Ironwood – Aranciata

Cider Profile:

Name: Ironwood – Aranciata
Sampled November 2023

Brand:  Ironwood Cider Type: Flavoured – Orange Location of Brewing: Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON ABV: 4% Website Link: ironwoodcider.ca Ingredients: Cider, sugar, orange, natural flavours, sulphites. Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 473ml (Can) Availability: Ironwood retail and online stores + LCBO 2023 Ironwood holiday mixpack Flavour: Orange Colour:  Cloudy light orange – looks like an light orange juice Carbonation: Small, frequently streaming bubbles

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Cider Crate Tasting Notes:

Smell: Medium aroma. Semi-sweet orange that’s fresh with a light dessert apple. 
Initial Taste: Light bite, minimal carbonation. Smooth, bright, semi-sweet orange juice with sweet elements. Underbody is a dessert apple.
After Taste: Cleans out pretty quickly. Soda-like carbonation fizzles out. S slight bitterness from the orange to finish.
On ice: Much thinner overall.

Additional Notes:  Ironwood’s Aranciata is a light, tingly orange offering.  Very much like a pulp-free light orange juice with some soda like elements -naturally tasting so somewhat like an Orangina or San Pelligrino drink. Light and smooth, this one is easy to consume at 4% and could be confused with a non-alcoholic beverage. Would go very well with vanilla ice cream in a float,

Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 3.5
Sour – 2
Crisp – 3
Dry – 2
Fruity – 4

Next recommendations:
More Sweet – County – Blood Orange Cider
More Sour – Howell Road – Raspberry Lemonade
More Dry – Two Blokes – Gosework Orange
More Crisp – Brickworks – Yuzu Lemon Cider

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