Slabtown – Pineapple Mimosa

Cider Profile:

Name: Slabtown – Pineapple Mimosa
Sampled September 2020 (Updated January 2021)

Brand:  Slabtown Cider Co.
Type: Flavoured – Pineapple
Location of Brewing: Uxbridge, ON
ABV: 6.2%
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Ingredients: N/A
Gluten Free: Yes
Sugar Content: N/ASize(s) available: 750ml (bottle)
Availability: Slabtown Retail Store
Flavour: Pineapple
Colour:  Hazy blonde
Carbonation: Small, frequently streaming bubbles. Some foam. 


Cider Crate Tasting Notes:

Smell: Medium aroma. Fermented pineapple with black pepper hints. Some dessert apples.
Initial Taste: Mild bite from carbonation. Smooth, creamy pineapple. Pineapple fermentation notes are minimal. Clean green apple flavour without the sour notes. Some apple tannins.
After Taste: Pineapple continues, becomes sweeter. Vanilla hints. Ends creamy, off-dry. Mild spice notes.
On ice: Carbonation reduced. Pineapple punch is weakened. More apple notes come through.

Additional Notes:  Slabtown’s Pineapple Mimosa is a very pineapple focused offering, with mild apple notes, that remind us of green apple varieties. With a champagne yeast added, it adds a light sparkle and taste but its not heavy like a true sparkling wine. Ends quite creamy. Light body, easy drinking.  Of the two bottles we had, one was smooth (2021) the other had more pineapple fermentation notes which had some bitterness (2020).

Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 3
Sour – 2.5
Crisp – 2
Dry – 3
Fruity – 4

Next recommendations:
More Sweet – County – Blackberry Peach Cider
More Sour – Coffin Ridge – Tropical Hopped Cider
More Dry – Ernest – Speachless 
More Crisp – Pommies – Mimosa Cider

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