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The Cider Barn, Colebatch, Bishop's Castle, SY9 5LW, England
Description
Our aim is to produce the very best still craft cider.
Unlike large commercial brands, Long Mynd Cider only uses cider apples. The cider apples are milled, pressed then over winter they ferment with their own wild yeasts converting the sugar to alcohol. This takes up to six months. There’s never any rush.
After fermentation our cider is conditioned in Scotch whisky barrels before going into the dispensing tanks.
We use our own apples and at least three other local varieties to create a unique flavour and taste.
We think our French Sambron press is the only one in the UK. Made in 1958, it was towed between farms and the owner was paid in juice.
Unlike large commercial brands, Long Mynd Cider only uses cider apples. The cider apples are milled, pressed then over winter they ferment with their own wild yeasts converting the sugar to alcohol. This takes up to six months. There’s never any rush.
After fermentation our cider is conditioned in Scotch whisky barrels before going into the dispensing tanks.
We use our own apples and at least three other local varieties to create a unique flavour and taste.
We think our French Sambron press is the only one in the UK. Made in 1958, it was towed between farms and the owner was paid in juice.
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Half-pint from a box at the Three Fishes, Shrewsbury on 17th Aug 2020. Smells and tastes of apples.
Tried
on 18 Aug 2020
at 09:28
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
7/8/2019. Sample courtesy of danlo, cheers Ed! Pours slightly hazy dark gold with a small bubbly white head. Aroma of moderately sweet apples, caramel, wood, light bourbon and funky notes. Moderate sweetness and light tartness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, soft to flat carbonation. Dry biscuity slightly acidic finish. Liked it.
Tried
on 07 Aug 2019
at 18:19
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
BIAB sample courtesy of minutemat, cheers Mat! Golden colour, no head and caramely woody aroma. Taste is tangy apple, woody, slightly plasticy, astringent with some tannins. Medium bodied, low carbonation, drying tannic finish. OK, abit harsh.
Tried
on 02 Aug 2019
at 19:34
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Box @ Shrewsbury Real Ale Festival 2019, Day 2. Pours clear gold. Aroma is rich apple fruit. Taste is high juice, good bittersweet blend, light acidity, really well rounded, not particularly drying, but another excellent cider from Long Mynd.
Tried
on 27 Jul 2019
at 19:52
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Box @ Salopian, the pub. Pours a hazed yellow. Good full fruity nose, oily palate, clean rich medium flavours with a distinct whisky-like sweetness, no doubt from the barrel used. Very satisfying small batch whole juice cider.
Tried
on 19 Jun 2019
at 20:51