fine still cider Like many cidermakers, we’ve long viewed the ubiquitous Michelin apple with suspicion. Its well behaved trees and abundant annual crops are not typical of the best cider apples. Our good friends at Ross on Wye Cider & Perry, released the first vintage of their flagship cider in…
Egremont Russet, unoaked, still cider. They say Egremont Russet is the Chardonnay of the apple world and it’s hard to deny its vinous similarity. So much so, we’ve long joked about making an English Chablis – Chablis de Mercia in fact! And here we are, from the stunning 2022 harvest.…
Perhaps the most exotic and aromatic cider we’ve ever made, Still Life with Quince is a still blend of both barrel-aged cider and quince wine. As you pop off the cap, tropical flowers and the sweet, woody scent of incense and spice and rose oil appear to fill the air.…
Sum of the Parts is our foray into the risky business of long barrel ageing and fractional blending, based loosely on the solera systems used in sherry production. Our solera began in 2017 and contains ciders from that vintage through until 2021, exclusively either high acid or high tannin varieties,…
Sum of the Parts is our foray into the risky business of long barrel ageing and fractional blending, based loosely on the solera systems used in sherry production. Our solera began in 2017 and contains ciders from that vintage through until 2021, exclusively either high acid or high tannin varieties,…
Released seasonally in rolling small parcels, our Table Cider reflects the sheer joyous drinkability of great cider, its natural affinity with food and its ability to capture the essence of each harvest in every glass. With its juicy fruit, gentle sparkle, supple tannins and modest alcohol, Table Cider makes for…
bottle conditioned dry perry The UK is home to a little known natural treasure. It’s called the perry pear. They come in all shapes and sizes growing on trees which are famously long lived. Although beautiful to look at, they are rarely pleasant to eat, but their fermented juice is…
Fine Still Cider This is the fifth edition of the Cider Sessions, our series of small batch, intriguing liquids for those that like to explore the outer limits of cider! This one is a blend of our favourite apple, Egremont Russett (70%) with Dabinett and Chisel Jersey in roughly equal…
Our cidermaker Laurence Cocking joined us in the late spring of 2022. A self-confessed Yarlington Mill addict, he joyfully tasted through the many tanks and barrels we had in the cellar of this lovely apple earlier this year. Thick cut is the result, a sumptuous, bottle conditioned, single varietal cider,…
Three Points 2020 is a special cider, crafted with special people for their special day. We were thrilled to be asked by Adam and Caroline to craft with them a cider specially for their wedding day. And “with” really was the operative word, with the pair getting involved with every…
With this bottle, thanks to our friends at Throne Farm in Weobley, Herefordshire, and their plantings of French varieties of pears, we have fulfilled a long-held ambition to make a still, dry perry. As ever simple techniques and the magic of time have made this. Beautiful fruit – Long Bois…
Tiny Dancer is the happy result of letting flying cidermaker and Neutral Cider Hotel podcast host Martyn Goodwin-Sharman, aka @cidershit on the socials, loose amongst our barrels – all 140 of them! Fortunately he has a very good nose for piecing together interesting blends and once again he hasn’t let…
To Boldly Go opens a new frontier in winemaking – or do we mean perry making? Our craziest idea yet has brought together Bacchus grapes, sourced by our lovely friend Ingrid from Dunleavy Vineyards, with mid-season Herefordshire perry pears – Green Horse and Hendre Huffcap. Throw in carbonic maceration and…
A home for our experiments in wine- and cidermaking, this is the second iteration of To Boldly Go! We brought three fruits together this time – sour Keleris cherries, perry pears and Discovery apples, all locally sourced. The cherries went through a four-week carbonic maceration, a process that deepens colour…
This edition of To Boldly Go broadens our horizons of perry making – or do we mean winemaking? Bringing together two grape varieties, Solaris and Seyval Blanc, with two pear varieties, Longbois and Antricotin, in a roughly equal blend for a wild co-fermentation before being bottle conditioned and hand disgorged,…
🎉 Little Pomona & Burum Collective collaboration 🎉 Taking advantage of the harvest internship which Burum’s co-founder, Helen Anne Smith, spent with us in 2021, we decided to make some ciders together. In documenting the process, in words, images and video, the Burum team have created a fascinating addition to…
When Nicky from The Cat in the Glass approached us about making a cider to celebrate her second anniversary as one of the leading UK online suppliers of fine cider, we jumped at the chance! On a glorious summer’s day in 2022, we welcomed Nicky to the cidery to create…
Cidre du Saint Bernard Mont Blanc Maley 750ml, sweet, natural, delicious artisan cider from the Alps – apple pie in a bottle! Cidre du Saint Bernard is a traditional (Champagne) method cider that is bottled with some residual sugar, thus resulting in a delicious, slightly sweet cider with a delightful fizz…
Medium dry bottle conditioned cider is made from whole juice and is available as two blends: – Kingston Black, Ellis Bitter, Chisel Jersey & Sweet Coppin (6.7%) – Foxwhelp, Breakwell’s Seedling, Ellis Bitter, Dabinett & Sweet Coppin (5%).
This medium sweet bottle conditioned cider is made from whole juice and is available as two blends: – Browns & Yarlington Mill (750ml. 4.4%) – Foxwhelp, Breakwell’s Seedling, Ellis Bitter, Harry Masters Jersey, Sweet Coppin & Ashton Browns Jersey (750ml. 4.2%)
Medium bottle conditioned cider from Monnow Valley is available as a single variety and a blend. Single variety – Yarlington Mill (750ml. 4.7%) Blend – Browns & Herefordshire Chisel Jersey (750ml. 4.2%)
Homage to Hogg is a tribute to Robert Hogg (1818-1897), the father of British pomology who classified countless apple varieties in his lifetime. This cuvee is made from one such variety, vinified and aged for 10 months in ex-Champagne oak barrels. Bottled on cork. Always vintage quality (as Mr Hogg…
Sitting up above the main orchard, now masked in trees, is the Flagstaff. An ancient highpoint that was used to signal across to Dundee by raising flags and lighting a Lanthorn. It now acts as a backdrop and important windbreak to the orchard sitting at its feet. This blend of…
Sitting up above the main orchard, now masked in trees, is the Flagstaff wood. An ancient highpoint that was used to signal across to Dundee by raising flags and lighting a Lanthorn. It now acts as a backdrop and important windbreak to the orchard sitting at its feet. A blend…