I bottled it back in July 2017 and have been sampling one every month or so. I'm happy to say that they've all remained perfectly still so far - looks like I dodged the infection bullet.
I only ended up with 20 bottles for all my labors and I'm going through them fairly quickly. I decided I better get in some tasting notes while I've still got them.
It is truly an extreme beverage and quite interesting to sample (in small quantities).
Tasting Notes:
- Aroma:
- Intense apple cider aroma dominates. Also get a bit of alcohol and what I think is yeast ester which provides a slightly different bit of fruitiness (wine-like maybe)
- Appearance:
- Dark gold and very clear. It is perfectly still.
- Flavor:
- Very sweet with a concentrated apple flavor. Alcohol flavor is mostly hidden. There is a somewhat sharp flavor in the finish which may be a mix of alcohol and tannin
- Mouthfeel:
- Full bodied and sticky sweet. It has a slight astringency that comes through in finish that cuts through the sweetness.
- Overall:
- This is really an amazingly intense beverage. It tastes exactly like you would expect a 4x concentrated cider would taste like - intense apple and incredible sweetness. What is nice is that it doesn't taste how a 14.5% ABV beverage might be expected to. I really like how the bit of sharpness in the finish sort of counters the sweetness - it makes taking the next sip much more enjoyable than I think it would be if it were purely sweet. Even so, this is a beverage to sip in small quantities. I've found that 4 oz at a time is more than enough. I've been taking a week or so to get through a bottle - keeps well in the fridge fortunately
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