Shiny – Cherry Limeade

Cider Profile:

Name: Shiny – Cherry Limeade Cider
Sampled April 2025

Brand:  Shiny Apple Cider Type: Flavoured – Cherry & Lime Location of Production: Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON ABV: 7% Website Link: shinyapplecider.com Ingredients: Apple cider, sparkling water, natural flavour, potassium sorbate, sulphites Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 473ml (can) Availability: LCBO (2025), Shiny online and retail stores Flavour: Cherry + lime Colour:  Transparent light yellow Carbonation: Medium streaming bubbles

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Cider Crate Tasting Notes:

Smell: Medium aroma. Sweet, bright, candied maraschino cherry. Hint of lime zest.
Initial Taste: Medium bite. Bright lime that’s sweet – “limeade” like. A slight lime tartness + zest. Then the candied, maraschino cherry comes through that’s vivid.
After Taste: Becomes mostly cherry dominant, with a semi-crisp, fleshy apple base emerging. Some lime tartness in the undertones. A touch of saline notes at the end.
On ice: A bit less carbonation. Slightly lighter overall, maybe a touch less sweet.

Additional Notes:  Shiny’s Cherry Limeade is a taste of summer – bright, candied and authentic to the source drink it is inspired from. Starting off more lime focused, the cherry quickly comes through tasting maraschino and candied-like. It becomes mostly cherry after that, into the finish, with a hint of the lime tartness remaining. The apple base is mostly noticeable in the ending, as the cherry unwinds. A sweeter cider, it’s not excessively sweet.

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

Next recommendations:
More Sweet – Archibalds – Strawberry Lime
More Sour – Loch Mor – Sour Cherry
More Dry – Niagara Teaching College – Taylor Road Cherry
More Crisp – County – Lime Cider

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