Two Blokes – Manzanita
Cider Profile:
Name: Two Blokes – Manzanita (Margarita Inspired Cider)
Sampled August 2024
| Brand: Two Blokes Cider Co. Type: Flavoured – Margarita Location of Brewing: Port Perry, ON ABV: 5.6% Website Link: twoblokes.ca Ingredients: N/A Gluten Free: Yes Sugar Content: N/ASize(s) available: 750ml (bottle) Availability: Two Blokes Online Store and retail store. Old Flame Brewing retail store. Flavour: Lime, salt and tequila Colour: Translucent pale straw yellow, some green hues Carbonation: Small streaming, lots of pulpy trub |
Cider Crate Tasting Notes:
Smell: Medium aroma. Lime and agave smell, some saline and funk.
Initial Taste: Lite bite from carbonation. Balanced apple that’s a little funky and pulpy. Lime is pulpy, smooth. Tequila is present, boozy but not overpowering.
After Taste: Apple remains with more saline/salty notes in the finish. Slight wood-y elements.
On ice: Becomes dramatically reduced, almost removes all the barreling and saline notes. A bit “cooling”.
Additional Notes: Two Bloke’s Manzanita is a lime and tequila offering perfect for drinking at celebrations. The aroma is light, with lime pulp and a sweeter agave, but due to the tequilas oaked chips its aged on, its kinda boozy (but still decently balanced to drink). The lime is definitely pulpy, not zesty, and its stronger than the apples. The promised salt really comes through in the finish. Not as lime-forward as a margarita would be, it still is a hybrid cider cocktail-insipired drink done well.
Rated on a scale of 1-5
Sweet – 2
Sour – 4
Crisp – 3
Dry – 4
Fruity – 3.5
Next recommendations:
More Sweet – Ironwood – Ciderita
More Sour – Slabtown – Ciderita
More Dry –
More Crisp – Stock & Row – Lime Crush
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