401 Cider Company – Orchard Blend
Cider Profile:
Name: 401 Brewery Orchard Blend Cider
Sampled October 2016
Brand: 401 Cider Brewery Type: Flavoured – Mixed Fruit Location of Brewing: Colborne, Ontario ABV: 5.5% Website Link: www.401cidercompany.com Ingredients: Fermented apple, pear and cranberry juice, sugar, sulphites, natural flavour, potassium sorbate, sulphites Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 341mL (bottle) |
Cider Crate Tasting Notes:
Smell: Medium apple and peach aromas. Sweet, malty and fruity notes.
Initial Taste: Medium bite with slight tingle from carbonation. Starts of sweet with fruity notes. Some peach and cranberry flavours.
After Taste: Finishes with apple cider flavour characteristics. Slightly tart and malty tasting. Some pear flavour notes. Short lived flavour profile with a dry end.
On ice: Ice cuts the carbonation and the sour and sweet notes. Flavour is weakened but becomes smoother to consume.
Additional Notes: True to its name, this Orchard Blend cider is a flavourful mix of both traditional apple flavours and various other orchard fruits like cranberries, pears and peaches. This 401 Brewery Cider has a complex composure of flavours that makes it quiet unique to other flavoured Ontario ciders available.
Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 3
Sour – 2.5
Crisp – 3
Dry – 3
Fruity – 3.5
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