Saunders Cider – Ginger Snap
Cider Profile:
Name: Saunders Cider – Ginger Snap Gingerbread Hard Cider
Sampled December 2024
| Brand: Saunders Cider Co Type: Flavoured – Ginger Location of Production: Munster, ON ABV: 5% Website Link: saunderscider.com Ingredients: Apples, sulphites, natural flavours Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 473ml (can) |
Cider Crate Tasting Notes:
Smell: Strong aroma. Heavy ginger with caramelization notes. Pulpy, bruised apple. Vanilla frosting.
Initial Taste: Medium bite from carbonation. Heavy caramelized apple notes. Sharp ginger spicing. Murky, pulpy apple. Lemon-like notes.
After Taste: Apple becomes smoother with notes of cinnamon coming through. Ginger becomes sweeter, less gripping. Vanilla frosting-like flavour. Ends on bruised apple notes.
On ice: Elements less intense but flavours remain the same.
Additional Notes: Saunders’ Christmas themed Ginger Snap Gingerbread Cider is a tribute to the holiday celebrations that take place on their farm every year. A very bold cider, it tastes like it smells. A rich caramelized apple base and sharp ginger notes greet you right at the nose. It becomes a smoother ginger with some cinnamon notes in the finish, with the base becoming more bruised apple tasting in the end. A hint of vanilla-like frosting flavours. A murkier looking cider than other Ontario ciders also spiced in the same fashion.
Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 3.5
Sour – 3.5
Crisp – 3.5
Dry – 2
Fruity – 4.5
Next recommendations:
More Sweet – Thornbury – Spiced Apple
More Sour – Archibalds – Hard Ginger Cider
More Dry – Slabtown – Ginger Spritz
More Crisp – 401 – Gingerbread Cider
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