Adnams Wild Wave Cider

Refreshing but one note

3/5
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ABV:

0.5%

Typical Price:

£1.50

Review

The branding is great – the curling breaker in lime green against a blue sky and seagulls sings of this cider’s Southwold origins. So, it’s already a little disappointing when the anticipated splash of zesty seaside flavour fails to crash down on you at first sip. The pour is nice and fizzy, but the nose is a let-down. Not so much a wave of fragrant apple as the distant whiff of a sun-cooked windfall that’s been crushed underfoot. In the mouth, there’s flat-sour hesitancy at first, not a lot of flavour popping on the tongue or astringency on the cheek, but neither is it unpleasant or watery. In fact, the mouthfeel is very good, a subtle fizz, and while there’s a not a huge amount of apple (or anything else much) initially, it develops slowly and hits the back of the mouth with a tang of sour apple, followed by a short finish that doesn’t linger for long in the throat.

Overall then this is a perfectly drinkable, even quite refreshing cider. But it is also one note (even at that, you have to wait for it to come) with a sense that it’s missed the point of being a cider, or just not quite firing on all cylinders. Not a big hit with this reviewer, then, although if you do like your ciders to keep their sweet-apple origins under wraps, or simply to be on the sourer end of the flavour scale, I can see how this might well fit the bill.

Makers’ notes: “A fully fermented cider, blended with a mix of bittersweet and dessert apple juice for a distinctively English cider taste. Refreshing, juicy and delicious”

Makers Notes

A fully fermented cider, blended with a mix of bittersweet and dessert apple juice for a distinctively English cider taste. Refreshing, juicy and delicious

Tasting Notes

  • Colour: pale amber
  • Nose: crushed windfall
  • Pour: strong bubble, falling away to subtle fizz
  • Taste: dry, pleasantly sour, one-note
  • Mouthfeel: good subtle fizz
  • Finish: short

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Other Drinkers' Ratings

Type
Apple
ABV achieved by
fully fermented, alcohol removed
Origin
Suffolk, UK
Producer
Adnams
Bottle size (ml)
Can 330 ml
Vegan
Yes
Halal
Yes
Gluten Free
Yes
Fizz
Yes
Fermented
Yes

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