Ernest – Tea and Cookies

Cider Profile:

Name: Ernest – Tea and Cookies
Sampled January 2021

Brand:  Ernest Cider Co. Type: Flavoured – Tea Location of Brewing: Bond Head, ON ABV: 6% Website Link: ernestcider.com Ingredients: N/A Gluten Free: N/A Sugar Content: 7g/L Size(s) available: 473ml (can) Availability: Ernest Online Store Flavour: Earl grey tea + vanilla Colour:  Transparent rich gold with brown hues Carbonation: Fine, frequently streaming bubbles

Cider Crate Tasting Notes:

Smell: Strong aroma. Heavy black tea. Creamy vanilla. Hint of mild apples.
Initial Taste: Strong bite from tea tannins. Light carbonation. Gritty black tea flavour and mouthfeel. Earthiness. Equal apple with orange and caramel hints.
After Taste: Black tea remains but slowly dissipates. Creamy vanilla emerges. Dank apple notes. Long lingering tea tannins and flavour.
On ice: Mild carbonation reduction. No significant flavour change.

Additional Notes:  Ernest’s Tea and Cookies Cider is a very heavily tea driven cider, it may not be as sweet as you’d expect as with ‘cookies’ in the title. With a lot of black tea flavours and grit from its natural tannins, it is an earl grey experience from start to finish. You get a bit of mild orange notes from the tea’s bergamot. Some creamy vanilla emerges near the finish. Apple base is minimal. If you don’t like black tea, this cider isn’t for you.

Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 1.5
Sour – 2.5
Crisp – 1
Dry – 4.5
Fruity – 2.5

Next recommendations:
More Sweet – Coffin Ridge – Lavender Earl Grey
More Sour – Steel Town – Daga Carmesi
More Dry – 
More Crisp – Clafeld – London Fog

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