Clafeld – Verbena Blues
Cider Profile:
Name: Clafeld – Verbena Blues
First sampled November 2022
Last updated: September 2024
| Brand: Clafeld Cider House x Pluck Tea Type: Flavoured – Tea Location of Brewing: Picton, ON ABV: 5.5% Website Link: waupooswinery.com Ingredients: Fermented Apple Juice, Pluck Verbena Blues Tea, Sulphites, Potassium Sorbate. Contains Sulphites. (Tea Ingredients: Lemongrass, Ginger, Lemon, Cinnamon pieces, Hibiscus, Apple, Butterfly Pea Flower, Lemon Verbena, Clove, Cardamom, Black pepper, Stevia, Cornflower petals, Natural flavour)], Potassium Sorbate. Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: 3/gLSize(s) available: 355ml (bottle) Availability: Clafeld retail + online store Flavour: Apple Colour: Translucent violet Carbonation: Almost still. |
Cider Crate Tasting Notes:
Smell: Medium aroma. Dry black tea with some spices, light apple smell with almost a blueberry note.
Initial Taste: No bite from carbonation but a bit of acidity. Semi-sour apples with bright elements. Dry black tea with floral elements. Slight blueberry flavour.
After Taste: Apples become cleaner and dry notes from tea are more prominent. Tannins from black tea sit on palate. Apple also dissipates although overall, other elements linger a long time.
On ice: Watered down and much less apple flavour.
Additional Notes: This still, tea-infused Verbana Blues from the Clafeld x Pluck tea line is a bold choice. Starting off somewhat acidic from an black tea-forward base (not much apple characteristics itself), it migrates to more tea-focused in the aftertaste with some tannic and woody elements. Hints of blueberry like elements. A very unique offering. Skip the ice.
Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 1.5
Sour – 3.5
Crisp – 1
Dry – 4.5
Fruity – 2.5
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More Crisp – Stock & Row – Cold Tea
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