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It said “Heston” on the label so I knew it would be different but good; how wrong I was in this case. The Heston Spiced Mulled Cider is a Christmas special at Waitrose. I took a few bottles to entertain friends this evening, along with some nibbles. I first sampled the cider to make sure I had an opinion on it. I was disappointed; no I was disgusted. It tasted horrible. Hot it was pure chemical taste, cold it was sharp in apple but then left a lingering chemical taste too. But now too late, friends round. We tried it at different temperatures, boiled on the stove, microwaved, chilled in the freezer. The feedback was:
Hot – “Its like drinking a swimming pool” So not just me, this is one to be avoided. It doesn’t work with anyone I know at any level. Somehow the mix of ginger and clove, pre processed for the bottle leaves a terrible chemical taste. If made fresh on the hob you just don’t get that effect. I hate writing a bad review; but in this case I cannot avoid it. Heston food at Waitrose is amazingly good. Up until now, if it had the Heston name on it then I knew it would be good. The label says – “good heated or good over Ice”. Many such drinks say that, but I think it should have warned me. It like saying a supercar has “great performance, and great economy”. Either one statement is wrong or it is just a compromise to both. |
| Region: | UK, Somerset | |
| Contains: | apples, cloves, cinnamon, ginger | |
| Price: | £3.50 | |
| ABV: | 5.5% | |
| Closure: | Bottle Top, 500ml | |
| Source: | Waitrose | |
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Decided to have this with a pork caserole for Valentines Day. Really disappointed and neither my husband or I liked it. All I can say about it is that it tasted of chemical water. Why didn’t the Waitrose tasters noticed how bad it was.