The Cider Mill

Cidery in Slane, County Meath, Ireland 🇮🇪

Established in 2012

Contact
Cornanstown House, Stackallen, Slane, Ireland
Description
Cidermaker Mark Jenkinson offers you a unique backstage pass into the world of traditional farmhouse cider-making at the home of the multi-award-winning Cockagee Irish Keeved Cider.

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.

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5/10
Tried from Bottle on 20 Apr 2020 at 22:41

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
500ml bottle from Baggot Street Wines. Bright orange golden colour, white foamy head that dissipates away and aroma of mellow apple, woody funk. Taste is tangy apple, slightly tart, bittersweet, with woody oak and leathery.funk with some drying tannins. Light bodied, soft to medium carbonation, semi-dry light tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Jul 2018 at 21:37

6/10
Botella 33 cl XI cata ratebeer Asturias en el kraken 03..07..2017. (r02). Fcpref 17..02..2019. Color amarillento velado con poca espuma blanca. Sabores finos algo ácidos con toques afrutados. Cuerpo ligero, fresco. No esta mal.
Tried on 22 Sep 2017 at 14:03

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle at the Old Dears, from Callans, 08/07/17. Lightly hazed golden orange with a decent off white head that soon dissipates to edgeing. Nose is toffee apple, straw, light funk dust, apple pulp, orchard wood. Taste comprises caramel, apple pie, tannins, faint vanilla, lightly smoked straw. Medium bodied, fine crisp carbonation,drying close. Decent funky cider.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Jul 2017 at 11:25

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Botella 75 cl XI cata Ratebeer Asturias en el Kraken 03..07..2017. Fcpref lote 161939. (r13). Color amarillento velado con poca espuma blanca. Sabores frescos con toques ligeros acidos de manzanas verdes con suaves dulces que recuerdan peras. Cuerpo ligero facil de beber con gas, espumoso. Refrescante.
Tried from Can on 04 Jul 2017 at 08:13

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Botella @XI Cata Ratebeer Asturias, 03/07/17.
Color amarillo claro, aromas a manzana notas agrias, sabor manzana dulce y seco cuerpo ligero.
Tried on 03 Jul 2017 at 16:47

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Botella @XI Cata Ratebeer Asturias, 03/07/17. BBD:17/02/19. Color dorado pequeña corona de espuma blanca, aromas frutales sabores ácidos y fruta, cuerpo ligero.
Tried on 03 Jul 2017 at 16:32

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle from Ciderwinkel, large sample. Clear orange color, short frothy head. Aroma of sweet apple, bit skunky, some apple pie. Taste of sweet mashed apples, slight spicy apple pie note to it, but mostly just apples. Boring and not complex enough if you ask me. Least of the bunch in a small cider tasting this evening.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Apr 2016 at 02:03

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle courtesy of John Nolan at Johnny Off L. in Rome-Italy. Thank you. Pours a amber-golden color, clear and shining in the glass. Some bubbling on the surface. Nose is a little vinous, cellar notes, apples skin. Mouth is not a blast of sweetness, more balanced. Green apple, complex cider. Impossible not to drink it all. A real gem! ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried from Bottle on 09 Oct 2015 at 01:50

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle at craig’s. Pours pale golden, nose is nose is tart apple, taste is juicy fruit, light sweetness.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Jul 2015 at 07:22