Red Stone Sparkling Cider
Cider Profile:
Name: Red Stone Sparkling Cider
Sampled December 2018
| Brand: Redstone Winery Type: Apple – Sparkling Location of Brewing: Beamsville, ON ABV: 6.5% Website Link: redstonewines.ca Ingredients: N/A Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 473ml (Can) |
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Cider Crate Tasting Notes:
Smell: Semi-strong aroma. Extra sweet but earthy apple notes. Creamy.
Initial Taste: Light bite from carbonation. Semi-sweet apple that is less sweet than it smells. Some elements of the fermentation process obvious.
After Taste: Becomes more tangy and sweetness is reduced. Stronger apple flavour further into the sip. Fermentation elements are reduced substantially.
On ice: Becomes thinner, though the apple elements remain the same. Less carbonation.
Additional Notes: Not as sparkling as expected, and not as sweet as it smells, Redstones’ Sparkling Cider has a unique taste that becomes more apple forward as it is consumed. It starts more heavily with the fermentation process flavour notes and finishes more as a sweeter cider. A lot of depth and approachable but still quite sophisticated. A good representation of the emerging definition of what an “Ontario Cider” is.
Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 3.5
Sour – 2.5
Crisp – 3.5
Dry – 3
Fruity – 3.5
Next recommendations:
More Sweet – Shiny Apple Cider
More Sour – County Apple Cider
More Dry – Tawse Sparkling Cider
More Crisp – Thornbury Original Apple Cider
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