We work with farmers to help breathe life back into traditional orchards on their farms; to prevent further decline and the extinction of important local apple varieties.
In most cases the apples in these orchards were previously left to rot on the ground year after year, yet they include incredible cider varieties as well as unusual local dessert and cooking varieties. Many of these varieties are rare or on the verge of extinction but make beautiful cider.
The cidery itself is located in an old stable yard in the village of Huxham near Exeter. With capacity for 9000 bottles per year, this is a small but focussed operation. There aren’t any bells and whistles in sight, just outstanding cider and two people, whole heartedly devoted to their produce.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle pour at Vessel Beer Festival, Plymouth Nov 2019. Pours light hazy golden orange with a fizzy dissipating white head. Aroma: fruity, tangy apple, funk. Taste: sweet-ish then dry, fruity, tangy apple, low tannins, caramel hints, funk. Medium body with spritzy carbonation. Very nice
danlo (13133) reviewed Appellation 2019 from Find & Foster Fine Ciders 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
750ml bottle from Fine Cider Co. Sparkling, orangey golden colour, fizzy white foam head and aroma of fruity, apple, caramel hint, funk, earthy. Taste is juicy apple, fruity, some tartness, with leathery funk, orchardy, earthy and drying tannin. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, dry tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
danlo (13133) reviewed Carter Vintage 2018 from Find & Foster Fine Ciders 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
750m wired cork bottle from Scrattings. Opened with a pop. Sparkling, golden colour, fizzy white foamy head that quickly dissipates away and aroma of funky fruity apple with hint of caramel. Taste is tart, tangy, funky, horseblanket, orchardy apple, leathery, with alittle caramel and drying tannins. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, dry tannic finish. Very ddrinkable.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Tap at Vessel Beer Festival, Plymouth Nov 2019. Pour hazy gold with a white top. Aroma: apples, earthy, barnyard funk. Taste: light to moderate sweet, tangy apples, sherbet, light tannins with a good bash of funk. Medium body with spritzy carbonation. Very nice indeed
minutemat (16258) reviewed Seven 2018 from Find & Foster Fine Ciders 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Sample, many thanks to Danlo! Clear pale golden yellow. Dry, grassy citrus and apple skin on the nose. Taste is exceedingly dry, spritzy with faint apple skin, oily palate with softened white wine hints and tart green apple glimpses. A bit thin, feel a yearning for a good luscious fruitiness that doesn't quite materialise.
c0axial (8164) ticked Seven 2018 from Find & Foster Fine Ciders 5 years ago
Dupont meets a dry cider. I approve! Barnyard funk. Moderately to light acid. Lemony. Tart. Apples. Nice.
Tdtm82 (4807) ticked Seven 2018 from Find & Foster Fine Ciders 5 years ago
Like a Riesling Bokke blended with the finest fermentable apples. Sugar residues. Drinks like Riesling. So much balance. Slightly medicinial. Stunning.
Grumbo (24387) reviewed Seven 2018 from Find & Foster Fine Ciders 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
28/10/2020. Sample courtesy of danlo, cheers Ed! Pours clear dark gold with a short lasting white head. Aroma of green apple, light funk, touch of sulphur. Moderate sweetness and light bitterness with a nice tart edge. Moderate body, slightly watery texture, fizzy carbonation. Dry tannic finish.
danlo (13133) reviewed Seven 2018 from Find & Foster Fine Ciders 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
750ml wired cork bottle from Fine Cider Co. Pommeliers Club box. Opened with a loud pop. Sparkling, golden colour, short-lived large fizzy white foam head and aroma of fruity apple, with hints of caramel & funk. Taste is tangy apple, tart, fleshy, alittle skin & core, woody, funk, a slight caramel note and some drying tannins. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, dry tangy tannic finish. Very drinkable.