New Cider Review: McKenzie's Lazy Lemon Hard Cider

McKenzie's Lazy Lemon. Brand new, on the market about 2 weeks.

It comes in a tall brown bottle, with a twistoff cap

Nice yellow coloring, with a citrus smell.

First taste, lemony, tart, but not overbearing. No apple flavor can be tasted in this. Lightly carbonated.

It is about $8.50 for a 6 pack.

This will definitely be one to turn to on a hot summers day.

Out of a maximum of 5 Dancing Bananas, I will give McKenzie's Lazy Lemon:

Mike, does this have any apple you could taste? And, thanks for the review!

WilliamSlayer said:

Mike, does this have any apple you could taste? And, thanks for the review!

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None. It is lemony, and tart. Trying some more right now, it is not sweet. But it is good. Just a guess, but to duplicate this one I would start with a basic hard cider, then add lemon extract at bottling time.

Funny that its labled 'cider' at all...

WilliamSlayer said:

Funny that its labled 'cider' at all...

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Not really. Apple juice is used as a base ingredient in several juices, because it is more of a neutral flavor. Not really a surprise to me that they would start with a base hard cider (5% ABV, by the way) and add a lemon flavoring. Its easier to do that than it is to ferment lemon. And I have done that by making Skeeter Pee.

UpstateMike said:

Not really. Apple juice is used as a base ingredient in several juices, because it is more of a neutral flavor. Not really a surprise to me that they would start with a base hard cider (5% ABV, by the way) and add a lemon flavoring. Its easier to do that than it is to ferment lemon. And I have done that by making Skeeter Pee.

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Lol, "Cider, the chicken of the beverage industry!" .

Oops... I feel like I just swore in church.