Clafeld – Elderflower Cider & Wine
Cider Profile:
Name: Clafeld Elderflower Cider & Wine
Sampled October 2017
| Brand: Clafeld Fruit Winery and Cidery Type: Flavoured Location of Brewing: Picton, Ontario ABV: 9% Website Link: Ingredients: Fermented apple and grape juice, dried elderflower, sulphites, potassium sorbate Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 473mL (cans) |  |
Cider Crate Tasting Notes:
Smell: Medium sweet apple w/ floral and white wine notes
Initial Taste: Mild to medium bite. Sweet and smooth. Strong elderflower flavour with sweet apple notes.
After Taste: Continuing elderflower flavours. Mild astringency. Some fermentation notes. Lingering floral flavours. Semi-dry, white wine finish.
On ice: Carbonation is cut. Ice cuts the flavour slightly. Becomes more astringent on ice.
Additional Notes: Clafeld’s Elderflower is a light cider offering, which has a very natural elderflower flavour that is not too overpowering. Strong wine presence, that has light apple and floral notes. Semi-dry finish. Drink this cider fresh, it is not to be aged as we discovered with an older version we had let sit for a while.
Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 3
Sour – 2
Crisp – 2.5
Dry – 3
Fruity – 3
Next recommendations:
More Sweet – County Peach Cider
More Sour – 401 Cider Orchard Blend
More Dry – Tawse Sparkling
More Crisp – Clafeld Rose Hip Cider
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