Guillaume Cidre Fermier Normand

Brewed by Cidres Guillaume - GAEC Du Mesnil D´o
Style: Cider
Vieux Fumé, France

As the autumn begins here in the UK we still manage to have the odd hot, sunny days. So i thought i’d take advantage one of the last nice days of the year to visit one of my favourite off licences (Theatre of Wine, Greenwich). It seems I arrived just in time as they were sampling some French ciders (cidre) and perries (poire) and lucky old me was invited to try a few samples. One example was the ’Cidre Fermier Normand’. This interesting brew pours a cloudy orange with a slightly oily texture. Aromas of (naturally!) calvados apples, sweet spices, cinammon. Tastes quite dry with flavours of ginger, cinammon, apple sauce. Quite a low carbonation. Finishes dry and with a crisp apple tang.