It's okay. (Strongbow Jacques Fruit Cider)

Member Name: topherbenn

Product:	Strongbow Jacques Fruit Cider
Date:	07/04/09 (56 review reads)
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Advantages: Fruity, low alcohol volume.

Disadvantages: Not exciting to taste, doesn't have a kick, a bit bland.

I've only recently started to like 'Strongbow', and it was a while back that I first tried this. Back then I didn't like it so much, however now I have become to like it, but it isn't something I'm going to rave about.

Firstly the taste isn't really anything special. I find that the fruity taste does come through, but it's bland and not really that exciting to drink. I want something that either tastes really good, or has a kick to it, unfortunately this has neither.

As far as the alcohol volume, at just 5.5% it's not going to get you drunk if that's what you are after. This is where the drink slightly saves itself for me, because more increasingly I'm finding there aren't many drinks with a low volume of alcohol that actually taste okay, so if I'm struggling for a drink, and don't want something too heavy, I wouldn't mind choosing this.

It's the perfect drink to share and is presented in a lovely wine bottle - a bit unusual for cider, but there we go.

On the whole, it's for me, one of those drinks that I'll probably not think about unless I'm at the bar and struggling to think of what to have. Usually a beer will do, or Archers, so it stays under the radar. I think it's just not to my taste.

Summary: An okay to drink if you're struggling to find something else.