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…
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 tangy, full bodied traditional cider, with a delicious bittersweet after taste. Whole juice, wild yeast and naturally fermented. No concentrates, artificial sweeteners or flavouring. Varieties: Ashton Bitter, Tom Putt, Scrumped Desserts. Medium still and bottle conditioned cider. GF & Vegan AF. 500ml 6.5%
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%.
Pale golden, slightly hazy, with yeasty notes. Gray pears dominate the aroma, which is not overly complex, with some horse-stable notes. Light to medium bodied, nice sparkling mouth-feel. 750ml. 4%
Sydre Argelette Eric Bordelet. Biodynamic, Medium, (Residual Sugar), rich,baked apples, cinnamon, minerals, superb. The name “Argelette” has been used since long ago to describe the nature of the terrain composed of small fractured rocks and poor soil where the apple trees found it difficult to flourish and pushed their roots…
Vibrant & aromatic, fruity sparkling cider with structure & tannin. Wild fermented, unsprayed rare & unusual apple varieties from the 2023 vintage blended with a small quantity of freshly pressed apples from the 2024 vintage all grown and handpicked in the Exe valley orchards we foster. Unfiltered and unfined with…
Made from a blend of cider varieties including Yarlington Mill, Dabinett and Harry Masters, Gasping Goose is a well-balanced, golden, medium-bodied Herefordshire cider. The “Goose” is crafted from organic apples grown to Soil Association standards in Newton Court Farm’s orchards, resulting in an easy-to-drink cider, perfect for any season. If…
Night Bird is our sophisticated yet easy drinking namesake, a fragrant and refreshing cider. It’s a medium-sparkling wild-fermented cider made from dessert and culinary varieties grown on the Nightingale family farm and surrounding orchards. 440ml. 4.9% | 2019 Vintage | Medium
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Oliver’s Cider favourite bittersweet cider apple, Yarlington Mill 95% with a 5% dash of Foxwhelp to help point the cider up. An arrested ferment means the sweetness is all unfermented apple sugars. All Herefordshire Yarlington Mill apples, probably the best in the country. The classic Yarlington Mill floral and spicey…
This distinctive sparkling cider is made in Somerset by the artisan method of keeving. Fresh bittersweet cider apples are partially fermented to produce a naturally medium cider without sweetening or pasteurisation. Wild yeasts, cold cellars and the low nutrient orchards of Pilton are all key elements in the process. Light…
Medium perry, slightly sparkly and nicely fruity. Made using 3 unique pear varieties only found in the village of Horton where it is made. 750ml. 6.6%.