Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Cider tasting No#5

Rochdale

 

Rochdale cider, tasted in Lakes Entrance, Victoria, Australia overlooking the sea and enjoin g a greta meal. This drop was recommended by the waitress when asked whats that cider like, she said she drinks it all the time. Well it did not disappoint, a nice full apple flavour from our NZ neighbours.

A mix between dry n a touch of sweet, and certainly went down well. Also gave a nice buzz even only 4%.

Would recommend these when having a few to kick back with

 

Cheers

 

 

 

Cider tasting No#4

Apple blackcurrant

 

Ahh Rekorderlig, the "Premium" Apple and Blackcurrant flavour, where do I start, well it is extremely tasty and nice sweet flavoured, may be to sweet for some people, I found it just right, however it lacked punch, especially after the Cheeky Rascals 8%, this  a mild 4% and it was noticeable , gave it a feeling of drinking cordial. 

Look it would be refreshing after a hot day at work or a light accompaniment to a meal, but for a nice arvo session I think I would be left bloated and unbuzzed.

The decision is yours in the end.

 

Enjoy

 

Saturday, January 19, 2013

Cider tasting No#3

Pink lady

 

Well here is review number 3. All I can saw is this one was well worth waiting for, Passionfruit infused with Pink Lady apples. This Cheeky Rascal cider hits the spot, not to sweet, just enough apple tartness and the divine flavour of a Pink Lady apple and the passionfruit enhances the flavour and definitely does not overwhelm, I may add I love the Pink Lady apples when they are in season.

This is one drink that is refreshing on a warm day, actually anyway…. doe sit show I bloody enjoyed this one.

 

Yup highly recommend :)

Cider tasting No#2

Apple Honey

 

Well this is tasting two from Cheeky Rascal and will be honest I tried this first as I had a preconceived idea on how this would taste being Apple Honey flavour. I wasn't far off the mark as honey can be quite sweet n sickly, who remembers those cough medicines as a kid laced with honey? Well it was nowhere near that bad yet it did not disappoint, I would say this would be a more acquired taste and possibly a more winter drink than a summer refresher. The label states using a local Australian honey infused in the fermenting of the cider gave this a nicer taste than those drinks where honey is possible added later.

This cider is 9% alcohol and yep if drunk quickly gives a nice big buzz and these bottles hold about two standard glasses and are best shared.

So if you like honey and apple cider give this one a go, again my understanding is a limited release so hurry.

 

 

Cider tasting No#1

Apple Guava

 

Well okay Ive decided to do some productive blogging and what better way to attempt that than with drinking. Now Im no expert but I do not mind a drop of Cider, Beer and the odd tipple of Tequila and I like to try different drops to see if I can find one I really like so why not let others know what I think and feel free to add comments on what you think.

Well the first drop Id like to comment on is a cider by Cheeky Rascal and a limited edition drop. This is the first time I have tried a cider from Rebello Wines and definitely will not be the last.

The Apple Guava had a nice touch of guava, not to overpowering and would be ideal on a warm day with a few ice cubes, definitely a refresher after a hard day in the office. The apple was quite tangy as the label says they use fresh apples and this can be easily tasted, in the slightly tart drop. At 8% alcohol contact a nice buzz was acquired.

Definitely in my view a nice cider for a refreshing change. :)

 

 

 

  

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Testing my art skills

These pics can also be found here on the website under the pix link and adaptive page along with other pix

 

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