Two Blokes – 10,000 Hours

Cider Profile:

Name: Two Blokes – 10,000 Hours Porter’s Perfection Single Varietal Cider
Sampled April 2024

Brand:  Two Blokes Cider Type: Apple – Single Varietal Location of Production: Port Perry, ON ABV: 7% Website Link: twoblokes.ca Ingredients: Cider apples (Porter’s Perfection), sulphites Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/A Size(s) available: 500ml (bottle) Availability: Two Blokes and Old Flame Brewery retail stores Flavour: Apple Colour:  Cloudy, rusty orange Carbonation: Medium streaming bubbles

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Cider Crate Tasting Notes:

Smell: Medium aroma. Funky, tannic apple. Some astringency.
Initial Taste: Minimal bite. Cloudy unfiltered apples. Flesh and peel. Some funk, a hint of sourness. A decent amount of tannins but not gripping. Wild-like notes.
After Taste: Apple becomes creamier, more flesh-oriented. Citrus-like hints. Clean finish.Some fermentation lingers.
On ice: Tannins and sourness reduced. Tastes more fleshy, and creamy.

Additional Notes:  Two Blokes’ 10,000 Hours is a Porter’s Perfection single varietal cider, which is a UK bittersharp cider apple. It has some serious English cider vibes (the apple originates in Somerset) but it’s not too bold, rather decently easy to consume. A good presence of tannins that aren’t too gripping on the palate, some sourness and funkiness also. A lot of apple characteristics, flesh, peel and wild-like notes too. Becomes creamier as it goes on, for a rather clean finish.

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

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More Crisp – Banjo – Citzens

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