Lacroix – Chai

Cider Profile:

Name: Lacroix – Chai Cidre
Sampled August 2024

Brand:  Lacroix Cidrerie Type: Flavoured – Mulled Location of Production: Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, QC ABV: 5.5% Website Link: cidrerielacroix.com Ingredients: Apple juice, sugar, honey, chai tea infusion, yeasts, potassium sorbate, potassium metabisulfate Gluten Free:  Yes Sugar Content: 20g/L Size(s) available: 355ml (can) Availability: Cidrerie Lacroix retail store, SAQ Flavour: Chai spice Colour:  Transparent light yellow Carbonation: Small, infrequently streaming bubbles

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Cider Crate Tasting Notes:

Smell: Medium aroma. Dry, fleshy apple. Gritty spice – clove, allspice. Hints of cinnamon.
Initial Taste: Medium bite from carbonation. Hefty mulling spices like clove upfront. Dry apples, possibly Macintosh notes. Black tea + tannin.
After Taste: Spices become softer and a warming cinnamon appears. Apples dwindle. The odd lingering spice note on the palate.
On ice: Reduced flavour and impact of spices.

Additional Notes:  Lacroix’s Chai Cider is a dry offering, with a decent amount of chai notes – both spices and black tea noticeable. The apples taste mcintosh-focused, and they are mainly upfront. As well, some of the grittier, earthier, and more bitter spice notes – like clove and allspice -upfront too. It becomes mostly tea-like in the finish, with black tea (and their tannins), and spices noticeable here. Some cinnamon near the end also. Light bodied. 

Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 2
Sour – 2
Crisp – 3
Dry – 4
Fruity – 3.5

Next recommendations:
More Sweet –
More Sour – Domaine Lafrance – Darragon de Brandy de Pomme
More Dry – 
More Crisp – Domaine Heritage – Abbott’s Corner

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