Well this is pretty special! The Cowslip pear is so rare that there’s only one known mother tree in existence, in a magnificent (350 year old) perry orchard near Dymock, Gloucestershire. Blended with a staple 99 Pines single variety, Moorcroft. I’ll guarantee this is a unique, super limited (30L) blend.…
What’s not to like about a perry variety called Gin?! A super light single variety perry, perfect for a summers day tipple. Enjoy hints of elderflower, juniper, nectarine and blackcurrants. Picked with help from Mark in November 2023 from a stunning heritage perry orchard in Gorsley, Herefordshire. 500ml. 5%.
Smooth drinking single variety medium perry. Moorcroft is one of our staple perry favourites that delivers caramel and ice cream flavours. Sourced from two trees near the top of May Hill in September 2023, Moorcroft has previously won 99 Pines awards at the Hereford Cider & Perry competition. Also known…
A cracking blend of Oldfield and other local varieties, including Blakeney Red. Aylton Red and Gin Pear. The Oldfield was kindly picked by Harry, Katie and family, from a previously overgrown orchard. The Blakeney Red was sourced from Jules’ stunning perry orchard near Dymock, Gloucestershire. Pressed in late October 2023…
Like a dry wine, the sweet, dry and acid combo of this Thorn single variety perry delivers fruity citrus flavours with a hint of fig. Picking and pressing Thorn is an art, one day it’s ripe, the next it’s mush and clogging the press like blancmange. Picked from two trees…
Cox I Paeren 2020 is a blend of Holsteiner Cox apples from Laerkehoj and Laerkehoj and super delicious Anna and Concorde pears from Laerkehoj. The juice factor is high in this one! Full throttle fat mouthfeel, explosive tropical notes of pineapple and a subtle acidity. 750ml. 7%
Hyper Cider 2020. Get hyped! Because this bottle contains a real hybrid monster. This is a blend of wild cider made from Rod Aroma apples, a maceration on Danish Rondo grapes & wild lilac flower and a mix fermentation saison brewed in the cidery! Just before bottling we dry-hopped it…
Wild fermented cider from Danish Holsteiner Cox and Rod Aroma apples with a maceration of Danish Rondo grapes. Prendila Cosi means “take it as it is” and that’s exactly how you should approach this cider. Pet Nat. Vegan. Gluten free. 750ml. 7.5%
Tutti Frutti 2020. This is almost everything that has been through the apple factory in 2020 – plus much more! On a base of Rod Aroma apples, pears & quinces added a myriad of berry macerations, including raspberries, blueberries, cherries plus grapes and finally a 48 hour cold maceration on…
WARM ‘UP 2020 Wild Fermented Cider. I hope you’re warmed up, because this wild hybrid can chill you down in no time! Warm’up is a blend of sour beer from To Ol Natur and wild cider with a maceration on Danish Regent grapes. This one puts the hype in hybrid.…
A delightfully dry and naturally sparkling cider made using the ancient ancestral method. After handpicking, pressing and fermentation which finishes in the bottle, the cider is aged on its fine lees for 10 months. It is then placed on our antique French riddling rack where it is turned daily by…
Raise your glass in celebration of Beltane, the Celtic festival that welcomes Summer and the sun which will nourish and provide us with a bountiful harvest in the Autumn. Fires are lit and leapt over symbolising the leaving behind of Winter’s woes to greet the green months of warmth and…
Sat around a campfire in the beautiful old orchard at Ross Cider one evening in the Summer of 2021, our friend and fellow cidermaker Albert suddenly proclaimed a startling fact. Michelin, the widely planted, famous cider apple, was not in fact Michelin. The apple we all knew and loved had…
In the Summer of 2021 we learned a startling fact. Michelin, the widely planted, famous cider apple, was not in fact Michelin. The apple we all knew and loved had been wrongly named ever since it was brought to these shores from France by the pomologist Henri Michelin in 1883.…
And as the cap pops, music to your ears You pour and everyone seems to hear And if the orchard you’re in starts displaying ripened fruits We’ll see you on the dark side of the shrew’ Harvested by hand in November 2020’s erratic weather which included everything from glorious sunshine…
The wheel of the year has turned and the light is beginning to creep back in. Imbolc is the Celtic festival of renewal. Gambolling lambs begin to appear in the fields, the first vigorous green shoots spring from the soil and like a slow motion firework display, snow drops and…
Jury is one of the oldest orchards in which we harvest our fruit. Research undertaken at the Museum of Cider showed us that the first trees were planted into this majestic orchard way back in1936. Whilst time has hollowed trunks and weathered branches bristled with lichen, each autumn the fruit…
“By one, two, three and four, sweep Lammas gifts to my door. May abundance be a constant friend, by my hearth till Winter’s end.” By late Summer, the abundance we hoped for during our Spring Beltane celebrations is a reality. Pickling gherkins, plaiting onions, scything hay and winnowing seed, the…
Polyphenols are natural compounds found in plants that act as antioxidants and are excellent at protecting your body from damage caused by harmful molecules called free radicals. The good news is that cider apples are well known to be stuffed full of polyphenolic tannins! The hand-picked fruit that went into…
A moment of contemplative calm is the perfect accompaniment for this cider. Enjoy either on a sunny afternoon, whilst lazing by the banks of a river, with friends seated around a campfire or curled up in your favourite chair, an excellent book in hand. Yarlington Mill and Lambrook Pippin are…
Sparkling sour cherry cider blend. The third sour in our series! Wild fermented cider, fresh apple and sour cherry juices marry with a hit of lime, to bring you a tongue tingling, super fruity, smashable sour cider blend! 330ml. 4%.
This is a blend of tart wild fermented cider and fresh apple with a huge redcurrant addition. Big hits of redcurrant acidity are balanced by the apple’s sugars, rounding out to a dry finish. Contains the juice of 7 apples and loads of redcurrants. Contains no cultured yeasts, refined sugars…
Lovingly referred to as “The Tangbomb” at Ascension HQ. This blend of wild cider, fresh apple, pineapple and lemon will make you shimmy til the break of dawn. 4%.
Braeburn and strawberry co ferment. 950g/l of fresh, supermarket rejected, strawberries were added to a wild fermentation of 2022 Braeburn apples, aged on lees for 6 months. Bright acidity is followed by huge notes of strawberry and tart red apples. A finish of freshly bitten strawberry seeds and a yoghurty…