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 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…
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…
A multi purpose medium sharp apple, Browns is widely grown all across the UK. It makes a soft cider with medium body, relying on acidity as it has an absence of tannins. Light and refreshing. 500ml. 5.8%
Butt is a wonderful pear which ripens late in the season. Hard as rock until just when it ripens, this bottle is actually a blend of Butt grown on Broome Farm and on Carswell Farm. The dual sourcing of fruit adds complexity to the single variety – showcasing the full…
Our prizewinning Foxwhelp at this year’s International Cider Competition at the Museum of Cider – a Foxwhelp like no other we have made before. A remarkable Foxwhelp – the OG on this pressing started at 1.068, meaning this is made from apples with about 30% more sugar than in a…
Cherry Pearmain is a curious apple; recorded in 1884 as being a ‘very old’ variety but with ‘no known history.’ We grafted this apple as one of our ‘2040 Project,’ aiming to introduce 64 new varieties to the farm by 2040. To our delight, the row of Cherry Pearmain trees…
A variety that probably originated around the turn of the twentieth century, it is now a rare tree to find in mature, traditional style orchards. All the apples in this cider came from only one massive tree in our Oak Meadow Orchard. Court Royal produces a lightly sharp cider with…
A rare cider. The 2022 harvest produced such spectacular and exciting fruit that when a beautiful oak cask arrived on the farm to be filled in early November, we were hopeful we could make something special. A blend of Dabinett and Kingston Black apples has created a cider bursting with…
Dabinett is the most important cider apple. It grows well, it fruits reliably, and it produces an apple so full of flavour that it will always make a great cider – and the best part is how versatile that flavour is. Dabinett compliments everything. In this bottle, Dabinett has been…
It is impossible to go wrong with single variety Dabinett. One of the truly great cider apples: bags of flavour, long ripening window, loves fermenting in barrels. This is a blend of two parts 2019 cider, which fermented in neutral and matured in oak, and one part 2020 cider which…
Dymock Red is a pear rather richer in history than in flavour! It seems to have been propagated at The White House in Dymock, the birthplace of John Kyrle, Man of Ross, as well as being widely grown by the Whittingtons – yes, Dick Whittington’s family. It is a gentle…