401 Cider – Candy Cane
Cider Profile:
Name: 401 Cider – Candy Cane
Sampled March 2024
| Brand: 401 Cider Brewery / The Big Apple Type: Flavoured – Mint Location of Production: Colborne, ON ABV: 5.5% Website Link: thebigapple.ca Ingredients: Fermented apple juice, sugar, natural flavours, sulphites, potassium sorbate Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 750ml (bottle) |
Cider Crate Tasting Notes:
Smell: Medium aroma. Bright peppermint/candy cane. Minimal apple.
Initial Taste: Minimal bite. Bright candy cane/peppermint notes. Sugared candy. Pulpy, bright dessert apples that are decently crisp.
After Taste: Peppermint notes become a bit earthier. Slight bitterness here. Apples become a bit drier here. Ends with lingering menthol.
On ice: Reduces mint, but makes the mint more “cooling” on the palate.
Additional Notes: 401 Cider’s Candy Cane Cider is exactly as promised – it tastes like a candy cane dunked in apple cider. The candy cane tastes more sugared at the start, becoming a bit more like a straight peppermint note in the finish. Apples are bright and pulpy, becoming drier as they go on. Ice makes the mint reduced, but also makes it taste more “cooling menthol”-like. A Christmas cider if there ever was one.
Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 3.5
Sour – 3
Crisp – 4
Dry – 2.5
Fruity – 4
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