Sparkling Medium Dry Barrel Aged Cider. Gold Rush celebrating its 10th iteration. A cider blended with Ryan Burk, now of Occam Cider in the Hudson Valley in New York. It celebrates the many wonderful possibilities of tannic cider fermented by wild yeasts in oak barrels. A dark bright molasses amber…
A blend of mid season October perries fashioned from perry pears grown on old standard trees. Bottled with some fermentable pear sugars remaining to give gentle conditioning in the bottle A clean, citrus driven layered pear fruitiness with a gentle fizz. Sparkling Medium Dry Perry. 750ml. 7.2%
Tom Oliver’s family majored in hop growing a generation or two ago before Tom turned his eye to cider, so a wonderful little family connection lies behind Oliver’s At The Hop, hop infused cider. His family farm in Herefordshire sits in a wonderful hop growing region; as you drive throughout…
The first of a trio of Keeved Perries from 2023. The blend of mid season pears shows here with the comparable higher tannin content and satisfying mouthfeel from those fabulous pear varieties like Gin, Rock, Oldfield & more. Bottles like this and the liquid inside certainly are not common and…
A fruity, rich, viscous perry. A harvest blend perry which has undergone a spontaneous keeve in which the perry has slowly & carefully fermented resulting in a stunning low abv liquid with so much playful fruitiness keeping it fresh and zingy and balanced. Heady aroma of honeyed citrus with gooseberry,…
Cider made with Cheddar in Mind with the direction of Lilly Morris from Morris’s of Usk and Sam Wilkin of Cellarman Sam. This blend is aimed at exploring the fruitier, drier side of cider, that naturally pairs with traditional farmhouse cheddar cheeses. Herefordshire, where Oliver’s is based, is a region…
A collaboration between Cellarman Sam & Tom Oliver. Herefordshire, where Oliver’s is based, is a region that knows good cheese, and it’s a natural combination, one well known to cider makers & dating back centuries – drinking their ciders with the local cheeses. This collaboration was born to celebrate and…
A full blooded single varietal Foxwhelp from the Broxwood Foxwhelp trees at Cuckhorn Farm, Stoke Lacy. Young, vibrant acidity with hints of strawberry on the nose. 750ml. 5.1%
The second of 3 special keeved perries from 2023, this is another mid season harvest blend. Varieties Blakeney Red, Red Longdon, Red Pear, Gin, Oldfield, Butt and various unknown heritage varietals. A slow and delicate fermentation ensued which has come to natural stop leaving a juicy sweet acid driven perry,…
Lambic beer & Cider blend. An ongoing collaboration between cider maker Tom Oliver and brewers Gen & Jonny Mills has helped shape the approach to fermentation and blending influencing both. Tom Oliver makes cider and perry in small batches, using fresh pressed cider apples and perry pears, fermented by wild…
Why guilty? Because listed in the ingredients you will see sugar & carbon dioxide – it’s sweetened & carbonated: this is the cider to drink at the end of the wine fair; the one for street food; to have sat in the fridge for a time most desired; because you’re having…
A fruity, rich, viscous perry. A choice blend of at least 40 different perry varietals from Ocle Pychard. A big, bold and juicy perry, full in the mouth and a hint of biscuit in the finish. Touch of rhubarb and pear on the nose and a rich melon and pear…
Later season bittersweet cider apples were keeved and then blended in the spring to give a lively complex well conditioned celebratory cider. Dabinett, Yarlington Mill, Sheep’s Nose, Ball’s Bittersweet feature heavily. Typical Oliver’s bottle conditioned cider, full of earthy tannins, a touch of bitterness in the finish and enough bubbles…
Sparkling Medium Cider. This bottle conditioned cider honours those made in the 1600’s in Herefordshire, using vintage Herefordshire Cider apples & blending the best of the 2022 seasons harvest; this sparkling cider uses old language to describe the most modern of drinks. Nicely chilled, it opens with a fine nittiness…
(Barrel 14/20) was selected. As Ross on Wye Cider have elevated the Bulmers bush orchard duo to new levels in their “Raison d’Etre”, we pay homage to the 2 most widely planted cider apples in the UK over the last 50 years. There is a reason why these 2 varietals…
(Barrel 16/20) was selected. This is a later season blend of cider apples, picked in November 2020 in my Home Orchard in Ocle Pychard and again fermented & aged in an older whisky barrel. Varieties in the home orchards are Breakwell Seedling, Foxwhelp, Kingston Black, Brown Snout, Yarlington Mill, Bloody…
Still Medium Dry Perry. A Gin perry pear dominated perry, fermented and matured in old Rum casks. Bottled straight from the cask. This Gin pear perry is made from fruit harvested from Whitehouse orchard in Preston Wynne, Herefordshire. 2023 was a poor sugar level but good crop of Gin perry…
A classic blend of late season bittersweet featuring Yarlington Mill, Dabinett, Sheep’s Nose, Michelin, and a host of small amounts of another 40 odd varietals from the Home Orchards. Keeved and bottled with some residual sweetness to condition in a beautifully full and lively way. Bottle conditioned Herefordshire cider as…
A blend of bittersweet cider apples collected from traditional Herefordshire orchards, keeved and bottle conditioned. A fun, contemporary cider. Combining the rich apple fruit of keeved cider with the tangy post-malolactic tang of Foxwhelp. A clean, light, vibrant, fun fully fermented cider. Escalating acidity over a rich red apple floor.…
The pair of “Still” drinks was the idea of Michael Kaiser from Good Beer Hunting. It was to encapsulate the feeling of stillness and solitude that emerged during lockdown and to represent that in terms of 2 drinks that had been “in barrel” during that period. The “Still” Cider was…
The pair of “Still” drinks was the idea of Michael Kaiser from Good Beer Hunting. It was to encapsulate the feeling of stillness and solitude that emerged during lockdown and to represent that in terms of 2 drinks that had been “in barrel” during that period. “Still” Perry is a…
Barrel fermented & aged cider co-fermented with partial ice cider: made with classic bittersweet & bittersharp varietals such as Yarlington Mill, Dabinett, Michelin, Catley Red, Foxwhelp, & Redstreak, from traditional Herefordshire orchards grazed by sheep & Hereford cattle. Opens up with a pop, & foamy pour that settles quickly. Golden…
The return of The Next Big Thing. A rich, succulent cider like drinking liquid apples. The sweetness is from keeving and so unfermented apple sugars give bags of sweet fruit anchored by the soft gentle tannins of the bittersweet cider fruit. 750ml. 4.2%.