Somersby – Mango & Lime

Cider Profile:

Name: Somersby – Mango & Lime
Sampled July 2022

Brand: Somersby (Carlsberg) Type:  Flavoured – Mango & Lime Location of Brewing: Kitchener, ON ABV: 4.5% Website Link: somersby.ca Ingredients: Cider, natural flavours, cochineal, sulphites Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 473ml Can Availability: LCBO 2022, select grocery stores. Flavour: Mango and Lime Colour: Neon orange Carbonation: Large infrequent bubbles

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Cider Crate Tasting Notes:

Smell: Strong aroma. Sweet sugared mango. Hint of lime
Initial Taste: Light bite. Sweet syrupy dessert apples with a candied mango. Light lime undertones.
After Taste: Apple reduced leaving a syrupy finish that is extra sweet, and similar to an orange popsicle.
On ice: Thinner but similar

Additional Notes:  The Somersby Mango and Lime is a sweet, commercial offering that has really very little apple. Much more of an alcopop, it’s very light and easily consumed.  Extra sweet, it almost tastes like an orange popsicle.  Hint of lime just to cut the sugar elements. 

Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 4.5
Sour – 1.5
Crisp – 2.5
Dry – 1.5
Fruity – 4

Next recommendations:
More Sweet –
More Sour – Stock & Row – Lime Crush
More Dry – Steel Town – Vay Kay
More Crisp –  Shiny – Pineapple Mango

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