Winner of a double gold at the 2016 Finger Lakes International Wine Awards, is an excellent sparkling cider from Lincoln, Ontario cider maker Vieni. Made from Gala, Mackintosh, Honey Crisp, and Golden Delicious apples with a 6% ABV. It is an off-dry smooth drink with a pronounced apple flavour and a good aftertaste. 9/10!
Kingston now has its own cider maker - Hard Way Cider Company located at 748 Development Drive. VisitKingston has a good article on the company. Open Tue-Sat 11:00-18:00. They started out to create really dry ciders, and their range expresses that. Different from most cider makers, they age the cider in oak barrels. They have some unusual flavours; for instance, one cider is aged in old tequila barrels.
An Irish cider that I tried in Dublin - on tap. Made from 100% fresh pressed apples. This is probably the same as the Dry Irish I had in Northern Ireland in a bottle. Quite good. 7/10
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In Edinburgh at a pub, I tried this bottled cider. Its tagline is "made with the sweetest apples." Despite that, it is not as overly sweet as I feared it might be, and it was not bad when served cold. Strong apple taste that fades after a few sips, and there is not an overtly sweet aftertaste. Refreshing. Made from Jonsgold apples. 6.5/10
Had this on tap in England. Very pale green-yellow colour and lightly cloudy, which may be from the tap pull adding micro-bubbles. A nice off-dry, light, crisp cider.
Tried it both bottled and later on tap at a pub in Keswick. Made by Westons Cider in Herefordshire. "Stowford" refers to the particular blend they use for this cider. They also make a 0.5% ABV version. This one is 4.5% and is quite good. 7.5/10
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