NON8 torched apple & oolong

0% alchohol drink using fresh and seasonal ingredients. 

Profile
Amber liquid, rich nose, crisp apple acidity. 

• Certified Halal
• Vegan and gluten-free
• Serve: chilled in a wine glass
• Food pairing: poached lobster, creamy pasta (v), grilled veg (v,vg), spicy asian cuisine
• Occasion: planned special meal, summer weekends, nights out.

Ingredients
Orchard apples, caraway seed, cacao nib, oolong, keemun, burnt sugar, ginger root, Murray river salt, verjus, water, natural mushroom extract, contains sulphites

Process
Fruit: 24-hour cold steep of freeze-dried apple cubes, sourced from red hill farms in the Mornington Peninsula. Freeze drying removes 85% of water molecules from the fruit, which concentrates the flavour. Cacao nibs are also steeped cold and hot to extract maximum flavour and add richness to the nose. 

Tannin: A mixture of keemun tea and oolong tea gives tannin and an extra step of floral and woody notes. Ginger comes through at the end to offer a small extra bite.

Salinity: Murray river salt provides salinity and creates a moorish sensation

Acid: Verjuice from semillon grapes from the Barossa Valley, Australia.

Balance: Sugar with salt is used to enhance all the flavours. Sugar is taken right to the edge to give an incredible depth of flavour whilst rounding out the mouthfeel.