Domaine Pinnacle Signature Réserve Speciale

Brewed by Domaine Pinnacle Inc.
Style: Ice Cider
Frelighsburg, Canada

Courtesy of ygtbsm94 at the DC Local Gathering. Filtered yellow with carbonation bubbles. Mellow sweet apple flavors. Positively delicious. Mild carbonation in the mouthfeel. Granny-Smith sweet tartness. Tangy and oh-so-nice. World class delicacy.

(DC Local Gathering, thanks ygtbsm94) Clear apple juice body with nice legs and light viscosity. Aroma is moderately sweet, tart apple. Taste is moderately sweet, apple juice, alcohol, some tartness. Sticky medium-full body.

Courtesy TheCheeseMan. Viscous dark golden pour, no head. Rich sweet malic tartness to the aroma, not overly sharp. Super-sweet start, moderate tartness in the middle, nice finish a balance between tart and sweet. Very nice.

Bouteille claire, avec bouchon de liège, de 375 ml (tube cylindrique) achetée au Mondial des Cidres de Glace du Québec 2008 (Rougemont, QC). Arôme: Odeur de pommes sucrées avec une pointe d’épices. Apparence: La couleur est dorée. Saveur: Goût de pommes et de cassonade avec une pointe d’érable. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est plein avec une texture sirupeuse. Faible effervescence en bouche. Légère présence de sirop d’érable légèrement brûlé en arrière goût. (Rating #2182)

375mL bottle shared by puzzl, thanks Andy, poured into a copita glass. Pours a very light copper color. Aroma is very earthy apple and a very woody apple. Taste is perfectly sweet, not too little not too much, with a nicely syrupy yet light mouthfeel. Its cider, what the hell else can I say about it? There is not alcohol flavor but an alcohol heft to it. The mouthfeel is very original for the ice ciders that I have tried.

Bottle 1425/5000 shared by puzzl. Mmm, mmm, I loves me some ice cider. Deep golden colour. Aroma is just loaded with concentrated, honey-laden apple and a soft sweet cinnamony spiciness. Really intensely fruity with lots of apple, a touch of tartness and even a bit of maple and brown sugar along the back. Sweet/tart, fruity and complex... awesome stuff.

Bottle 1425, 2005 vintage. Golden amber pour. Delicious nose, rich apple, but quite typical. It does it very well though. Juicy, rich, super sweet apple flavor, a touch of spice, brown sugar. Tough to call this complex but it is a perfect example of cryo-extracted ice cider. As good as Neige.

Bottle No. 2872 - 2006 vintage.... This cider rocks!... Pours clear and deeply golden. Thick, creamy legwork reminiscent of a gallon of paint that has been splashed against a wall and begins to cascade its way toward the floor in a dense sheet. Nice apple, brown sugar and cinnamon nose – sweet and fruity with a suggestion of acidity and spice. Full-bodied with a mildly syrupy mouthfeel. Huge, sweet apple flavor up front that envelopes my palate, then slowly makes the transition toward gentle acidity on the sides of my tongue and back of my throat. Sweet and warming in the end. Thanks go out to TheCheeseMan for saving the last of the bottle for me and giving me the empty!