Rekorderlig Wild Berries Swedish Pear Cider

Ever since trying Somersby, we've been interested in trying other ciders. This is a pear cider from Sweden that is flavoured with wild berries. It contains 7.0% alcohol and a single can costs $3.00 at the LCBO.

The LCBO describes the tasting note as: "vibrant aromas of candied strawberry, raspberry and cherry; not-too-sweet on the palate with lots of berry and cream soda flavours."

We decided to drink it over ice as our previous cider experience didn't go so well.

Ingredients

When we opened the can, we could definitely smell the berries. It smelled like a fruity body spray. Here's what we thought:

Moréna: I loved the smell of this. When I first tasted it, I thought it was all right. It didn't really have any 'bite' to it, and was quite sweet. It's smooth at first, but there is a bit of an alcoholic after taste. It kind of tasted flat to me, even though I tasted it right away. I don't think this will be a drink that I would come back to as I think it's too sweet for my liking. 3/5

Corey: It smells like a wine cooler and has a strong sweet after taste. 3.5/5

Katherine: Has a bad after taste and tastes kind of like raspberry vodka + Sprite. 3/5

William's Sir Perry Traditional English Style Perry (Pear Cider)

 Though this is in the beer section, ciders are not beer. Ciders are fermented alcoholic beverages made from fruit juices (Wikipedia). This one is made from pear juice and contains 6% alcohol. It is made in the UK.

A single can of Sir Perry will cost you $3.05 from the LCBO. The LCBO describes the tasting notes as: aromas of fleshy peach, pear & mineral; flavours of sweet pear.  

Ingredients

We decided to drink it chilled (as recommend on the can).

Three of us were tasting this pear cider.

After we opened the can, we could immediately smell the alcohol, along with a hint of pear. Here's what we thought:

Morena: It tastes like white wine and the pear taste was faint. I was expecting it to taste more like pears. It might taste better if it were colder or served over ice. 2.5/5

Corey: It's tart and you can really taste the alcohol. 3/5

Katherine: Tastes like bad wine! 2/5

We all agreed that this cider wasn't the best we've tried and that it might taste better if it were colder.