15/9/2021. Bottle sample courtesy of danlo, cheers Ed! Pours clear pale golden with a small bubbly white head. Aroma of medium sweet apple, hints of wood and caramel. Medium sweetness, light tartness. Moderate body, oily watery texture, average carbonation. Dry and bittersweet finish. Not bad.

750ml screw cap bottle from Costcutter, Pershore. Sparkling, golden colour, short-lived fizzy white bubbly foam head and aroma of apple, woody oak hint. Taste is tangy, apple, sweetish, bittersweet, with some vanilla and oaky hints. Medium bodied, high carbonation, medium dry lightly tannic finish. Quite drinkable.

Bottle at home picked up from Tesco. A mostly clear golden coloured pour with a small fading fizz. Aroma is tart apple, woody pips, bark, earthy notes. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, tart, lemon rind, earthy apple, bark. Juicy tart crisp apple. Palate is tart and crisp, highish carbonation. Not bad.

Bottle at home picked up from Tesco. A hazed dull gold coloured pour with no head. Some yeast sludge. Aroma is semi sweet wheaty, mealy apple, some earthy notes. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, tart, mealy apple, grainy, earthy citrus, lemon rind.. Palate is tart and bitty, highish carbonation, dry pithy finish.

Bottle from Tesco dot org. It pours crystal clear very pale greenish - gold with a tiny fizzy white head. The aroma is sweet, juicy, tangy, apple tango, apple skin, dull barnyard funk, snappy, crisp, apple crumble, hay and oak. The taste is crisp, dry, snappy, juicy, tangy apple, apple tango, lightly tannins, appletiser, toothy, hint of acidity, apple blossom, chalky, dry oak and a blast of booze with a drying, sweetish finish. Medium body and a very fine hint of fizzy carbonation. Has a grainy, gritty vibe in there. I drank thus pretty cold and it drank pretty well.

Bottle from Ashby's of Salcombe, Malbrough. Pink coloured with a pleasant enough red-berried sweetness that does linger in the palate. Aroma has sweetness too.

500ml bottle on Day 2 of Cider Advanced Course. Bright gold colour, sparkling, short-lived white foam head and aroma of sugary sweets, alittle suphur, some earthiness, straw. Taste is tangy apple, fruity, sweetish, pineapple hint, boozy, warming, arthy, tannin, alittle bitterness. Medium bodied, light carbonation, dry finish. Quite drinkable.

Bottle from Morrisons Supermarket, Moston. Deep golden in appearance with a lightish carbonation. Fresh textured with a tarty apple flavour.

Bottle at killin lodges. Pours golden, nose is apple, toffee, taste is sweet, sugary, apple.