Cider Tasting #2 - Crooked Apple & Blackcurrant Cider

OK. Time for the second Cider Tasting. Still working through the gold medal winners from the current New World Beer & Cider Awards. The first tasting was here and this second gold medal winner is also from Crooked Cider in Gisborne, their Apple & Blackcurrant Cider. 

As I've said before, I am skeptical of fruit ciders where the fruit is not apple, but at the same time I do recognise that things have changed from the days when the only fruit ciders were sweet RTDs from Sweden. Many local cider-makers are using the additional fruit in subtle and well-considered ways. Let's see what happened..

 

For those after a bit more technical information, it is 5.2% alcohol by volume, a 500ml bottle and there is of course a Crooked Cider Website.

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