Sea Cider – Rumrunner
Cider Profile:
Name: Sea Cider – Rumrunner
Sampled December 2017
| Brand: Sea Cider Farm & Ciderhouse Type: Apple – Barrel-aged Location of Brewing: Sydney, BC ABV: 12.5% Website Link: seacider.ca Ingredients: N/A Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 750mL (bottle) |  |
Cider Crate Tasting Notes:
Smell: Strong mature apples, musty and malty smell of rum with some caramel elements.
Initial Taste: Light bite with a quick, strong taste of rum flavours.
After Taste: Fermented apple tastes comes through as the rum dissipates a bit. Brown sugar and caramel show up the aftertaste, which finishes with long lingering rum elements.
On ice: More astringent, lingers longer. Less carbonation, more rum, less apple.
Additional Notes: A prime example of aging a cider in a spirit barrel, the Sea Cider Rumrunner almost comes off as a light rum. Astringency and bitterness comes from a rum, but also has a mature apple base. High alcohol level is in part by the sweet sugars found in the process of rum barreling. The cider has lots of taste, but is still has a simple cider+rum composure. A great “starter cider” for a spirit drinker and if not a fan of spirits, stay away.
Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 3.5
Sour – 2
Crisp – 2
Dry – 3.5
Fruity – 3
Next recommendations:
More Sweet – Fraser Valley Elderflower
More Sour – Wards Pickers Hut Winter Spice Cider
More Dry – Revel Spirit of the Woods
More Crisp – Spirit Tree Draught Cider
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