Joli Rouge – Framboise

Cider Profile:

Name: Joli Rouge – Framboise
Sampled July 2025

Brand:  Joli Rouge/ La Microbrasserie du Saguenay Type: Flavoured – Raspberry Location of Production: Saguenay, QC ABV: 5% Website Link: cidrejolirouge.com/en/ Ingredients: N/A Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 473ml (can) Availability: Quebec better bottle shops, grocery stores Flavour: Raspberry Colour:  Transparent bright ruby red Carbonation: Small streaming bubbles, a little bit of foam

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Cider Crate Tasting Notes:

Smell: Strong aroma. Rich, thick, pulpy, freshly pressed raspberry jam. A sniff of bright apple.
Initial Taste: Medium bite from carbonation. A quick raspberry forward experience. Tart, juicy, pulpy raspberries that are very natural. Fleshy apples are secondary. Some natural fruit sweetness.
After Taste: Mostly raspberry here, and it’s very jammy tasting. Raspberry seed notes. Lingering fruit notes. Some minerality.
On ice: Only a bit thinner on ice. Slightly watered down.

Additional Notes:  Joli Rouge’s Framboise is a very raspberry forward cider that dominates most of the profile from start to finish. Not a balanced cider between fruits, but the raspberry is very authentic – tastes tart, jammy and like you can almost taste the seeds. When the apple base is noticeable, it’s dry, and fleshy. Some unique minerality notes that peak through. A touch of natural fruit sweetness, but runs more dry.

Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 2
Sour – 3.5
Crisp – 3
Dry – 4
Fruity – 4.5

Next recommendations:
More Sweet – Couteau Rougemont – Fizz Framboise
More Sour –Cidrerie Au Pied de Cochon – Cassis / Black Currant
More Dry – 
More Crisp – 

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