Crimson – Honey Lavender

Cider Profile:

Name: Crimson – Honey Lavender
Sampled June 2022

Brand: Crimson Cider Co. Type: Flavoured – Honey and Lavender Location of Brewing: Picton, ON ABV: 6.0% Website Link: crimsoncidercompany.com Ingredients: N/A Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 750ml (bottle) Availability: Crimson retail + online store Flavour: Lavender & honey Colour:  Transparent, light yellow green hue Carbonation: Medium, infrequently streaming bubbles

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Cider Crate Tasting Notes:

Smell: Strong aroma. Bright apples with honey and hints of lavender
Initial Taste: Light bite from carbonation, Mix of bright, clean apples with slightly floral and earthy lavender. Honey present and enhances other elements, especially the apple.
After Taste: Apple reduces leaving a semi-long lingering lavender, also becoming stronger. Honey remains present but not strong. 
On ice: Reduced lavender, easier to consume

Additional Notes:  Crimson Cider’s Lavender Honey doesn’t smell like its lavender focused, but after the first sip you notice the earthy but clean flower. Apple is balanced and enhanced by honey elements. It’s pretty full bodied and pretty clean/crisp overall. 

Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 2.5
Sour – 3
Crisp – 3.5
Dry – 3.5
Fruity – 3.5

Next recommendations:
More Sweet – Brickworks – The Purple Road
More Sour – Spirit Tree – Pear with Lavender
More Dry – Coffin Ridge – Lavender Earl Grey
More Crisp – Growers – Field Watermelon Lavender

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