No Boats on Sunday – Dry Rosé

Cider Profile:

Name:   No Boats on Sunday – Dry Rosé Cider
Sampled May 2020

Brand: No Boats on Sunday Type: Apple – Rosé Location of Brewing: Grimsby, ON ABV: 5% Website Link: noboatscider.com Ingredients:  Apple cider, water, wine, glucose-fructose, malic acid, potassium sorbate, potassium metabisulphite, natural flavour (hops) Gluten Free: N/A Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 500mL (bottle) Availability: The Wine Shop (Ontario) Flavour: Rosé Colour: Bright rose gold pink Carbonation: Large, very infrequently streaming bubbles

Cider Crate Tasting Notes:
Smell: Medium aroma. Candied strawberry and floral. Watermelon notes. Some light wine aspects.
Initial Taste: Medium bite from carbonation. Quick sweet apples, with mild sour apple notes that emerge.
After Taste: Candied fruit flavours really begin to pop that include strawberry and watermelon. Slight astringency from wine. Floral bouquet bits. Sweet finish, dry mouth-feel with slight filmy coat.
On ice: Thinner, less gritty mouth-feel. Mild flavour reduction.

Additional Notes: The Dry Rosé from No Boats on Sunday is an Instagram-worthy vivid rose gold pink, with a strong flavour to match. With a bright candied flavour, it features unique strawberry and watermelon notes, among the standard mixed-berries and floral notes you might expect from a rosé cider/wine. Probably not for traditional cider fans but it does pair well with summer and brunch.

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

Next recommendations:
More Sweet – Somersby – Rosé
More Sour – Strongbow – Rosé Apple
More Dry – Clafeld – Rose Hip
More Crisp – Brickworks – Rosé Cider

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