The General
Sandford Orchards in Crediton, Devon, England 🏴
Cider Regular|
Score
6.49
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The General is the name of our mighty, oak vat in which only our best vintage ciders are aged. It is bold and satisfying with notes of Seville orange, plum and baked apple, rich and rewarding with a long, warming finish.
Key Apple Varieties: Yarlington Mill, Dabinett, Tremlett’s Bitter. Food Match: Gamey Meats and Sunday Roast.
Key Apple Varieties: Yarlington Mill, Dabinett, Tremlett’s Bitter. Food Match: Gamey Meats and Sunday Roast.
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cider Freak Day, Sunday 3rd April 2022. I hosted a cider tasting with my good lady, or son, his girlfriend and my sister-in-law (who didn't really join in much). Our 9th and final cider was this, two 500ml bottles, one from me, one from Ben, my son; different BBD's, both in 2023. Auntie Sue woke up and had a glass of this, bless her. Liked this, a clear cider with a bit of oomph!
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Apr 2022
at 08:37
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle. Poured clear golden. Ripe apples in aroma, also pear notes. Mild oaky notes, sweetness. Pleasant cider.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jan 2022
at 11:25
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at home. Clear golden with no head. Sweet apples, light herbal, wood, vanilla, floral touch, smooth somewhat malty feel. Quite sweet and feels boosted by the higher than usual abv. Medium body and low carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Hoptic
on 28 Dec 2019
at 13:36
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from M&S. Golden in colour with a touch of fizz. A sweetish cider, with a touch of characterful rusticity. Fine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Nov 2019
at 14:34
6/10
Tried
on 21 Feb 2019
at 09:47
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Cask, half-pint, shared with Finn at Adelphi in Preston. Clear amber coloured body, naked surface, poor lacing. Apple skins on the nose, woody. Mid-sweet taste of apples and pears, woody. Prolonged ending. Okay, a bit unvaried though. (05.02.2019).
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Feb 2019
at 19:46
4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Delt med Rune. Ser ut som eplejuice. Aroma av grønne epler. Smaken parfyme. Vel søt.
Tried
on 05 Feb 2019
at 22:01
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Danke an minutemat. Süffiger, trocken apfeliger Beginn. Reifer roter Apfel im Mittelteil, die aufkommende Süße wird durch die Trockenheit einkassiert. Spritzig, konstant würzig, dunkler, etwas holzig, langer Nachhall. Gut! 9/11/8/12/10/11
Tried
on 29 May 2018
at 18:32
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle at home picked up from Morrisons. A clear yellow / petrol coloured pour with a lasting halo of white loose head. Aroma is semi sweet tangy apple, little woody oak, spicy alcohol. Flavour is composed of harsh alcohol, ethanol, vanilla and plum wine, sweet apple and pear. Tangy finish, harsh rubbing alcohol. Palate is medium bodied, tangy, moderate carboantion. Alcohol bit in the finish. Pretty boosty stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jul 2017
at 17:06
5.5/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
8.4% Plastic barrel at SIBA South East Tonbridge 2017. Hazy sludge green . Green algae colour no head. Its quite sweet.called the general so an army green colour Sweetish apple juice looks terrible tastes ok.
Tried
on 09 Jul 2017
at 10:14