Kawartha Country – Selwyn Cider

Cider Profile:

Name: Kawartha Country Wines – Selwyn Cider
Sampled September 2022

Cider Crate Tasting Notes:

Smell: Medium aroma. Semi-sweet with a hint of sour. Fermentation and alcohol note.
Initial Taste: Minimal bite. Naturally sweet, pulpy apple. Clean, bright and crisp. Honey and fermentation notes.
After Taste: Apples become a touch more sour into aftertaste. Some tannins and slightly less clean for the palate. Has a ‘boozy’ cider finish.
On ice: Thinner body. Less apple notes. Much less crisp.

Additional Notes:  Kawartha County Wines and Cider’s Selwyn is a naturally sweet cider. It starts off with a sweeter dessert apples, slightly pulpy and decently crisp. It is slightly more “clean” in the start, as the fermentation and alcohol notes grow into the finish. Slightly tannic – a very traditional cider overall with a honey crisp like vibe. Ice strips the essence of the cider.

Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 4
Sour – 3
Crisp – 4.5
Dry – 2
Fruity – 4.5

Next recommendations:
More Sweet – Shale Ridge – Semi-Sweet Apple
More Sour – Heeman’s – Dry Empire
More Dry – Carlisle – The Harvest Pet Nat
More Crisp – Thornbury – Honeycrisp Cider

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