Samhain 2020
Artistraw Cider in Clifford, Herefordshire, England 🏴
Cider - Medium Regular|
Score
7.04
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‘Tis the day the veil is thin, darker days Samhain brings, to our blessed ancestors we invite, our blessed thanks and unite…
Pressed 1st November, on the very morning of Samhain itself, the majority of this cider is made from the Knotted Kernel apple; a rare variety that was thought to be lost until the 1980s when it was discovered growing in New Zealand. However, this supposition was proven wrong by ourselves, when we found some majestic 60 year old trees growing happily in one of the orchards we care for here in Herefordshire all along! Their fruit the colour of rubies and the shape and size of cherries, these beautiful fruits yield an extraordinary flavour unlike that of any other apple we work with. Rich, decadent and unctuous, this cider brings to mind petrichor, dark ripe berries and strolls in ancient woodland. Drink as the sun sets, atop the highest hill you can find.
Medium, pet nat, unfiltered, unpasteurised, wild fermented, pure juice, natural cider. Ingredients: Apples (Knotted Kernel with Kingston Black, Lambrook Pippin Foxwhelp and some unidentified cooking apples)
Orchard/s: Duffryn, Jury
Pressed 1st November, on the very morning of Samhain itself, the majority of this cider is made from the Knotted Kernel apple; a rare variety that was thought to be lost until the 1980s when it was discovered growing in New Zealand. However, this supposition was proven wrong by ourselves, when we found some majestic 60 year old trees growing happily in one of the orchards we care for here in Herefordshire all along! Their fruit the colour of rubies and the shape and size of cherries, these beautiful fruits yield an extraordinary flavour unlike that of any other apple we work with. Rich, decadent and unctuous, this cider brings to mind petrichor, dark ripe berries and strolls in ancient woodland. Drink as the sun sets, atop the highest hill you can find.
Medium, pet nat, unfiltered, unpasteurised, wild fermented, pure juice, natural cider. Ingredients: Apples (Knotted Kernel with Kingston Black, Lambrook Pippin Foxwhelp and some unidentified cooking apples)
Orchard/s: Duffryn, Jury
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8.1
danlo (13133) reviewed Samhain 2020 from Artistraw Cider 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
750ml bottle from Artistraw. Orangey golden amber colour, bubbly white foam rim and aroma of apple, funk, leather. Taste is sweetish, apple, funky, orchardy, leathery, earthy with drying tannins. Medium bodied, light soft carbonation, dry tangy tannic funky finish. Very drinkable.
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on 30 Oct 2022
at 18:28