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Manchester Cider Club this month is in person at Fierce bar NQ, 57 Thomas St, M4 1NA. This will be on Thursday 12th December from 6pm with James Marsden from Gregg’s Pit! [Please note the early start!]
Season and Place with James Marsden of Greggs Pit Cider
James Marsden of Greggs Pit will talk about how he and Helen Woodman started out making cider and perry more than 30 years ago, and their cider and perry making philosophy.
The tasting will showcase their approach to giving the best expression of season, variety, vintage and process.
Cider making and climate change
One of the key researchers of the effect of climate change on cider making, for over 25 years James has kept records of harvest dates, original gravity and acidity at pressing. There are dramatic conclusions about a likely shift in suitable growing conditions.
More details on the Greggs Pit approach to cider making and their climate change research:
We will be tasting:
Early season:
75cl Thorn – SV 2021 in-bottle fermented champagne method sparkling perry 8%
Mid-season:
75cl Blakeney Red, Brandy & Winnal’s Longdon 2022 still table perry 7%
75cl Blakeney Red, Brandy & Winnals Longdon 2023 bottle conditioned sparkling perry 5.5%
Late season:
BIB Blakeney Red, Butt & Oldfield 2023 perry @ SG1013 and 5.5%
Ciders
Mid-season:
75cl Browns Apple & Kingston Black 2023 table cider with a ’spritz’ @ 6%
Late season bittersweet ‘keeved’ ciders
75cl Dabinett & Yarlington Mill 2023 bottle conditioned sparkling cider 6%
75cl Brownsnout, Chisel Jersey & White Close Pippin 2023 bottle conditioned sparkling cider 6%
Finale
A “shot” of Pear Spirit 2023 – an Eau de Vie distilled from their early season Aylton Red, Blakeney Red & Gregg’s Pit 2023 draught perry (ie this draught perry blend includes their own indigenous perry pear variety)
Tickets are priced at £20 inclusive of cheese plates!
Please select ‘Mcr Cider Club’ if you’re attending in person as there are no physical tickets.
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