Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Herefordshire Cider from Waitrose 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle at home, as duchy organic Herefordshire 2017 vintage ... need to check this isn't a new entry, 31/12/17. Clear golden with a decent white cap that soon dissipates. Nose is apple pulp, straw, toffee, grains. Taste comprises apple skins, caramel, vinous notes, light funk. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, drying close. Decent enough cider.
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Apple Cider from Waitrose 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Bottle at home, 11/12/17. Clear light golden with a big but fast collapsing white head. Nose is toffee apple, sweet apples, straw, toasted sugars. Taste comprises sweet apple pulp, light tannins, toffee, apple pie, vanilla essence. Medium body, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Ok cider if a touch on the sweet side.
Fergus (31329) reviewed Elderflower Cider from Waitrose 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle at home picked up from Canary wharf Waitrose. A clear pale petrol yellow coloured pour with a light effervescence, fine bubbles. Aroma is very soapy, po perrie, parma violets, sandal wood. Would not have guessed elderflower. Flavour is composed of semi swewet, white apple, floral, licks of turkish delight, white sugar. Little soapy. Palate is medium sweet, sugary, highish carbonation. Little artificial.
Fergus (31329) reviewed Leckford Cox's Apple Vintage Cider from Waitrose 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle at home picked up from Canary wharf Waitrose. A very clear pale petrol coloured pour with a fading effervescence. Aroma is semi sweet, crisp apple, little plastic, elder flower notes. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, crisp, apple juice , light woody apple, hint of plastic. Good pretty good. Palate is semi sweet, highish spritzy carbonation. Nice.
Bitterbill (4330) reviewed Duchy Originals Organic Ale from Waitrose 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
From Jul 2007
Purchased at Wilbur's Liquors in Ft Collins for US$4.49
This one pours from 16.9oz bottle a clear amber with an ample head of foam that shrinks slowly leaving a fine layer and it has some good lacing.
The smell has good notes of caramel malt and fruit.
The taste is malt dominated. Plenty of caramel there with some dark fruit, mostly plum and fig. Pretty tasty. The finish, where most of the hop profile shows up, is on the dry side. This is a pretty easy ESB to drink and I know I could enjoy a couple of bottles without feeling too filled up. It's going nicely with the very warm weather we're having here in Casper...
With the second pour, I'm getting a slight haze and the flavours are still holding my interest. I'm glad I picked up this bottle. :^) Good stuff!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle from Waitrose. Appearance - golden amber with a nice fluffy head. Nose - malt bag with a touch of lemon. Taste - dry biscuit and some lemon but biscuits dominant. Palate - light bodied with a dry crunchy middle section. Slightly astringent finish. Overall - a touch challenging.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle from Waitrose. Appearance - golden with a decent lacy head. Nose - flowers and custard. Biscuits. Taste - lemon and biscuit. Palate - light bodied with a creamy texture. Dry bitter finish. Overall - solid.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle from Waitrose. Appearance - deep copper to red. Nice fluffy head. Nose - toffee and some red fruit. Light biscuit. Taste - tonnes if caramel biscuit. Light redcurrant note. Palate - close to medium bodied with a creamy texture. Dry crunchy finish. Overall - liked this.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
Bottle from Waitrose, Bishops Stortford. Pours pale amber with a lasting frothy white head. Aroma of corn, grass, hop, syrup, light citrus and caramel. Moderate sweetness and medium bitterness. Medium body, oily texture, average carbonation.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle at home in London - picked up via Ocado. Pours clear orange-gold with a fine, creamy head. The nose holds toasted wholegrain bread, a little caramel, dried berries. Light to medium sweet flavour, with light bitterness of grain husk, faint earth, some toasted caramel, more bread, berries, strawberry. Light bodied with fine to average carbonation. Alright balance in the finish, with more toasty grains, dried and lightly leathery berries, mellow toffee. Fun stuff overall.