Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
750ml bottle from Middle Farm, Firle and shared in Kuala Lumpur. Poured a slightly hazy golden colour with lots of champagne bubbles. The aroma is crushed apple, subtle raspberry. The flavour is super dry, yeasty, funky, almost vinous palate. Medium bodied with lively carbonation. Not too sweet and nicely sessionable.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
(Draft at Joran Cidrothèque, Brussels, 20 Sep 2025) Golden colour with big, but brief, white head. Fruity nose with pears, apples, citrus and grass. Fruity taste with notes of pears, apples, marzipan, jam and a generous acidity in the finish. Medium body, dry. Elegant, rich and quite tart. Very nice.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
20 litre bag in box direct from Ross on Wye and served in Oldmeldrum. It pours clear deep golden with a bubbly head which dissipates. The aroma is quite fresh and bright, zippy and zingy, crunchy apple, apple skin, sherbet, dried apple, oak, must, white grape, hay and mellow barnyard. The taste is firm and dry, but softens and smooths out, dry oak, light tannin, juicy, crunchy apple, apple skin, dried leaves, light leather, must, touch nutty, light pucker, hint of acidity and very restrained alcohol presence (especially given the abv). Finish dries out. Medium body and smooth mouth feel. Classy and very well balanced. Moreish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6
18/11/2025. Bottle shared by danlo, cheers Ed! Mucky, woody, peaty, funky, coal tar soap, petroleum jelly. Quite intense. Didn’t float my boat.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6.5
18/11/2025. Bottle shared by Colin, cheers! Pours well. Sweet pear, caramel, floral, candy cane, twigged edge. Light tang to finish. Not bad.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
750ml bottle from Ross on Wye, for #rgpm. Pale yellow gold colour, short-lived white foam head and aroma of pear, citric hint. Taste is perry pear, tropical fruity, fleshy, tart citric, with some acidity and woody tannin. Medium bodied, light carbonation, drying light peary finish. Nicely drinkable.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
15cl bottle sample @ Cider House, Borough Market.
Couleur pâle, qcq fines bulles blanches éparses à la surface sur les rebords.
Arôme est frais fruité avec une fine douceur de poires - délicat.
Palais est assez sec avec une belle pétillance - acerbe malgré un support de poires qui perce en retrait - l'usage de 'cask' confère un léger caractère boisé qui vient ajouter une bonne complexité en fin de bouche - fruité sans pour cela avec une finalité sucrée surfaite.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle from Aeble, Anstruthter. New apple tick! It pours slightly hazy bright, almost luminous gold. Slight fizz on opening but no head. The aroma is musty, dairy barnyard vibes, animal muck, apple skin, leathery, but later it is bright and zingy, crunchy apple and some red berry. The taste is crisp, dry, snappy, fizzy candy, puckering, crunchy apple, definitely has a red berry/strawberry character to it, light tannin, dry oak, hint of acidity, splash of dry white wine and some funk in the backdrop. Finish is drying and tannic. Lovely depth of flavour and very unique apple character. Very nice.