Banjo – Bonfire Fire Cider
Cider Profile:
Name: Banjo – Bonfire
Sampled December 2024
| Brand: Banjo Cider Type: Apple – Fortified / Fire Cider Location of Production: Uxbridge, ON ABV: 10.5% Website Link: banjocider.ca Ingredients: N/A Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/ASize(s) available: 375ml (bottle) Availability: Banjo retail and online stores Flavour: Apple Colour: Transparent dark orange rust Carbonation: Still |
Cider Crate Tasting Notes:
Smell: Strong aroma. Boozy and smoky. Baked apple. Syrupy.
Initial Taste: No bite. Quickly a syrupy apple base that’s sweet. Baked and smoky notes. Roasted apples with some caramel and candy corn notes.
After Taste: Maple syrup additive becomes more obvious. A lingering smoky profile. Syrupy body and sweetness stays a while.
On ice: Thinner bodied. A touch less sweet and less smoky notes.
Additional Notes: Banjo’s Fire Cider is a fortified, syrupy offering that’s 10.5%. Tasting of roasted and baked apples from start to finish, it is a quality representation of this lesser known style. Smoky notes add uniqueness and they stay smolding on the palate for a while but are balanced. A sweeter choice, the backsweetening of maple syrup really shines in the finish.
Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 4
Sour – 2.5
Crisp – 4.5
Dry – 2
Fruity – 4.5
Next recommendations:
More Sweet – Cold Creek – Ice Cider (2024)
More Sour –
More Dry – West Avenue – Fire Cracker
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