Fruit: Newtown Pippin and Arkansas Black apples
Color: more rich golden color
Smell: butterscotch, candy, apply
Taste: brandy, butterscotch, sweet, still little hot on the finish
Dryness/Sweetness: sweet
Food: just tasting
Country/Region: Dugspur, VA
Alcohol Content: 18%
How much? $25.95 (for 375ml)
Would you drink it again? I’d try it again – This was definitely for sipping (like the above mentioned).
Extra thoughts? The finish is a little hot which is accounted for by the 18% alcohol content. This was aged in Hungarian Oak for a few months, which I think accounts for some of the brandy flavors.
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From the website:
“Newly released Pippin Black combines hard cider from Newtown Pippin and Arkansas Black apples with Virginia apple brandy. To gild the lily we age this blend on Hungarian Oak. Butterscotch and caramel notes combine with rich apple flavor, making this apple port ideal with blue cheese and walnuts.”
My rating scale works as such:
1. Never Again
2. If someone else bought it
3. I'd keep it in mind
4. At least one more time
5. Going to get another bottle right NOW!
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