Blackthorn Cider
Cider Profile:
Name: Blackthron Cider
Sampled December 2017
| Brand: Blackthorn Type: Apple – Dry Location of Brewing: Shepton Mallet, England ABV: 6.0% Website Link: blackthorn.uk.com Ingredients: Fermented Apple Juice, Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Malic Acid, Ascorbic Acid, Sodium metabisulphite, Sulphites Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: 29 g/L Size(s) available: 500mL (Can) |  |
Cider Crate Tasting Notes:
Smell: Medium mature rustic apple. Sweet and syrupy. Astringency and acidity.
Initial Taste: Mild bite with smooth and acidic single apple flavour. Thick and syrupy. Some presence of tannins from the cider apples. Tangy and malty.
After Taste: Mature and rustic apple flavours appear with some fermentation flavour showing up. Not overly long-lasting and becomes a bit more sweet. A bit of a beer aftertaste.
On ice: Ice cuts flavour, thickness, tanginess and carbonation. Shortens the aftertaste a bit. Some additional malty notes appear.
Additional Notes: A cider that has been around a long time (since 2001), Blackthorn has a lot of characteristics of a typical Somerset cider. A thicker cider, it has a hearty character to it – perfect for pub consumption. Both relatively dry and crisp, it will scratch your itch for an English-style cider quite well.
Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 3
Sour – 2
Crisp – 3
Dry – 3.5
Fruity – 2.5
Next recommendations:
More Sweet – Caple Rd Blend #3 Cider
More Sour – Samuel Smith’s Organic Cider
More Dry – County Cider – A Tortured Path
More Crisp – Savanna Dry
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