The present cider orchard was planted in 1959 with the Ashton Brown Jersey, Bulmer’s Norman, Michelin, Vilberie and Lavigne varieties. More recently Yarlington Mill trees were planted and are now cropping well. We have also planted Herefordshire Redstreak and Somerset Redstreak as replacement trees in our old orchard.
danlo (13332) reviewed Perry (Medium) from Woodredding Cider 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
500ml bottle from Orchards Explorer Club. Golden colour, white head that quickly dissipates away and aroma of pear, fruity, caramel, butterscotch. Taste is sweetish, caramel, dessert pear, fleshy, mellow, syrupy with alittle citric acidity. Medium bodied, light carbonation, medium syrupy pear finish. Nicely drinkable
danlo (13332) reviewed Jack's Tipple from Woodredding Cider 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
500ml bottle from Orchard Explorers Club. Deep orangey amber colour, short-lived white foam head and aroma of sharp solventy funk & mellow apple. Taste is tangy, orchardy, apple, mellow, funky, solventy along with woody spicy tannins. Medium bodied, low carbonation, dry funky tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
500ml bottle from trade courtesy of minutemat, thanks Mat! Pours an orangey amber gold colour with a white foamy head that dissipates away and aroma of orchardy funky musty apple. Taste is sweet, juicy fleshy apple, woody funk, bittersweet, orchardy with earthy drying tannins. Medium bodied, low soft carbonation, semi-dry tannic finish. Quite drinkable.
minutemat (16469) reviewed Jack's Tipple from Woodredding Cider 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
500ml bottle from Ludlow Food Centre. Pours a deep orange-tinged amber, thin white ring atop. Aroma of light rosy apple fruit. Taste is moderately sweet, soft tannin, gentle apple fruit, not too complicated but has a nice firm tannin presence. Decent.
minutemat (16469) reviewed Sweet Celebration from Woodredding Cider 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
500ml bottle from Hop Pocket Wines. Pours a lightly misty gold. Taste presents a sweet scrumpy character, a little old, lightly oxidised.. seems to have been bottled in 2016, so perhaps a bit past it, though the fruitiness is still there.
minutemat (16469) reviewed Perry (Medium) from Woodredding Cider 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
500ml bottle from Hop Pocket, Herefordshire. Pours clear gold, quite a strong wild aroma, some butterscotch, silage. Taste presents a strong initial acidic bite which dries out fairly swiftly, interesting perry pear fruit once the initial sharp wild hit subsides, some prickly nettley elements. Interesting perry.
wheresthepath (3700) reviewed Perry (Medium) from Woodredding Cider 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle from the brewer’s own stall at the Thame Food Festival. Slightly murky gold. Pearskins up front, then surprisingly some scrumpy-like tannic bite in th middle. Very refreshing by the end with light floral hints. A decent perry this.