Banjo – Maud #8

Cider Profile:

Name: Banjo – Maud #8
Sampled June 2024

Brand:  Banjo Cider Type: Flavoured – Raspberry Location of Production: Uxbridge, ON ABV: 6.5% Website Link: Ingredients: N/A Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 750ml (bottle) Availability: Banjo online and retail stores Flavour: Raspberry Colour:  Translucent tangerine Carbonation: Small, streaming bubbles

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Cider Crate Tasting Notes:

Smell: Medium aroma. Fermented raspberries. Pulpy, sharp apple.
Initial Taste: Minimal bite. Quick raspberry syrup notes. Pulpy, dry, sharp and sweet apple characteristics.
After Taste: Some fruit bitterness emerges. Raspberries taste more muddled and jammy and stay on the palate longer than the apples.
On ice: Thinner mouthfeel. Raspberry “cordial” notes less syrupy.

Additional Notes:  Banjo’s Maud Cider is inspired by the raspberry cordial drink in Lucy Maud Montomery’s infamous book, Anne of Green Gables. It definitely comes across as thicker and syrupy, to this goal. The apples are sharp and a bit sweet, but fizzles out before the raspberry. Despite the syrupy cordial note, it’s still a lighter bodied cider overall. Not too sweet either.

Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 3
Sour – 3.5
Crisp – 3.5
Dry – 2
Fruity – 3.5

Next recommendations:
More Sweet – Howell Road – Raspberry Lemonade
More Sour – Slabtown – Raspberry Tea
More Dry – Heartwood – Raspy Poet
More Crisp – Heartwood – Raspberry Dreams

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