401 – Cherry Cider
Cider Profile:
Name: 401 – Cherry Cider
Sampled September 2024
| Brand: 401 Cider Brewery / The Big Apple Type: Flavoured – Cherry Location of Production: Colborne, ON ABV: 7.5% Website Link: thebigapple.ca Ingredients: Fermented apple juice, cherry puree, sugar, sulphites, potassium sorbate, sulphites Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/ASize(s) available: 750ml (bottle) Availability: 401 retail store @ The Big Apple Flavour: Cherry Colour: Transparent ruby red Carbonation: Fine, streaming bubbles |
Cider Crate Tasting Notes:
Smell: Light aroma. Mild tart cherry. Booze.
Initial Taste: Mild bite from carbonation. A soft, maraschino-like cherry. Light dessert apple. Semi-dry.
After Taste: Cherry becomes lighter, a bit drier. Some light fermentation notes linger a bit.
On ice: Almost removes carbonation. Minimal flavour change, other than maybe a bit more cherry-focused.
Additional Notes: 401 Cider’s Cherry Cider is a strong cider at 7.5%, but yet a light bodied offering. The infused cherry is soft, and a bit candied, but not very tart, and leans more maraschino-like. The apples are also light, tasting more common dessert varietals. It’s not too impactful flavour-wise, but pleasant overall. Leans more dry.
Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 2.5
Sour – 2.5
Crisp – 3
Dry – 3.5
Fruity – 3
Next recommendations:
More Sweet – Archibalds – Hard Cherry Cider
More Sour – Banjo – Rouge
More Dry – Loch Mor – Sour Cherry
More Crisp – Bonnieheath – Cherry Bomb
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