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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7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bladder bag at the Four Candles, Broadstairs, 21/05/21. Pale clear golden with nothing offered in way of a head. Nose is bitter sweet apple tones, dusty hay, light funk levels, grains, wooded notes. Taste comprises tangy apple skins, tannins, light barnyard, residual sugars, iced glazing, vanilla trace. Medium bodied, fine to light carbonation, assertive dryness in the close. Solid stuff ... does not come in near 8% ... could do you some damage unknowingly sipping away on this !

Tried from Can on 24 May 2021 at 08:52


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

Bladder bag at the Four Candles, Broadstairs, 21/05/21. Pale clear golden with nothing offered in way of a head. Nose is apple pie, bitter sweet tones, grass, sugars, grains. Taste comprises mellow apple skins, tannins, light farmy tones, residual sugars. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, light dryness in the close. Decent serviceable cider.

Tried from Can on 24 May 2021 at 08:48


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7

Draught at the Horse & Trumpet, Sileby. Light gold, clear with no sort of head. Apple aroma, some sharp metallic notes. Lovely taste, it threatens to become sweet but has that telltale cider tang in the long finish. Sour and bittersweet apple in the aftertaste. Surprised by the low rates. This is ace.

Tried on 20 May 2021 at 17:44


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Big litre bottle from the source. It pours clear very pale straw yellow with a couple of bubbles on top. The aroma bis sweet and juicy, tangy apple, apple cordial, some mellow sourness, sherbet, sour green, chewits and a touch of apple. The taste is quite soft upfront, sweet, juicy, tangy, apple cordial, apple skin, touch of pucker, some oiliness, sour green sour chewits, slick and alcohol which creeps up on you with a finish that fries out. Medium to Full, flat but not not dead with a touch of oiliness. Thankfully not overly sweet has a lovely tanginess to it. Given the last reviews from 14 years ago(!) I imagine they have improved this beverage. Very enjoyable.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Mar 2021 at 14:08


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

18/9/2020. From BIAB at the Fat Cat, Ipswich. Pours clear pale gold with no head. Aroma of semi-sweet apple juice, green apple, and a touch of citrus and rubber. Medium sweetness and moderate tartness. Moderate body, oily texture, soft to flat carbonation.

Tried on 18 Sep 2020 at 20:18


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

Sample, thanks Grumbo! Misty straw yellow. Moderately sweet aroma, custard hints, taste is centred on a green apple character, crisp and crunchy in feel, with a nice bristling carbonation, gently tangy, sweet. Very good.

Tried on 03 Sep 2020 at 19:05


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

23/8/2020. From BIAB at the Fat Cat, Ipswich. Pours clear golden with no head. Aroma of semi-sweet apples, light caramel and a touch of wood and rubber. Moderate sweetness and light tartness. Medium body, slight sticky texture, soft to flat carbonation. Tangy light tart finish.

Tried on 23 Aug 2020 at 12:36


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at Faox and Grapes, Nottingham. Clear pale golden, no head. Apples, quite sweet, tart, vinous. Medium bodied.

Tried from Draft at Fox and Grapes on 20 Jan 2020 at 20:53


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at Robin Hood Beer Festival 2019. Clear pale golden, no head. Apples, apple juice, bit more on the sweet side. Low carbonation. Light to medium bodied.

Tried from Draft on 26 Dec 2019 at 10:55


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

BIAB at Three Legged Mare, York. Golden colour, no head and fruity apple aroma. Taste is sweetish with some cooked apple and light tartness. Medium bodied, low carbonation, semi-dry finish. Quite drinkable

Tried on 07 Jun 2019 at 18:33