Cidrerie Michel Jodoin Cidre de Glace

Brewed by Cidrerie Michel Jodoin
Style: Ice Cider
Rougemont, Canada

2006 Vintage Weird nose of sweet paint (nice!) and maybe some poached pears. Same to taste but also layers in some citrusy astringency. Not great value at $30.

Bottle (375ml). Via trade with Viper666. Bright, clear, refractive deep gold with no head, decent legs. Sweet, tangy aroma of ripe apples, lightly acidic and hardly any alcohol. Taste - simple medium-alcohol ice cider, slick, sticky, moderate acidity in the linger, thick on the tongue. Very nice.

The pour reveals a clear golden color, the cider leaves a small viscous coat on the glass. Appealing aroma of apples, it’s sweet also. Very good flavor of sweet apples and caramel, the sweetness is very present but never gets cloying. The body is medium and the texture is viscous and syrupy. This is a very good ice cider.

Bu à leur cidrerie, en échantillon. Un jaune un peu foncé. Arome assé sucré, mais pas plus que ça. Goût de pomme sucré simple, bien mais pas plus.

From the bottle at the cidrerie, 8/26/06.
Lighter, perhaps, than most ice ciders I’ve seen, or more precisely, with less a viscous look to it. It’s not exactly pale in color, having a strong caramel-tallow appearance. The usual legs are created on the glass, but the overall dullness of the caramel-yellow is a little less appealing than some. I really hate having to give appearance scores to ciders.....
Syrupy sweet, mushy red and yellow apples in the nose are fresh, authentic and accompanied by a spicy, clove/cinnamon note. Not overly alcoholic at all, in the nose, certainly not disruptive if present. Bits of candied-apple and peach-like notes and an emerging hint of....toffee?? Aside from the spiciness, it finishes a little blunt, though clean and rich.
On the tongue, it has a moderate coating effect, not being one of the heavier ice ciders I’ve tried, though certainly sticky and flavorful, sporting light caramel, allspice and then a touch of waxiness on the end. Maybe some green raisins and honey as well. However, on the second sip, towards the finish, there is a slight cheesy note, almost sulpheric, or even buttery. Buttertoffee meets buttered popcorn, perhaps. Very faint, though, whatever it is, and not much to complain about. It strikes a wonderful balance between the richness of the upper tier ice ciders and the more approachability of a lighter sweet cider. Certainly nothing to skoff at.

A yellow cider with an aroma of apples and wood. The flavor is strong of apples, but also slightly burnt and with notes of honey. The mouthfeel is sticky.

Bottle.Tiny bubbles cloud the perfectly carbonated clearness. Aroma of maple syrup and caramel. Sweet, tangy, a bit tart and wonderfully fresh flavor. Lasting chardonnay-like finish, very dry and reminiscent of the best Granny Smith apple.

Bottle at the tasting room
Tart apple nose, beige color, sweet tart and tannic balance. Clean, not very musky compared to some of the others. This was almost on par with the Face Cache de la pomme ciders in taht respect.