La Face Cachée de la Pomme Neige Ice Cider

Brewed by La Face Cachée de la Pomme
Style: Ice Cider
Hemmingford, Canada

Bottle from Glouglouburp. Thanks Dany! Nose of apple and blue cheese. Tastes of blue cheese, baked apple, carmel, honey. Finishes sweet and then with a tart after-taste. Really wonderful stuff.

Bottle from Global Wine & Spirits. Crystal clear gold. Nose is apples, honey, light alcohol, some gree grape fruitiness. Flavor is sweet & tart apples, some tannins, honey, grapes, maybe a bit of raisin richness. Alcohol comes out in the honeyed finish.

[Bottle] shared at Skyview’s Lex/Larp Cellars Farewell. Pours a clear, glowing golden with a couple bubbles and nice legs. Aroma is sweet and tart apples, reminiscent of granny smith. Flavor is sweet and syrupy apple, quite tart, buttery, and little to no alcohol noted.

Bottle, 12%. Sweet and citric fresh apple aroma. Clear golden colour. Thick, syrupy, sugary mouthfeel. The flavour is quite sweet, combined with citric apple, and a good alcohol level. Tastes like canned or pickled apple, concentrated in some way. Flat, no carbonation, and no head. The aftertaste has some concentrated apple juice, quite nice.

Acheté à la SAQ en format de 375ml millésimé 2006 et dégusté dans un verre du 10e anniversaire de dieu du ciel. Apparence jaune orangé avec de fine particule de gazéfication et à l’apparence très dense. Arômes de purée de pomme avec un peu d’ananas, de banane, de poire, de sucre brun avec une touche de gingembre, bref une tarte au pomme. Goût de pomme,de sel avec un trait de sirop d’érable. Un bel équilibre, corp et texture en bouche. Un classic et une référence en terme de qualité et prix, un superbe prodiuit.

What a treat! Unspectacular bronze colored with a thin head. Aroma of candi and caramel apple with some honeyed notes. However, the flavor pops with sugary caramelized apple, assaulting the palate with a new and delightful breadth of gustatory experiences. Deliciously sweet and desserty, but never seems cloying. This is definitely one of those fermentables to see out and cellar away for special occasions.

200ml bottle poured into a wine glass. I’ve been wanting to try this one for a while. Thanks to french tickler for this 2006 bottle. This cider pours honey-colored and without the slightest hint of haze. There are small round perfectly clear bubbles riding on top along the rim. The aroma has apple, of course, along with a touch of brown sugar, olive oil and a cross between pineapple and asparagus. The body is thick and coating and has a consistency like apple meat liquefied. There is a noticeable alcohol bite at the end. The taste is very tart at first but a thick stream of sweetness quickly rushes in to even things out. This is an extremely well-balanced cider. Everything is smooth and tasty. This drink deserves its high rating.

Courtesy of Fonefan. It is a vintage 2006 and now it’s January 2009. The color is beautiful, warm orange-golden and the aroma has notes of apple, oven baked apples, syrup and light spice. The flavour has sweetness and it is very complex and delicious. If I were to chose between this one and Etienne Dupont Cidre de Givre Ice Cider, I would chose the latter.