Kingston Black Season 2024
Oliver's Cider in Hereford, Herefordshire, England 🏴
Cider - Single Variety Regular|
Score
7.34
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Sparkling Medium Sweet Fine Cider
A youthful, fruit forward bittersharp cider made solely from the famous Kingston Black apple. Hailed as being a great vintage quality apple to use on its own as it possesses the best attributes of lean apple acids, light but present tannins and usually a good sweetness level to the juice.
Fermented in wooden barrels with wild yeasts, the cider is showing some dark berry notes with tangy green apple on the nose and a nice jammy element on the palate with a little spice marrying the bright acidity making this both refreshing and food friendly. Alc. 5.0% vol.
A youthful, fruit forward bittersharp cider made solely from the famous Kingston Black apple. Hailed as being a great vintage quality apple to use on its own as it possesses the best attributes of lean apple acids, light but present tannins and usually a good sweetness level to the juice.
Fermented in wooden barrels with wild yeasts, the cider is showing some dark berry notes with tangy green apple on the nose and a nice jammy element on the palate with a little spice marrying the bright acidity making this both refreshing and food friendly. Alc. 5.0% vol.
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7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Panda at home, thanks to Ed Danlo, 27/11/2025.
Clear golden to light copper with a fast collapsing white head.
Nose is bitter sweet apples, oak, orchard wood, tannins.
Taste comprises tangy apple, damp oak, vinous, orchard wood, sweet edged apple in places.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close.
Solid cider.
Clear golden to light copper with a fast collapsing white head.
Nose is bitter sweet apples, oak, orchard wood, tannins.
Taste comprises tangy apple, damp oak, vinous, orchard wood, sweet edged apple in places.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close.
Solid cider.
Tried
on 27 Nov 2025
at 19:08
8.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Panda at home thanks to Ed Danlo. A clear golden orange coloured pour with a small bubbles. Aroma is semi sweet, golden apple, juicy, honey notes, some white sugars, brown sugars. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, crisp apples, lemon twist, mild funk, bark ,floral notes. Palate is semi sweet, crisp, light tang, moderate pithy carbonation. Nice stuff.
Tried
on 19 Nov 2025
at 23:52
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
750ml bottle from Fine Cider Co. Sparkling, golden colour, white foam head that dissipates away and aroma of juicy apple flesh, sharp funk. Taste is tangy, tart, fruity, appley, fleshy, and loamy, funky, wood with drying bittersharp tannins. Medium bodied, medium carbonation, dry fruity tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Oct 2025
at 19:06