juicy keeved apple cider notes and dry islay whisky wood barrel with a slight phenolic note. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, drying finish. Interesting flavour combination, very drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Sep 2020
at 20:25
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
75cl bottle to celebrate our 3rd wedding anniversary. But opened 2 weeks late as I was ill! Deep hazed red appearance. Pinkish white head. Aroma has cherry, almond, vanilla notes. Fuzzy textures on the palate, cherry is prominent, alongside some sherbet dib dabs and almond notes, fine carb, subtle tannin. Pretty interesting. Seems to be more of a cherry wine than a cider, though the keeved cider notes offer a welcome tangent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Aug 2020
at 13:36
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from Systembolaget. Somewhat winey apple smell mixed with comforting bubble bath. nice fizz. You do really get the whisky in the immediate aftermath of a sip, mixed with sticky apple. Yummy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jul 2020
at 17:45
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
750ml bottle from Pilton. Opened with a pop. Reddish-purple colour, short-lived white foam head and aroma of cherries, apple, slight herbal note. Taste is tart, cherry, apple, fleshy, with some light herbal hints. Medium bodied, soft to medium carbonation, dry tart fruity finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jul 2020
at 21:26