Pombucha – Cider+Kombucha

Cider Profile:

Name:   Pombucha – Cider+Kombucha
Sampled September 2019

Brand: Drink Lab Inc. Type: Apple – Blended Location of Brewing: Toronto, ON ABV: 4% Website Link: drinklab.ca Ingredients: Apples, kombucha (water, green tea, cane sugar, bacteria culture), yeast Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: 29g/l Size(s) available: 473ml (Can) Availability: LCBO  Flavour: Apple Colour:  Slightly hazy, bright straw yellow Carbonation: Fine, infrequently streaming bubbles

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Cider Crate Tasting Notes:

Smell: Mild, sweet apples with a hint of fruity mango-like smell.  Light tea notes.
Initial Taste: Medium bite from carbonation, followed by sweet semi-dry dessert apples and some hints of fruity notes.  Light and crisp apples.  Some astringency. Medium level tropical flavours, like mango, pineapple.
After Taste: Becomes drier with time, ending with some mild green tea elements and notes.  Lingers awhile on the tongue.
On ice: Less carbonation. Slightly less flavour.

Additional Notes:  This dessert like cider, Pombucha is a mix of light, crisp apples (about ¾ in flavour) with about ¼ kombucha flavours.  The tea leaves it finishing dry and a slightly earthy.  Kombucha is present, but lacking a defined flavour it gets lost in the apples. The tropical flavours present, really make it stand out from other ciders at the LCBO. This one is easy to consume, just be aware it may have some caffeine from the green tea/kombucha.

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

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