Two Blokes – The Invitation

Cider Profile:

Name: Two Blokes – The Invitation Dabinett Single Varietal Cider)
Sampled December 2024

Cider Crate Tasting Notes:

Smell: Medium aroma. Bright, slightly pulpy apple. Some tannins and caramel notes.
Initial Taste: Lite bite. Bright and uplifting apple that’s semi-crisp.  Pretty clean with a little bit of sour elements with a hint of bite from funk. Caramel-apples undertone
After Taste: Slightly more woody and peel notes. Very quick aftertaste that empties out.  Gives it a light feel even at 6.9%.  
On ice: Body and intensity is reduced.

Additional Notes: Two Bloke’s The Invitation is a single varietal Dabinett offering.  At 6.9%, it has a much lighter body and feel then the ABV leads onto. Uplifting with some sour elements, it’s overall quite clean.  A little more woody with peel notes in a short aftertaste, there are some caramel elements all the way through.

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

Next recommendations:
More Sweet – Banjo – Heart of Gold
More Sour – West Avenue – Dabinett
More Dry – Heeman’s – Russet
More Crisp – Loch Mor – Danforth Rd: Dabinett

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