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Dark Fruit 0.5% ABV
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Dark Fruit 0.5% ABV

A 0.5% cider from Strongbow built on bittersweet apple with blackcurrant and blackberry juice stirred through, poured over ice in true dark fruit fashion.

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About This Drink

Dark Fruit 0.5% is unmistakably the same drink at a glance: deep purple-red in the glass, the kind of colour that immediately reads as "that cider". The nose is mostly sweet blackcurrant with apple sitting quietly underneath it. On the palate you get the dark berry juice front and centre, a bit of malic acid tartness, and then the apple reasserts itself toward the end. The mouthfeel is light and spritzy, which stops the sweetness from becoming cloying. The finish cleans up quickly without much dryness, which is very much in keeping with the style. It won't wrong-foot anyone expecting the full-strength version, and for a 0.5% cider that's a fair achievement.

Ingredients

Water, Apple juice from concentrate, Sugar, Carbon dioxide, Natural flavorings, Malic acid, Sodium metabisulphite

Key Specs

Per 100ml

ABV
0.5%
Calories
35 kcal
Sugar
8.0g
Carbs
8.0g

Dietary

GLUTEN-FREE

Serving

Size
440ml

Tasting Notes

Taste

CRISP APPLE TART SWEET ACIDIC

Aroma

LIGHT APPLE FRUITY

Character

Appearance
DEEP PURPLE-RED VIBRANT AND OPAQUE
Mouthfeel
LIGHT BODIED SPRITZY EFFERVESCENT SMOOTH
Finish
CLEAN LESS DRY
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Key Specs

Per 100ml

ABV
0.5%
Calories
35 kcal
Sugar
8.0g
Carbs
8.0g

Dietary

GLUTEN-FREE

Serving

Size
440ml

Tasting Notes

Taste

CRISP APPLE TART SWEET ACIDIC

Aroma

LIGHT APPLE FRUITY

Character

Appearance
DEEP PURPLE-RED VIBRANT AND OPAQUE
Mouthfeel
LIGHT BODIED SPRITZY EFFERVESCENT SMOOTH
Finish
CLEAN LESS DRY