Banjo – Wildflower
Cider Profile:
Name: Banjo – Wildflower
Sampled July 2022
| Brand: Banjo Handcrafted Cider Type: Flavoured – Strawberry Rhubarb Location of Brewing: Uxbridge, ON ABV: 6.5% Website Link: banjocider.ca Ingredients: Organic apples, strawberry, rhubarb, organic maple syrup, sulphites Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/ASize(s) available: 750ml (bottle) Availability: Banjo retail store and select farmers markets Flavour: Strawberry & rhubarb Colour: Transparent dark apricot Carbonation: Small streaming bubbles |
Cider Crate Tasting Notes:
Smell: Strong, aroma. Bright strawberry. Hints of rhubarb. Semi-sweet apple.
Initial Taste: Medium bite from carbonation. Semi-sharp apples that are peel forward. Then followed by a smooth, creamy strawberry with balanced fresh, semi-earthy and dank rhubarb. Sharp, acidic here.
After Taste: Apple dissipates leaving more rhubarb than strawberry, however peel elements remain. Becomes slightly more dry with little sweetness. Long-lasting aftertaste
On ice: Slight decline in sharpness, not much overall changed
Additional Notes: Banjo Cider’s #1 cider in their hard cider line up is the Wildflower. Although without any stated floral elements, it’s a blend of fresh and earthy strawberries with rhubarb among a sharp, slightly tannic and punchy apple. Balanced all the way though, there is a lot of journey as the apple dissipates and the other elements become more noticeable in the aftertaste. Lots of traditional elements in this – very farm to table.
Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 2
Sour – 3.5
Crisp – 3.5
Dry – 4
Fruity – 4
Next recommendations:
More Sweet – Heritage Estates – Eden’s Apple Strawberry Cider
More Sour – Farmgate – Rhubarb Cider
More Dry – Kings Mill – Strawberry Rhubarb Cider
More Crisp – Duntroon Cyder – Raindance Rhubarb Cider
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