
First sip is more wine-like than other Angry Orchard apple ciders have been, but you can definitely taste the apple. The wine (a white, no doubt) is sweet, and it also brings a certain dryness to the whole affair. It's not a bad beverage. The alcohol is almost missing, though. It tastes more like they made a sparkling apple cider than a hard one. A swig, perhaps? Why not.
Tip-in is thick with apple tartness and wine sweetness while the carbonation stings at the top of the tongue. The middle spirals into white wine; the fact that this is made from apples is easily forgotten when you're in the middle of the drink. Instead, it is just a white wine with some hint of oak, but it's a very gentle, easy to drink one. The finish is not quite as gentle, with the tartness and sourness dominating the mouth. The trail-off is apples and even a little sweetness to tamp down the tart.
Bottom Line: More complex than your average hard cider, it would be a shame to mix this with something like they do with other Angry Orchard ciders in bars these days. Enjoy it straight.
3.5/5