Toohey's Extra Dry 5 Seeds.
Australian, but made in New Zealand; 5.0% alcohol content.
$2.99 (AUD); Liquorland (Subiaco, WA)
There are several very interesting features of this cider, but the most prominent is the taste. I really like 5 Seeds! In the interest of full disclosure, 5 Seeds is my go-to cider; even though it's mass produced by a crappy beer company and most likely the least expensive cider I'll be able to buy in this country, it is my favorite beverage on a hot summer day. In fact, 5 Seeds encompasses everything the ideal cider should: very crisp, almost sharp in flavor (dry, as the name would suggest), a good amount of apple-ness, but not so much that it is sweet, and most importantly, light enough to be FANtastically refreshing. Oddly, the maker of 5 Seeds (Toohey's) is a proudly true blue Aussie brewer responsible for the Australian equivalent of Miller Lite, yet, they export the production of this fine cider to their southern neighbor, New Zealand. Not a strike against the cider, but an intriguing caveat. The final selling point for this cider is that the makers clearly do not take themselves too seriously. At the very bottom of the back label, underneath the barcode there is a little message that reads, "Serving Suggestion: Bloody Cold;" classic.
Rating 9.2
nowhere near a 9.2! i dont know if i want to continue reading if you give this a 9.2! you could end up like junior masterchef and have to give an 11... should have started lower and if the highest you give in the end is a 9 then you can prorata scores!
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