Samuel Smith's Organic Cider

Today Hawke and I review Samuel Smith's Organic Cider. This one comes all the way from Yorkshire, UK.
We couldn't find a website to link for this one, but if your palate perks up for more bitter tastes, you are going to like this one.

Color:
 Even though this one is organic, like the previous cider we reviewed, Samuel Smith's is filtered. The color is a very light blonde, with lots of bubbles rising to the top. Bailey gives this one a 5/5 apples for being very clear.

Hawke gives this one a 4/5 apples.

Smell:

Bailey took one whiff of this and was already disappointed. In her opinion, this smells more like champagne than a hard cider. It's very heavy on the alcohol smell and not much of apples. She gives it 3/5 apples. 

Hawke was reminded of non-alcoholic sparkling cider when he took his turn sniffing the glass. He did detect a slight twinge of apples. He also gives 3/5 apples for smell. 

Complexity / Flavor: 

When Bailey tipped the glass up, she was very surprised at the bitter flavor. This is where it started to really resemble a champagne more than a hard apple cider. There was barely any apple flavor present, and there really wasn't much complexity to the taste. She scores this with a 2/5 apples. 

Hawke also puckered a little after tasting this variety. He commented that he got a slight vinegar taste along with the alcohol, but also not much apple flavor. He rates it with a 2/5 apples.

Aftertaste:

Following the face that quite possibly looked like she had eaten a lemon, Bailey detected a very brief sweetness in the aftertaste, but it didn't linger more than a few seconds. This could have been the only time the apples were prevalent in the taste. She rates it with 2/5 apples.

Hawke did not get the sweetness in the aftertaste, but he did say that he thought he could very faintly taste apples. He also give this a 2/5 apples. 

Price: $5 - $7

Bailey commented that it seemed they got what they paid for. She would have been a bit upset if she had spent more money on the bottle. She gives it 4/5 apples. 

Hawke agrees, also rating it 4/5 apples.

Overall:

Now obviously we didn't enjoy this one as much as we have some of the others. In Bailey's opinion, this might be the PBR of the hard cider world, so there will be some of you out there who like it. Like we stated earlier, if you do enjoy a bitter tasting drink this one is for you. But it is cheap, so if that's a factor, it's not too bad. 

Bailey's overall: 16 / 25 apples

Hawke's Overall: 15 / 25 apples