Casino Cidre Traditionnel de Normandie

Brewed by Cidreries du Calvados La Fermière (CCLF)
Style: Cider
Paris, France

Bottle from a Spar in Nice, shared with heavy. Poured a murky amber/red body with a tiny white head that went away fast. Acidic and sweetish nose, rotten apples, cork. Leathery sweet appley vinuous (even vinegary just a bit) taste, a bit dusty. I don’t mind the leather myself. Traditional ’nuff.

09/10 A 0.75 l bottle from a Spar in Nice. Poured murky orange body with small head that disappeared very fast. Fine cidery aroma, meaning fresh smashed apples, some sourness, a bit vinous as well. Flavor was a letdown at the first sip, extremely sour, way too leathery and not pleasant at all! Later, as palate gets used to it though, more real apples popped up. Long sour mouth pickering finish. Still, remains very strange, but it’s potable, and I would say without that leather I would enjoy it.