Cider review: Sherwood Apple Cider (4.7% Finland: Olvi)

The Sherwood Apple Cider is an apple cider produced by Olvi, one of the largest breweries in Finland. Olvi was founded in 1878, has a 24% market share in Finland and is the largest Finnish brewery not belonging to the large international beer corporations. The Sherwood cider brand is a relatively new release by Olvi and it aims to honor the English ciders in its taste. Let's see if that's true!

Taste: The Sherwood Apple Cider is a light-bodied cider with a sour apple taste. The taste is quite natural and is reminiscent of apple wine and apple juice (which is logical, since the ingredients list reveals that it's actually a mixture of the two in addition to other things of course).

Overall, the Sherwood Apple Cider is quite refreshing and a decent cider. The Finnish supermarket ciders are quite poor when it comes to taste, and the Sherwood Apple Cider doesn't really make the situation any better. However, personally I'd say it's above average when comparing it to other market ciders, although not by much. It's on the same level as Somersby and if you prefer sweetness go with Somersby, but if you prefer some sourness, choose Sherwood.

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