Mark has a small family farm in The Boyne Valley in Slane Co.Meath - 12 acres of orchards.
• His ciders are farmhouse crafted ciders, handmade and pressed.
• They are made from 100% apple juice.
• Naturally fermented- no added yeast culture.
• Gluten free- vegan friendly.
• The apples are grown using organic and biodynamic methods.
• They are low in carbonation for better flavour and enjoyment.
• They are unfiltered & unpasteurised.
• No electricity used- he uses gravity to blend the apples- real old school style.
• He uses a rack and cloth press- they have been used for 2000 years and its a very traditional method for pressing apples- not many people use them anymore but you can get a great quality juice from them.
• From pip to sip, any apple waste is reused by using it as compost in the orchard or being given to neighbour as cattle feed.
tompaulman (1433) ticked Cockagee Keeved Cider from The Cider Mill 2 months ago
Dry, fizzy, apple with some toasty undertones.
midovark (6786) reviewed Windvane from The Cider Mill 1 year ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 5
Bottle from a supermarket. Mentioning spontaneous fermentation on the bottle was the selling point for me, although it’s quite misleading as such. No funk whatsoever, biggest upside is that it’s not overly sweet and has some okay tannins to it too, but it’s very far from interesting, an okay supermarket cider at best
tompaulman (1433) ticked Piorraí from The Cider Mill 1 year ago
arvidspiny (5174) ticked Piorraí / Perry from The Cider Mill 2 years ago
Nisse666 (17918) reviewed Piorraí from The Cider Mill 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle Bier Bazaar 2022-05-08 Göteborg AR: dry, wee apples, perry peat AP: golden, no head F: dry, wee apples, perry peat
Sebletitje (15913) reviewed Ciderkin Harvest Session from The Cider Mill 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
50cl bottle, no BB.
Paille claire, col fin blanc retombant vite.
Arôme est excellent sur le nez frais de pommes, verger, fruits vert, léger côté caramel - fraicheur fruitée, petite douceur rappelant un léger miel organique - honeydew/melon avec une note acerbe fine de pomme.
Palais est fin acerbe, pomme verte, petite douceur, chair fraîche avec une petite note sucrée-caramélisée. Le seconde presse apporte un peu plus au niveau du sucré tout en gardant le côté acerbe et finement amer.
kurtthomsen (3682) ticked Piorraí from The Cider Mill 4 years ago
Culchiem (6642) reviewed Hiberno Keeved Cider from The Cider Mill 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Clean gold with a thin head. Aroma of dank apple. Flavour is applewood, dry barrel cider, full dry finish.
Sloefmans (15519) reviewed Cockagee Keeved Cider from The Cider Mill 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5
Very short-lived rim on clear metallic red-copper liquid, no visible carbonation. Very aromatic apples' nose, more depth than in most cider, complex. Very perfumey-aromatic wafts, old apple skins, bit of caramel. Sweet and tart at the same time! Very unique sensation. Very intense, quite sweet apple flavour, but absolutely not syrupy or cloying in any way. As said, the MF is something unique. Come across this? TRY!
fuzzoholic (1386) ticked Lamhog Makers Reserve from The Cider Mill 5 years ago