Bonnieheath – Folkin’ Hard True Blue

Cider Profile:

Name: Bonnieheath – Folkin’ Hard True Blue Cider
Sampled April 2024

Brand:  Bonnieheath Winery & Farm Type: Flavoured – Blueberry Location of Production: Waterford, ON ABV: 5.5% Website Link: bonnieheathestate.com Ingredients: Cider, blueberry juice, lavender, sulphites Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 500ml (bottles) Availability: Bonnieheath online and retail store Flavour: Blueberry, lavender Colour:  Transparent rose gold Carbonation: Medium frequently streaming bubbles

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Cider Crate Tasting Notes:

Smell: Medium aroma. Tart, plump blueberry. Fragrant lavender. Dessert apple.
Initial Taste: Medium bite from carbonation. Punchy, floral lavender with some perfume element. Light fresh and slightly tart blueberry juice. Herbiness.
After Taste: Lavender slowly dwindles and apples peak through. Blueberries remain tart, a bit tangy. Lavender lingers a while on the palate.
On ice: Lavender is reduced, less punchy and it’s better integrated with apples.

Additional Notes:  Bonnieheath’s True Blue is a lavender-heavy, blueberry cider. Using lavender grown at their estate, it is showcased well in this cider, being punchy, herby and very floral. It stays throughout the journey, lingering awhile after the blueberry and apples are gone. Blueberries are tart and fresh-tasting. Apples are only really distinguishable near the end, as the bolder blueberry and lavender weakens. A fresh, summer-inspired offering.

Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 3.5
Sour – 3.5
Crisp – 3.5
Dry – 2.5
Fruity – 4.5

Next recommendations:
More Sweet – Thornbury – Elderflower Blueberry
More Sour – Muskoka – Back Flip Blueberry Cider
More Dry – Coffin Ridge – Lavender Earl Grey Pear
More Crisp – 

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