Cidrerie Michel Jodoin Le Pédoncule Sec

Champagne clear with a lot of big fizzy head. tons of carbonation. Aroma is cellared apples, tart and crisp. Flavor is more of the same. A great sharp tang followed by a near perfect apple kick. Nothing really at fault with this one and a great example of this particular style of cider. Wonderful stuff.

Light yellow with a bubbly, champagne appearence. Aroma is dry with a strong resemblance to chloraseptic spray. Hay and grass as well. Medicine in the flavor with a light breath of apples. Tart and dry palate with a bubbly mouthfeel. Odd finish.

A yellow cider with a white head. The aroma is a spicy apple one, while the flavor has notes of oranges - pretty weird and has a dry end and a thin body.

Bottle transported from the brewery to my house 2,700 miles away
Clear yellow with lots of fizzy champagne like bubbles (small), quickly dissipating head, just like it should. The nose is dry but dusty and clean with a like oaky whisp of apples. The flavor is zesty and fizzy, just right, enough funkiness to carry you through the night. Lots of old wood tastes. Excellent.

Biscuity pale gold, sparkling. Bakes pastries and dryish hay contrats with subdued apples. Very woody nose, old crates and pencil shavings dryness. Fresh bready palate, growing on you after each sip, hayish, rocky. Sparkling palate without any astringence, comfortable. One of my favorite Jodoins.

07.10.05 Bottle, RBSG tour. Pale yellow, plenty of visible eff. Wood, leather, more wood. Light and soft. Mild finish with lasting barnyard. Lovely take on a sweet French style.

Head is initially small, fizzy, white, fully diminishing. Body is clear very light yellow. Aroma is moderately yeasty (horseblanket, barnyard), notes of apple, apple candy, lime zest. Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly acidic. Finish is lightly sweet, moderately acidic. Light to medium body, watery texture, fizzy carbonation. The funky yeast smell helps this a bit in the aroma department, but there does seem to be a little bit of Jolly Rancher character, which is surprising considering this must be a very natural product. Oh well. A little too reserved in the mouth, although balanced well enough. Way too fizzy. All in all a nice French-style cider, but not in the realm of the greats.

Funky, woody, barnyard aroma has notes of bitter green apple-skins. Clear sparkly golden colour. Bitter appleskins, citrus and woody notes in the very dry, tart flavour. Apple flavour lingers forever on the tongue. Light, dry and strongly effervescent body. Bottle. Thanks, Goldorak!