Sea Cider Rumrunner (2006 - Newfoundland Screech Rum)

Brewed by Sea Cider Farm & Ciderhouse
Style: Cider
Central Saanich, Canada

Golden colour. Nose of apple, barrel, alcohol, rum. Big flavour - apple, rum, barrel and booze. Great melding of two unnatural flavours. Intriguing, complex beverage. It’s compelling in a way I have trouble describing but trust me when I say that this is excellent, unique cider.

Bottle… SMAACMSM O-Town Throwdown, Part Sept… Clear and barely straw-colored with curved, weeping legs. The aroma is mainly sweet, sweet apple… a marriage of both green and red varieties. Also, just a whisper of acidity. Medium-bodied with a lightly syrupy mouthfeel and only an insinuation of carbonation. Moderate to medium sweetness with a hint of white rum and a rumor of wood. Finishes acidic and then dry. Big-time thanks to TheCheeseMan for bringing this bottle along to share!

Pours straw color with soe fizziness. Smells of apples, rum, some oak, brown sugar, some subtle pear hints ae also there. Tastes dry initially before giving way to an intense tartness accompanied by a funky undertone. Finishes with some hints of rum. I’d drink this every day if I could. Excellent cider!

Bottle purchased from Brewery Creek. Pale straw colour with a thin fast fading head. Champagne-like appearance. Aroma is really incredible. Rich fruity nose with lots of rich sweet caramel and toffee over a bright vanilla/toasted oak character. Very faint tannic character on the back. Spritzy/creamy body with a lovely soft lingering sweetness. Dusty apple skin character on the finish that adds a touch of spice to all the apple/pear fruitiness. Really impressive stuff.

Brown sugar, vanilla, apples and a tart underlying note round out the aroma. Brilliantly clear and sparkling deep golden body. Pleasant note of plums or raisins accompanies the apples and brown sugar flavours. Quite tart without being at all sour. Alcohol is notable in the finish and in a fair warming sensation. Light and sparkling with strong effervescence. Really very good and just what I needed to pull from the back of the fridge on a cold and rainy Vancouver winter evening as the uncharacteristic snow finally begins to recede. Wish I had another bottle. Hopefully the next vintage measures up! Wine glass. Just above fridge temperature. Bottle. Brewery Creek. Aug-07.

Bottle (750ml). Shared by jerc with the gang. Clear leggy gold, no real head. Spicy baked apple aroma, on the tart side with background brown sugar. Taste - very tart, nice and slick, nice little burn going down though, made it seem almost peppery - simple, medium thick bodied, no aftertaste - decent.

2008-08-02. Crisp golden yellow body. (3+) Sweet tart aroma, apples, touch of wood notes? Sweet flavour in the middle, light boozey touches hints at something more complex like a cognac or an apple liquer. (After the fact observation - apparently its aged in rum barrels, so that must have been it.) (7+) Smooth average to medium palate. Pretty good, may have actually lost a point or two for sake of following a lovely glass of St. Bernardus 12. Bottle via trade with mgermani

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Bottle. Golden, champagne bubbles. Apple, almond and brown sugar aroma. Spicy apple cake, dark sugar, rum retronasal. Light sparkly mouthfeel. Almond aftertaste. A real treat as Hot Buttered Rumrunner - cheers Sunshine and Josh, that was a nice hangover afternoon!