Ardiel – Dry Apple

Cider Profile:

Name:  Ardiel Cider House Dry Apple Cider
Sampled: July 2017. Updated February 2023

Cider Crate Tasting Notes:

Smell: Sweet apple with floral and honey tones.  Has hints of sour apples. Crisp, clean and bright.
Initial Taste: Minimal bite and very smooth. Crisp, fleshy-apple flavour. Sweet and slightly musty. Honey undertones.
After Taste: Strong apple finish. Pineapple and floral notes. Some fermentation elements at the end.
On ice: Carbonation bubbles weaken and become smaller. Flavour weakens on ice. Remains a sweet, apple flavour.  Cleaner on ice

Additional Notes: Ardiel Dry Cider is a light, easy drinking, crisp cider that would be quite refreshing on a humid day. It has many traditional apple cider elements with unique pineapple-like, floral and honey notes. Has characteristics of an easy to drink white wine – probably due to similar techniques being used at the winery it is made at. Clean and smooth, with lighter ABV at 5.5% and new can in 2023.

Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 3.5
Sour – 3
Crisp – 4.5
Dry – 2.5
Fruity – 3.5

Next recommendations:
More Sweet – Stella Cider
More Sour – 
More Dry – A Tortured Path – County Cider Company
More Crisp – Pommies Cider – Farmhouse Cider

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