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…
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…
A single variety perry made from the renowned Hendre Huffcap pear using the méthode ancestrale approach. This unfiltered naturally sparkling perry is a glorious straw colour bursting with fresh elderflower aroma and taste. There are gentle tannins which linger with each mouthful. Sparkling, medium dry, 750ml. 7.6%.
Tannic, full bodied dry cider. Handpicked, pressed, fermented using wild yeasts and bottled on the smallholding. May contain naturally occurring sulphites. Serve chilled. 500ml. 7.4%.
Single variety medium perry 2022. A very rare variety thought to originate from near Monmouth which produces a rich pear flavour with soft tannins. Contains sulphites. 750ml. 5.1%.
Medium single variety perry 2022. A lightly sparkling perry, delicate and refreshing, with floral and pear notes. Our Black Worcester pears are handpicked from a single tree in the Black Mountains and are pressed, fermented using wild yeasts and bottled on our smallholding. Contains sulphites. 750ml. 4.4%.
Tannic, off dry cider. Handpicked, pressed, fermented using wild yeasts and bottled on the smallholding. May contain naturally occurring sulphites. 500ml. 6.2%.
Medium sweet single variety cider 2022. Kingston Black is regarded as the perfect cider apple, balancing high sugar and acidity with moderate tannins. The apples for this cider are handpicked from a single tree in a traditional orchard near Hereford and are pressed, fermented using wild yeasts and bottled on…
Medium sweet single variety perry 2021. A renowned variety which makes a perry with a deep, rich flavour. Our Oldfield perry pears are handpicked from a traditional orchard in Herefordshire where no chemicals are used. Made in a small batch of 140 litres, from full juice, using wild yeasts and…
Medium sweet single variety Perry 2021. A very old variety (1676) with a light, crisp and citrussy flavour. Our Thorn perry pears are handpicked from a traditional orchard in Herefordshire where no chemicals are used. Made in a small batch of 360 litres, from full juice, using wild yeasts and…
Blakeney Red, Brandy & Winnals Longdon 2022. A mid-season blend of beautiful perry pears, harvested from a single orchard of young trees planted in 2000 on gently sloping, south facing land at Frogmore, Pontshill in Herefordshire. Maker James Marsden presses his fruit by hand on an old Forest of Dean…