7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample courtesy of minutemat, cheers Mat! Deep golden colour, bubbly white foam head that quickly dissipates away and aroma of ripe apple, fruity, barrel hint. Taste is sweet, apple, ripe fruit, with a caramel note, some whisky barrel hints, vanilla, orangey citric and light tannins. Medium bodied, low carbonation, medium dry slightly tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
on 04 Feb 2023
at 19:39
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
2/1/2023. BIAB sample courtesy of danlo, cheers Ed. Pours very slightly hazy golden with a small bubbly white head. Aroma is medium sweet fleshy apple, citrus, light funky edge. Moderate sweetness, light tartness. Moderate body, oily and watery, low carbonation. Light drying and slightly acidic finish.
Tried
on 03 Jan 2023
at 17:05
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
75cl bottle from Ludlow Farm Shop. Pours darker than their other standard sparkling cider, with less vanillery whisky notes so I sense other barrels were used. Mild caramelised fruit warmth, moderately sparkling, subtle tannin. Decent overall, no spicy 'festive' elements.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Nov 2022
at 20:35
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
BIAB at Nottingham Beer and Cider Festival 2022. Golden colour, no head and aroma of apple, fruity, light funk. Taste is fruity apple, juicy, with some acidity. Medium bodied, low carbonation, dry acidic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
on 16 Oct 2022
at 08:48
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
9/9/2022. Bottle shared by Matt, cheers. Pours clear bright golden amber with a small bubbly white head. Aroma of semi-sweet stewed apple, caramel, vanilla, touch of citrus. Moderate sweetness, light tartness. Medium body, soft carbonation. Light dryness to finish. Nicely done.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Sep 2022
at 11:13
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
75cl bottle from Appleyards, Shrewsbury. Hazed gold appearance, fine spritz, pleasant fruity aroma, very lightly stewed apple with distant almond and vanilla oak notes, a green apple linger with light tannic fuzz. Very nice indeed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Apr 2022
at 20:49
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
750ml bottle from Scrattings. Sparkling, orangey gold colour, short-lived bubbly white head and aroma of fruity apple, juicy. Taste is sweetish, apple, fruity, juicy, with some light acidity and tannins. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, medium-dry finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Dec 2021
at 21:12
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
75cl bottle. Clear golden yellow appearance. Oaky vanilla hints to the aroma. Lovely smokey woody whisky suggestions as per the box I trued 2 years ago, some vanilla oak, natural fruit, lovely carbonation. Very good. Great to see cider being made locally in the Shropshire Hills.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jul 2021
at 11:27
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
22/4/2021. Bottle sample courtesy of minutemat, cheers! Pours clear golden with a small bubbly white head. Aroma is woody, peaty, rich apple, caramel. Medium sweetness and light tartness, with lots of peat to taste. Medium body, average carbonation. Peat is dominant and I’m not a peat fan so this one didn’t do much for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Apr 2021
at 12:07
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
750ml bottle from Scrattings. Golden colour, no head and aroma of tangy whisky barrel, phenolic. Taste is fruity apple with wood barrel oak, tar, smoke, peat, phenol, along with some bittersweet tannins. Medium bodied, low carbonation, drying tannic finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2021
at 18:42