2016 cider list and tasting notes
Please note, ciders are subject to alteration at the last minute. Ciders are also subject to availability and when they’re gone, they’re gone!
Key:
S – sweet, M/S – medium sweet, M – medium, M/D – medium dry, D – dry.
BIG NOSE AND BEARDY: E. Sussex
Bit of OMFF cider 5.2% M
Hand-picked local apples from forgotten orchards around the village, a nostalgic medium cider.
CHUCKLEHEAD: Devon
Cider 7% M
Orange in colour, apple and barnyard aroma, with full fruit flavour.
CJS: Monmouth
Wench cider 5.5% M
Proper stuff and jolly nice!
DORSET: Dorset
Sweet Maiden 5.5% S
A buxom, full bodied beauty of a real Dorset cider.
DOUBLE VISION: Kent
Elderflower perry 5.3% M
English summer in a glass
Impeared Vision Perry 7.4% M
Hazy yellow, tasty med/sweet pear with dry finish, seriously quaffable, silky smooth.
GLEBE: Cambridge
Side-R Lime cider 6% M
A great mix of sweet and sour, the limes make this cider burst with zing!
GWATKINS: Hereford
Foxwhelp cider 7.5% D
Dry, crisp cider, full of body and flavour.
Farmhouse perry 7% M
Aroma and flavour of sweet overripe pears that develops into a sour and dry finish.
Stoke Red cider 7.5% S
Well bodied with a good flavour, a good apple that takes its time fermenting, making the cider late to mature.
Squeal Pig perry 4.5% M
Sweet citrus notes aroma, a clean tasting, refreshing perry.
Yarlington Mill cider 7.5% M
Smooth and rich with a spirit aroma and taste that resonates with the taste buds to surprise. Champion of Britain CAMRA 2009.
GOWER HERITAGE: Parkmill, Swansea
Mill Cider 8% M/S
Golden colour, with apple aroma, earthy fresh fruit flavour, slight acidic finish.
Flower Power 7.4% M/S
This fruity cider is based on the mill cider above, but with elderflower added.
GWYNT-Y-DDRAIG: Llantwit Fardre, Pontypridd
Black Dragon cider 7.2% M/D
Matured in oak barrels, rich in body and colour.
Celtic Warrior cider 5.5% S
Golden colour, apple nose, medium sweet honey/apple taste.
Dog Dancer cider 6.5% M/D
Bittersweet apples blended with sharp apples, smooth, crisp.
Farmhouse Scrumpy 5.5% M
Golden colour, apple aroma, slightly sweetish fruity flavour.
Fiery fox cider 6.5% M
Golden cider, fresh crisp sharpness.
Haymaker cider 6.5% M
Flavours are sweet apple with hints of caramel, some barnyard notes.
Happy Daze cider 4.5% M
A light, fruity aroma with a balanced finish.
Pyder 6% M
Blend of apples and pear juice matured in wood.
Welsh Warrior cider 6% M
An oak aged cider, with a fruity taste and mild acidity, produced in aid of the Welsh Warrior foundation.
Two Trees Perry 4.5% M
A pale, fruity perry with an aroma of fruit and a hint of honey on the palate, CAMRA’s 2013 silver award.
HALLETS CIDER: Crumlin, Caerphilly
Hallets Blindfold cider 6% M
A medium cider, with a full fruit flavour and citrus finish.
Hallets Oak cider 5.6% M
Oak conditioned, in Lowland whisky barrels.
Hallets Rum cider 5.6% M/S
Rum conditioned.
Hallets Heartbreaker cider 7% D
Full fruit flavour finishing with a delicate sharpness
National Treasure cider 5% S
Sweet cider with delicate fruit flavour.
Px Sherry cider 6% M
Finished in sherry barrels.
Perry 4.5% M/S
Classic rich perry pear flavours made with Blakeney Red Pears from a single orchard.
HAND MADE: Chippenham
Slaughterford Valley cider 6% D
Refreshing dry cider.
Fire Starter cider 6% M/D
Soft zingy and refreshing blend of last year’s pressings, reflecting youthful fruitiness and fragrant nature of early season ciders.
Snake Oil Vintage cider 7.3% D
Matured in oak for smoothness. Cannot promise it will cure all ills or give everlasting vitality but packs a punch!
LLANBLETHIAN ORCHARDS: Vale of Glamorgan
Mayday cider 6% S
A sharp, sweet cider with good apple flavour – apple pie in a glass!
Summer Funshine cider 6% M
A balanced medium cider. Good tannic notes and a sharp appley bite.
MERRY MOON: Kent
Dark cider of the moon 6% M
A combination of apples and blackcurrants, which results in a smooth fruity taste.
Lemon Moon cider 6% D
Hazy yellow colour, with lemon and apples, really thirst quenching and deliciously fruity.
Moonlight Mango cider 6% M
Mango, who knew it? And oh so popular.
Red moon cider 6% M
Orange yellow colour, with an apple and sweet chilli aroma, and a warming appley chilli taste.
Very Cherry cider 6% M
Full of fruit and irresistible.
MIDDLE FARM: E Sussex
Little Red Rooster Pyder 8.4% M
Orange colour, woody apple/pear aroma, apple/pear tart taste.
Nempnett: Somerset
Pigglets Choice Perry 6.8% M
Easy drinking perry, hints of citrus with a lovely dry finish.
OLIVER’S: Hereford
Shazam cider 6.5% M/D
Cloudy orange, with aroma of apples and tart lemon, smooth apple finish.
PENALLT: Monmouth
Cider 5.8% M
Hazy medium yellow, moderate sweet and lightly acidic with a long duration, tart, farmyard, fruity.
Perry 5.7% D
Hazy gold, perry pear aroma, a soft sweet fragrance, a taste of dry pear, vanilla and a woody note.
PINE TREES: Kent
Pear O’Duddas perry 5% M
Hot day ………..empty cask!
RAGLAN MILL: Monmouth
Hanky Panky 6.5% M/D
Very grown up, traditional cider, finished in whisky casks.
Cider 6% M
A fruity medium cider, popular with all.
Barn Owl perry 5.6% D
A crisp dry perry with a hint of lemon.
Tawny Owl perry 6.8% M
Refreshingly medium perry.
ROSS-ON-WYE: Hereford
Cider 6.5% M/D
Slightly dry fruity apple flavour, clean well balanced with a mild ‘wildness’.
Perry 6% D
Hazy yellow, moderate pear and woody aroma with pears in oak taste.
SEIDR O SIR: Powys
Seidr O Sir cider 6.3% M/S
Golden coloured and hazy, fruit and slightly spiced aroma, very fruity with a slight dry tannin finish.