Gwynt y Ddraig (The Welsh Cider & Perry Co.)
Cidery in Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales 🏴
Established in 2001
In the autumn of 2001 we made our first few barrels of cider on the home farm here in Llantwit Fardre, South Wales. What started as a hobbyist’s experiment quickly became much more serious and an expanded selection of draught and oak-matured bottled ciders followed – each refined over time. The result is, what we believe, some of the finest traditional ciders available.
Placing flavour and quality at the core, our range is still traditionally made here on the farm using carefully selected ingredients, simple recipes and striking blends. Now world-renowned, Gwynt Cider is available in 7 countries around the world. We’re proud to be multiple award-winning, and refreshingly Welsh!
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Box at The Water Gate (JDW), Barnstaple. Aroma isn't offering much. Clear. Apple obviously. Watery. Paper. Dry. Boozy.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Tamworth Beer Fest. Aroma is sweet. Lightest gold. No head. Flavourwise it's very sweet. Light-medium bodied. Soft carbonation. Long dry slightly astringent finish.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Bladder bag at the 31st Tamworth Beer Festival, Assembly Rooms Tamworth, day 2 - 05/09/2025.
Pale translucent yellow with no head.
Nose is mellow pear, grass, herb, sugary notes.
Taste comprises pear drops, straw, herb, sweet edged, peach.
Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, drying close.
Okay if a touch overly sweet.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
21/8/2025. From BIAB at the 33rd East Anglian Beer & Cider Festival, Bury St Edmunds.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
20/8/2025. From BIAB at the 46th Peterborough Beer Festival. Good pour. Very sweet and sugary.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
20/8/2025. From BIAB at the 46th Peterborough Beer Festival. Sweet pears. Sugary. Quite artificial.
Magus, hapu, õunane, puuviljane. Ok.
