High Point Fermented Ruby Aperitif

Seriously grown up bitter aperitif

4.5/5
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ABV:

0%

Typical Price:

£19.99

Review

The makers say this is the first fermented non-alcoholic aperitif.  I don’t know exactly what impact that has on the taste but I’m certainly enjoying the hard-hitting complexities of this drink. The bitterness of grapefruit peel zest is confidently up front taking a lot of the heft, together with pink peppercorns, the gentler and more aromatic orange peel, more bitterness from wormwood and a slight perfumed hit from lavender.  Underneath these flavours is a mouth-filling base of apple vinegar and tea. The sourness of hibiscus is gently married to a little sweetness, but not too much. It’s bold, it’s big, it’s not relying on tonic as so many non-alcoholic drinks do, and it’ll do me very nicely.  The bottle is pleasingly elegant and the deep garnet colour glows in the glass.  Definitely one to keep.

Makers Notes

Dive nose-first into wild herbal aroma, followed by a cool wave of zest and spice, before kicking back with lasting bittersweet citrus. Our non-alcoholic drinks are bursting with richness and depth of flavour, mastered through our fermentation process. Our know-how in fermenting, infusing and blending has resulted in an underlying (and sometimes surprising) zing and freshness to our aperitifs and digestifs.

Tasting Notes

Colour: deepest ruby red Nose: Acidly fruity Taste: big, confident bitterness Finish: long, long, long  

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Other Drinkers' Ratings

Type
Aperitifs
ABV achieved by
Fermentation
Origin
North Cornwall
Producer
High Point
Bottle size (ml)
700
Gluten Free
Yes
Calories Kcal/100ml
29
Fizz
no
Hops
no
Colour
The deepest possible garnet
Style
Aperitif
Principal ingredients
Water, Tea, Sugar, Hibiscus, Pink Peppercorns, Lavender, Orange zest, Pink grapefruit zest, Wormwood, Apple cider vinegar, preservative: potassium sorbate, preservative: sodium metabisulphite, (sulphites below < 10mg/l)
Fermented
Yes
Distilled
No
Flavours
Grapefruit, peppercorn, hibiscus, apple vinegar,
Sugars
No
Shelf Life
Nine months. Use within three months of opening, storue in a cool dry location.
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