Luscombe Farm Cider

Cidery in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 1975

Contact
Dean Court, Colston Road, Buckfastleigh, TQ11 0LP, England
Description
Welcome to Luscombe, where we've been making beautiful drinks since 1975. Based on a farm in deepest Devon, all of our drinks are crafted with exceptional care and integrity. Gabriel David, the head of our family-owned business, sources the ingredients direct from growers he trusts. There are no compromises, only the best goes in the bottle.

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7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Luscombe Castle is actually a John Nash designed country house in Devon using Portland stone from neighbouring Dorset. This Devon cider suprisingly found in a bargain shop has quite a potent apple aroma and quality taste about it, with a palatable smoothness contributing to this.

Tried from Bottle from Home Bargains (T.J Morris Ltd), Nationwide on 05 Jul 2025 at 17:21

gave a cheers!

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6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle. No idea where from. Says fuck all about “Dry” on the label. Clear gold obvs. Has a head. Tannic and baked apple. Pretty sweet with some twang. Pedestrian affair. Nothing to see here.

Tried on 12 Jun 2025 at 18:41


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

330ml from lowcostbeer Look - hazy pale gold, circular head or bubbles. Nose - barnyard apples, floral blossom, caramelised sugars, Taste - bitter funky apples, light apple vinegar and a sweetness to balance. Palate - medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry. Sweet and sour apple cider with funky-barnyard notes and dry finish. Lots of character. I like it.

Tried on 31 Dec 2024 at 02:26


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

Screw top bottle from Home Bargains. Pours slightly unclear gold with a few translucent bubbles. Aroma: apple, caramel, floral blossom. Taste: lightly dry, moderate sweet, low tannins. Medium body with low carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Dec 2023 at 07:50


5.5

Tried from Bottle on 06 Jul 2023 at 11:07


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

32cl twist top bottle (new bottle size medal please) from LowCostBeer, can't find a BB date, but probably old. Cloudy yellow, dirty looking, no head worthy of the name. Smells and tastes of cooking apples. This is going to give me stomach ache, but I shall drink all 32cl of it!

Tried from Bottle on 02 Apr 2021 at 10:04


8.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

many thanks for this extra dry and sour cider to Jacek Wigier (wineofdreams@gmail.com). Kwasne, metne, wytrawne ze srednia pianka. pachnie ugniecionymi jablkami w skrzynce. Extra kwasne i wytrawne, tak jak lubie tak jak sobie wyobrazam cydra, dobrego cydra. A do tego jablka z organicznego sadu. Super.

Tried on 08 Dec 2019 at 19:14


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

11/2/2019. Bottle from Tuffins Supermarket, Craven Arms. Poured golden with a white head. Aroma of semi-sweet apples, light citrus and caramelised sugar. Medium sweetness and moderate tartness. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Liked this one.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Feb 2019 at 01:58


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Tuffins, Craven Arms. Medium head with medium duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are apples, fruits, sulphur, little tart and citrus. Nice light sour semi dry finish.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Feb 2019 at 01:39


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

Bottle from Tuffins, Craven Arms. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet apples, red apples and fruity. Flavor is medium sweet. Light dry finish. 110219

Tried from Bottle on 12 Feb 2019 at 01:39