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Etienne & Jerome Dupont Cidre de Givre 2005 Eis Cider 14430 Victot - Pontfol, France 7.2% ABV - Specialty Cider FIRST PLACE Aroma: Mulling spices; rich cooked apples; apple pie; syrup; sorghum; brown sugar. Appearance: Hazy; dark orange; sedimented; light red color; no carbon dioxide. Flavor: Honey; peaches; biscuits; caramel; toffee; very sweet; syrupy, but not unpleasantly so; full mouthfeel and body; thick; great dessert cider; maple notes.

Organic Etienne Dupont Cidre Bouche Brut de Normandie 14430 Victot - Pontfol, France 4.5% ABV - French Cider SECOND PLACE (tie)  Aroma: Earthy; hay; dried leaves; pungent; acid notes. Appearance: Slight haze; medium white foam; very light golden color. Flavor: Tart; lactic notes; grapey; viscous; farmhouse character; green fruit; complex; winey; acidic complexity; muscat grape hints; very pleasant.

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Poire Authentique Eric Bordelet - France 4.0% ABV - French Perry SECOND PLACE (tie)  Aroma: Honey; pears; apples; honeydew melon. Appearance: Clear; effervescent; white foam; yellow in color. Flavor: Spicy; honey; musk; pinot grigio notes; medium body; effervescent; good tartness and acidity; pleasant; moderately fruity; ripe apple and pear complexity.

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Cuvee Speciale Kerisac French Sparkling Cider Ets Guillet Freres - Guenrouet, France 2.5% ABV French Cider THIRD PLACE  Aroma: Honey; apple tannins; vanilla; vinegar hint; diacetyl notes. Appearance: Light honey color; clear; very light carbonation. Flavor: Medium body; very sweet; apple character is nice; minor apple vinegar hints; residual sugars are pleasant; refreshing and complex.

J.K. Scrumpy's Hard Cider Almar Orchards - MI, USA 6.0% ABV - Organic English-style Cider HONORABLE MENTION Aroma: Apples; apple juice; yeasty; dough; paint hints; all aromas are very mild.  Appearance: Light gold in color; clear; almost no fizz; peach color hints. Flavor: Big honey notes; mild pungent fruit hints; rich apple and honey flavors; mild tartness; earthy and moderately rich in flavor.

Harpoon Cider
Harpoon Brewery - Boston, MA, USA
4.1% ABV - Common Cider
Aroma: Sweet; mild apple; crisp apple notes; light nose. 
Appearance: Very pale straw yellow; low carbonation; very clear and filtered.
Flavor: Apple sauce; slightly tart; soda pop notes; candy hints; light bodied; medium dry finish; thin.

Etienne Dupont Cidre Cuvee Colette 2004
14430 Victot - Pontfol, France
6.9% ABV - French Cider
Aroma: Faint aromas of green apple; hint of spices; alcohol notes.
Appearance: Very clear; light gold; big bubbles; champagne like.
Flavor: Champagne like mouthfeel and carbonic bite; foamy; dry; tart; mild/moderate apple notes; oaky tannins.

Dunkertons Still Cider - Medium/dry, organic
Dunkertons Cidery - Pembridge, Herefordshire, UK
7.0% ABV - English Cider
Aroma: Light phenols with apple notes; mild aromas; clove; vanilla.
Appearance: Clear; hay; deep straw color; almost no carbonation.
Flavor: Mild; dry; smoky note; lactic notes; lingering mild phenols; soapy, thin mouthfeel for alcohol content; dry; mild flavors; light CO2 tingle in mouthfeel.

Cidre Dupont Reserve 2004/2005
14430 Victot - Pontfol, France
5.5% ABV - French Specialty Cider aged in Calvados casks
Aroma: Phenols; apple; wet wool; musty; earthy; mild aromas.
Appearance: Clear, apricot color; deep yellow; moderate carbon dioxide.
Flavor: Smoky; earthy; rustic; bright CO2 bite; dry; woody tannins; matches; sulfur hints; effervescent; pleasant and complex.