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From the emerald shores of Ireland comes a cider that, Magners claims, is distinctly Irish. I'm not even sure how many different kinds of apples flourish in that great nation, but they say on the label that they are using 17 different varieties. The next time I go to the grocery store, I may look to see if I have even half of that number available for me to buy. I suspect they do not. So, who knows what this will actually taste like?
I don't think I've seen a cider as oddly colored as this before. It looks like what a rosé might look like if it leaned into orange more than red. It's not an unpleasant or unpleasing color, but it is different from what I expect from pretty much any cider. The aroma is more like wine than any cider I've ever had before. Usually, I can detect the apples floating underneath, but not this time. Instead, the carbonated beverage just smells like a bubbly wine.
First sip is wine. It's not apple juice or some subtle take on an apple beverage. This is just wine. Specifically, it is wine that has not had much alcohol generated in the process, so it's very weak wine with a mere 4.5% ABV backing it up. I'm not a huge fan of wine, and I don't have enough experience with wine to really conclude as to what type of wine this may be like, but it's wine, nonetheless.
Tip-in is wine; a fruity wine, but apples isn't the first thing that comes to mind. It becomes very watery in the middle, and the rumbling of carbonation is the only thing that really makes me think this is more than flavored water. The finish is where I can start to tell that there are apples, but it's still tasting like wine to me.
Bottom Line: Not my cup of cider.
1.75/5
