Cherry Pearmain is a curious apple; recorded in 1884 as being a ‘very old’ variety but with ‘no known history.’ We grafted this apple as one of our ‘2040 Project,’ aiming to introduce 64 new varieties to the farm by 2040. To our delight, the row of Cherry Pearmain trees…
A variety that probably originated around the turn of the twentieth century, it is now a rare tree to find in mature, traditional style orchards. All the apples in this cider came from only one massive tree in our Oak Meadow Orchard. Court Royal produces a lightly sharp cider with…
A rare cider. The 2022 harvest produced such spectacular and exciting fruit that when a beautiful oak cask arrived on the farm to be filled in early November, we were hopeful we could make something special. A blend of Dabinett and Kingston Black apples has created a cider bursting with…
Dabinett is the most important cider apple. It grows well, it fruits reliably, and it produces an apple so full of flavour that it will always make a great cider – and the best part is how versatile that flavour is. Dabinett compliments everything. In this bottle, Dabinett has been…
It is impossible to go wrong with single variety Dabinett. One of the truly great cider apples: bags of flavour, long ripening window, loves fermenting in barrels. This is a blend of two parts 2019 cider, which fermented in neutral and matured in oak, and one part 2020 cider which…
Lara and Dom, cheese experts at Two Belly in Bristol, returned for their second collaboration with us in June 2021. Theo’s cider explores different perspectives than our usual styles – higher acidity and pét nat, but still with some of our favourite barrel component. A day of tasting – and…
A great cause dwarves a great cider. Dancing required is a blend of four apples: Dabinett, Somerset Redstreak, Foxwhelp & Major. Albert, Mike, Lily & Charlotte built it together over two days, tasting in the barn, watching a bit of cricket, walking the dogs and then tasting again. This is…
Dymock Red is a pear rather richer in history than in flavour! It seems to have been propagated at The White House in Dymock, the birthplace of John Kyrle, Man of Ross, as well as being widely grown by the Whittingtons – yes, Dick Whittington’s family. It is a gentle…
Gabe Cook, also known as ‘The Ciderologist,’ is a great friend of ours. To celebrate the launch of his second book, Modern British Cider, we invited Gabe to visit the cider barn and blend a cider up together. Naturally, we chose Dymock Red, an apple variety originating from Gabe’s home…
Our Ellis Bitter (82%) and Foxwhelp (18%) apples grow side-by-side in Hangman’s orchard, on a steep, south facing hillside. They ripen at the same time, and thus we often choose to blend them together. These are powerful apples, meaning that the real key to this cider is timing. Fermenting in…
After two seasons with barely a pear in sight, in 2020 the ancient Flakey Bark trees fruited once more. They had had a good year; sugars were up, tannins were powerful, and we were excited. This is the first bottling from that vintage; one barrel out of three that we…
Foxwhelp is the iconic Herefordshire cider apple, discovered here over four hundred years ago. Through its vibrant, strawberry fruit aroma and its bursting, zingy, acid-driven, intense flavour, Foxwhelp has inspired generation after generation of orchardist to produce great cider. Foxwhelp is an incredible portal; in drinking it we are able…
Gilly is a new variety – both to us and generally, bred and then propagated in the 1990s. It’s an early season light sharp, and this was our first season fermenting it. This single barrel bottling of 300 bottles has us very excited for the future. Gilly makes up 90%…
The Underleaf was first documented in 1883 and for many decades was a well loved variety as it could be used for eating, juicing and cooking. A multi purpose apple that grew well and produced large apples. The dream! The cider has a leafy, evocative aroma with a refreshing flavour.…
The penultimate final vintage – we have one 2022 ready to release next year – but our Green Horse trees have been pollarded now, so this is a precious perry for us. 7.6% abv is super high for perry and it comes with loads and loads of flavour. 750ml.
Green Horse is a pear grown and fermented in the Three Counties region since at least 1886. A perry full of flavour, packing in beautiful stone fruit flavours of peach and nectarine alongside a zippy acidity. This vintage is a true delight with delicate floral aromas. In our fight against…
Green Horse is an unusual pear first recorded in 1886, though where it originated or what name those first pear pickers gave it, nobody truly knows. Pears are winding, mysterious entities that, although we see them but once a year, watch through the generations. This Perry, made from just two…
Hagloe Crab is an 18th century variety from Gloucestershire, thought lost but rediscovered, this is our second vintage from young trees. Bulmers Norman is a widely grown bittersweet apple, which softens the Hagloe’s crisp acidity. A bright palate of fresh, fruit notes – peach and nectarine shine through, with gentle…
Hagloe Crab is an old variety hailing from just a dozen miles from our farm – dated as early as the 1720s. This is the fourth vintage our young trees have given us and, in our eyes, it is by far the best yet! Hagloe produces a cider with crisp…
Named for Albert and Becky’s dog, Handsome Norman is a fruit-forward blend of varieties. Just bursting with freshness, this one is a crowd-pleaser, and an amazing showcase for just how fruity, easy and tasty dry cider should be. 750ml. 7.4%.
This Harry Masters was pressed late in the season – November – and so presents a curious tasting experience, contrasting with usual October pressed HMJ. In cider, late is often better than early, and that rings true here. A very smooth cider, with the silky texture of buttered toast rather…
Harry Masters Jersey is a powerful bittersweet apple that benefits from time. This cider combines five oak casks we fermented in 2019, spending six months in barrel before maturing for one year in a neutral container. After a long, patient wait, we opened them up to taste and knew instantly…
Hedgehog Pear, which is more widely known as Barnet, is a variety thought to originate in Gloucestershire which is notable for its russeted skin, an uncommon characteristic in perry pears. The flavour is unique as a result, with a soft texture, gentle juiciness on the palate and delightful nuttiness. Hedgehogs…