Canned Cider is at the partial mercy of technology. So a cider with good preservation qualities without sulphur but with good taste attributes yet as accessible as possible for the “new” / first time customers attracted to cider by the can is the focus. To do this we used a…
Made using the Traditional Method, Sur Pointe Cider uses heritage apple varieties, carefully selected from our Herefordshire orchards to create a refreshingly light and crisp cider. Delicate on the nose, with a dry yet fruity character complementing the biscuity undertones. Sur Pointe is the result of uncompromising attention to detail…
Cabernet Co. Sparkling Rosé Cider Dabinett apple juice fermented on the freshly pressed skins of our Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Cortis wine ferments. This cider has then been secondary fermented in bottle and aged for 12 months to produce a sumptuously fizzy, robust, rosé cider! Spicy, herbal aromas of coriander…
Traditional varieties of perry pears are gathered from local trees and orchards by hand. Made in the traditional champagne-method. Full bodied subtle pear fruit notes and a creamy brioche mouth feel. A lovely alternative to a sparkling wine. 750ml. 7%
Nigel and Elena Rollinson of Lower Court Farm produce some of the best cider apples in the country, and have been working with us and Dragon Orchard for a number of years. In 2018 we were delighted to make a single variety cider with them using their Katy apples, and…
Cider aged on new French oak. A field blend of bittersweet apples from Tidnor Wood Orchard and dessert apples from Dragon Orchard. Partial wild ferment & unfiltered. Golden brown with a slight haze. Rich mouth-filling still cider with soft creamy vanillin tannins and buttery spiced toffee apple fruit. Bone dry,…
Perry saison. We aged a golden wild ale, fermented with our mother culture of wild yeasts and microbes, in an ex sherry barrel for 8 months with perry pear lees from our friends at Little Pomona cidery in Herefordshire. A beautiful marriage between pear, malt, lactic acidity, oak and funk.…
Our semi-solera, semi-traditional method cider, with complexity, depth, layers of tannin, and glorious vinous quality. Perhaps the most sophisticated and refined cider we have ever made – a very delicate blend of 2017 Foxwhelp, 2019 Ashton Bitter and 2021 Somerset Redstreak, fermented together in bottle to create a natural sparkle.…
This is the classic Herefordshire style blend: 75% bittersweet (two parts Dabinett, one part Ashton Bitter) with 25% sharp to add some juicy acidity and balance in the form of Browns Apple. We gained further complexity by fermenting the Browns and Ashton Bitter in Kentucky and Scottish oak casks respectively.…
The three varieties in this cider were pressed and fermented individually, matured and then blended for bottling by us on a cold December morning. It begins with HMJ, a full and grippy bittersweet apple. We add another: Dabinett, fruit-forward and flavoursome. To complete, Reinette d’Obry, a light, yellow, acidic variety…
In 2014 we grafted a row of Spanish varieties, managing to lose the list identifying them in the process. Nevertheless, this is their first crop, and we are delighted. In homage to the principles of Sidra Natural but inspired by Herefordshire principles, we primed this cider with freeze concentrated juice…
In October 2020 we experimented by pressing three barrels of Ashton Bitter each co-fermented with a different sharp apple variety. This trio showcases the importance of apple choices; how even an apple as powerful and astringent as Ashton Bitter will perform different dances with different partners. Each bottle is similar…
In October 2020 we experimented by pressing three barrels of Ashton Bitter each co-fermented with a different sharp apple variety. This trio showcases the importance of apple choices; how even an apple as powerful and astringent as Ashton Bitter will perform different dances with different partners. Each bottle is similar…
A variety grown and used for perry making in the Three Counties region of Britain as early as 1662. Barland pear trees are tall, thin and vigorous, producing a heavy crop many years, and seem to be a remarkably healthy tree to have endured all this time. The perry of…
A native Herefordshire pear, identified by the legendary Herbert Durham during the 1920s. In 2022, we saw one of the sunniest and hottest summers of recent memory and that has boosted the natural sugar in the pear, giving us around 1% extra alcohol than normal! The flavour is lightly acidic…
A native Herefordshire pear, identified by the legendary Herbert Durham during the 1920s. This variety has one main attribute: consistency. It is an excellent cropper of large sized pears – something of a valuable attribute when pears have to be handpicked! The flavour is lightly acidic and gentle, with some…
Cider is meant to be shared with friends, and so it’s not a surprise when the best ciders are the ones you make with their help. Nicky Kong, founder of the Manchester Cider Club and The Cat in the Glass bottle shop, with our dear friends Cath & Dick went…
Beauty of Bath is an eating apple that ripens the first week of August and dates back to 1864! This is a bottling from apples picked just two months ago – an insight into harvest time and a celebration of the cider season! Eating apples make gentle cider, without tannin,…
For more than 100 years, British orchardists have been growing this French variety of apple, which we knew as ‘Michelin.’ But now the truth is out! DNA fingerprinting reveals that this apple is in fact the variety ‘Bisquet!’ And ‘Michelin’ is a different, distinct variety. How curious! This apple is…
A rich, vibrant, fruity blend of Blakeney Red – the most widely grown Perry Pear. One third oak cask from 2018, with two thirds young and lively 2019 season. The resultant Perry is a complex mix of seasons that thrills the tastebuds with a full body and a mischievous sweetness.…
Bramley is an apple that needs no introduction – but did you ever try it as a single variety cider? We’ve grown Bramley on the farm for more than two decades and never released a S.V before, but that time has come! This is a beautiful sparkling cider full of…
In 2014 we grafted a row of Brown Snout & Chisel Jersey trees; two historic bittersweet varieties full of character. Their first crop, in 2019, was fermented in an oak cask, and produced a powerful, chocolatey, delicious cider. But all that tannin needs time; so we let it rest until…
Brown Snout is a beloved Herefordshire bittersweet variety, but the orchard we used to buy apples from was grubbed up in 2017. Since then we have searched for a new supply fruitlessly! Finally in 2020, thanks to a tip-off from Pat of Jolter Press, eight of us spent a drizzly…
Brown Snout is a beloved Herefordshire bittersweet variety, but the orchard we used to buy apples from was grubbed up in 2017. Since then we have searched for a new supply fruitlessly! Finally in 2020, thanks to a tip-off from Pat of Jolter Press, eight of us spent a drizzly…