Magnotta – Pineapple Chili

Cider Profile:

Name: Magnotta – Pineapple Chili
Sampled February 2025

Brand: Magnotta Craft Cider Type: Flavoured – Pineapple and pepper Location of Production: Vaughn, ON ABV: 5.6% Website Link: magnotta.com Ingredients: Cider, sugars (fructose), natural flavour, citric acid, potassium sorbate, capsicum (peppers), potassium metabisulfite Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 473ml (can) Availability: Ontario Magnotta retail stores, Magnotta online store, LCBO 2025 Flavour: Pineapple and peppers Colour: Transparent Straw Yellow Carbonation: Small streaming bubbles.

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Cider Crate Tasting Notes:

Smell: Strong aroma. Medium, sweet pineapple with sharp peppers. Some funkiness.
Initial Taste: Light bite. Sweet and soft dessert apples upfront that are followed by a candied pineapple.  Some noticeable chili-like peppers provide just a touch of spice but nothing more.
After Taste: Dissipates and becomes very soft, yellow-fleshed-like apple with a long lingering sweet finish. Slight hints of chili pepper that builds in the back of the throat.
On ice: Thinner with chili harshness cut.  If its too much heat, ice helps.

Additional Notes: The Pineapple Chili cider from Magnotta Winery is quite unique. With a sweet and pulpy apple base, it also has a quick noticeable juicy and candied pineapple that dissipates quickly. During that, spicy chili hits are there, but they are more of a mild discomfort then intensity found with other potent ciders with peppers. Lingering for a long time, it becomes very yellow-apple flavoured but the chili builds as you drink.  Ice to help cut any issues, thought its still a low on the intensity scale. 

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

Next recommendations:
More Sweet – 
More Sour – Slabtown – Honey Habanero
More Dry – Heartwood – Eve goes Badass
More Crisp – Shiny – Pineapple Mango

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