Biddenden Vineyards

Cidery in Ashford, Kent, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 1969

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Little Whatmans, Gribble Bridge Lane, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8DH, England
Description
Here at Biddenden Vineyards, Kent’s original vineyard, we pride ourselves on being a family run vineyard with the second and third generation of the Barnes family managing the estate.

Biddenden Vineyards celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2019, an exciting milestone to have reached at an exciting time for English, and especially Kentish wine. The family is able to draw on 5 decades of winemaking knowledge and pair this with new methods & techniques to ensure that Biddenden is at the forefront of the English wine industry.

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6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

500ml bottle from The Offy, Whitstable. Drunk at home in France after picking up Willow our foster dalmatian. Pours clear, with an extremely pale greenish complexion. Typically Kentish medium sweet cider.. fresh and clean with a pleasant sweetness, not too sticky. Nice

Tried from Bottle from The Offy on 30 Nov 2025 at 12:43


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7.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

500ml bottle from The Offy, Whitstable. Pours clear with a defined pink hue. Characterful apple fruit with distinct sweet berry notes, though none used apparently. Gentle carbonation, quite flavoursome, interesting.

Tried from Bottle from The Offy on 28 Oct 2025 at 09:17


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6.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Third of a pint on cask at the Doncaster brewery.
No head or carbonation. Clear apple coloured pour. A little sweet

Tried from Cask at Doncaster Brewery Tap on 16 Sep 2025 at 16:13


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6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 7

11/9/2025. From BIAB at the 2025 Chappel Summer Beer & Cider Festival. Pale pink pour. Quite sweet with a tangy edge. Likeable.

Tried on 11 Sep 2025 at 10:46


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6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

Third of a pint on cask at the Doncaster brewery tap.
No head. Clear pale golden pour. Quite sweet.

Tried from Cask at Doncaster Brewery Tap on 08 Jul 2025 at 16:32

gave a cheers!

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5.5
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6

500ml bottle from Beers of Europe. Sparkling, pale orangey pink colour, short-lived fizzy head and aroma of ripe strawberry, minty, chewing gum. Taste is sweet, strawberry, apple, and green mint, sugary with some citric acidity. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, sweet fruity & minty finish. Kind of OK.

Tried from Bottle from Beers Of Europe on 27 Apr 2025 at 18:54


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

500ml bottle from Bier Huis. Sparkling, pink colour, short-lived fizzy white foam head that dissipates to a thin rim and aroma of apple, berry hints, alittle sulphur. Taste is sweet, appley, fruity, berry note, with some drying acidity. Medium bodied, medium to high carbonation, sweet fruity apple finish. Quite OK.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Dec 2024 at 21:32


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle at Doghouse Smeeth. Clear pink colour no head. Some apple character Some good apple flavour. Red skinned apple. Some sweetness. I liked it. Very drinkable refreshing.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Apr 2024 at 12:11


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

28/12/2023. Bottle shared by danlo, cheers Ed! Pours clear deep amber with no head. Aroma is rich, honey, caramel, fruit, flowers, heather. Quite sweet with a mellow honeyed spice edge. Full bodied, sticky, no carbonation. Nice warming sipper.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Dec 2023 at 12:54


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Box at Dog & Bell. Pale yellow, hazy, flat. Funky ass nose, nail polish, lemon. Dry, funky flavor, lemon, green apple, a bit tart, quite tannic. Unique and good.

Tried on 13 Aug 2023 at 17:21