8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
2010 vintage. 375mL bottle, pours a pretty clear brandy-like caramel colour. Nose is luxurious, with loads of caramel apple sweetness, pineapple and a subtle tartness underneath. Flavour is similar, with caramelized apple and pineapple sweetness (unusual that this is so pineapple-y), with medium-high sweetness for an ice cider, and absolutely no tartness. Really viscous palate, with a lovely mix of fruits that is unusual for an ice cider. Very decadent stuff. Fantastic, unique one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jun 2015
at 00:26
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tasting at Matt’s; synthetic cork, vintage 2008, 7 years old, 12% ABV
Measured Final Gravity: 1090
Dark amber color, hazy. A very interesting product, mixing real Ice Cider with mild spices and hot chili peppers, and moderate hotness in the final. Sweet. Unique, original, very good.
Measured Final Gravity: 1090
Dark amber color, hazy. A very interesting product, mixing real Ice Cider with mild spices and hot chili peppers, and moderate hotness in the final. Sweet. Unique, original, very good.
Tried
on 19 Apr 2015
at 03:42
7.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 375ml. corked. [ As Applewood Farm Iced Cider ].Clear medium yellow - amber orange color with virtually no head. Aroma is moderate to heavy apple, sweet apple, apple syrup, alcohol, strawberry. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet with a long duration, intense apple and strawberry, sweet apple, tart - acidic apples. Body is medium, texture is syrupy, carbonation is flat, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20140805]
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Mar 2015
at 10:36
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
2008 Vintage. 375mL bottle, pours a clear butterscotch orange with no head. Nose brings out notes of butterscotch, some liqueur, bananas, herbal notes and apples. Flavour is complex, with notes of tobacco, herbal apples notes, light smoke, stone fruits, and spices. Dominated by the tobacco notes, but also complemented by the spiciness and herbal spiciness. Certainly a unique ice wine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jan 2015
at 02:11
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle - Apple, pepper and spice. Clear is copper. Chilli, sweet, pepper and sweet Apple. Nice and spicy, really like it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jan 2015
at 01:12
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared in Hoboken - thanks to Andy. Pours clear, deep gold. The nose holds rich, ripe apples, hints of pepper, a bit of dry smoke. Hugely sweet with lots of ripe, juicy apple, then a big smack of chili pepper burn. Full bodied, oily. Hot chili burn on the finish with undertones of sugary, ripe apples and hints of caramelised sugars. Quite novel, but the chili heat is too much for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Dec 2014
at 22:29
8/10
Tried
on 06 Aug 2014
at 01:17
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle - Vintage 2010 - Apple, tannins and dark skins. Rich bronze and oily. Sweet apples, tannins and a long finish. Pretty good for the price.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Aug 2014
at 15:25
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Can - Earthy and slightly tart apple. Bubbly gold with no head. Tart and lightly sweet apple. The hop is there in the background, but would be better if more pronounced. Still nice though.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Jul 2014
at 18:59
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle: Poured a deep amber color cider. Nose of peppercorn and hot peppers is offset by some sweet apple notes. Taste is also dominated by loads of peppercorn notes with quite a bit of heat from the hot peppers. Sweetness is able to balance some of the heat but not enough to make this really drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2014
at 17:04