Cidrerie Famille Tremblay – Argousier

Cider Profile:

Name: Cidrerie Famille Tremblay – Cidre aromatisé pétillant à l’argousier
Sampled July 2025

Brand: Cidrerie Famille Tremblay Type: Flavoured – Sea Buckthorn Location of Production: Mont-Saint-Gregorie, QC ABV: Flavoured – Berry Website Link: cidreriefamilletremblay.ca/fr Ingredients: N/A Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 500ml (bottle) Availability: Cidrerie Famille Tremblay retail store, better bottle shops in Quebec Flavour: Sea buckthorn Colour: Hazy translucent sunflower yellow Carbonation: Fine, frequently streaming bubbles, some wispy foam

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Cider Crate Tasting Notes:

Smell: Medium aroma. Tart, bitter, sea buckthorn. Some fermentation + funk.
Initial Taste: Tingly carbonation, minimal bite. Quick and forceful sea buckthorn berry (Eastern North America). Slightly tart with citrus notes. Gooseberry-like + golden berry notes notes. Pulpy, thin apple.
After Taste: Blueberry-like fermentation notes emerge. Bright, sea buckthorn notes continue on. Some apple fleshy flavour and body noticeable, but mostly golden berry notes to conclude.
On ice: Thinner body. Reduced flavour and less sea buckthorn.

Additional Notes: Cidrerie Famille Tremblay – Cidre aromatisé pétillant à l’argousier has a forceful sea buckthorn berry flavour throughout. Not skimping on this lesser-known berry, it tastes like a golden tart blueberry and gooseberry with citrus hints. Dry, it has a bit of funk and fermentation, but is driven by the berry. The apple is secondary but it adds a bit of pulpy notes, and a bit of creaminess to the body. Long lasting flavour notes. 

Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 1.5
Sour – 3.5
Crisp – 2
Dry – 4
Fruity – 4

Next recommendations:
More Sweet –
More Sour – Cidrerie Au Pied de Cochon – Crabapple
More Dry – Union Libre – Aronia
More Crisp – 

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