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Reveille’s King’s Cross dry cider is a standard yellow straw color with a bright crisp nose with summer fruits in it. Oh yeah, I like that. Light-bodied with a characterless mouthfeel, it is very dry. It is crisp and acidic on your lips as you pull in. There is a lot of dry astringency, followed by a great flavorful finish. It is tannic, a bit woodsy, with tart notes. It belongs in that category of American dry ciders that use sweet dessert apples, but then ferment until almost all sugars are gone and it becomes quite dry. This means that one gets some of those sweet characteristics trying to sneak through even though the mouthfeel is dry. The result is a good and drinkable cider that has a little something for both sweet and dry cider drinkers.

Having gone through King’s Cross Station a hundred times, I am not sure what the connection is, but a block down is the British Library, stomping ground of many a professor. Just around from there, tucked away on Flaxman Terrace, is a great little traditional pub, Mabel’s Tavern, complete with gold on black lettering and plenty of flower boxes. So, if I close my eyes, I can picture myself leaving the BL after a long day in the archives and walking across Euston Road to have one of these at Mabel’s. Ah, job well done!

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