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 - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle, 6.5%. Good citric apple aroma. Clear yellow colour. Small frothy white head. The flavour is citric, appley and funky. Well-balanced.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle, 7.0%. Good funky apple aroma, slightly citric. Clear golden colour. Very small white head. Funky flavour, tart and citric. Some plastic and apple core.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
50 cL clear bottle. Pours clear and golden yellow with a slowly collapsing white head. Mild fruity and slight phenolic and sulphorish aroma. Dry and acidic flavoured with a mild fruity base and light sweetness. Finish holds a nice phenolic dryness.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
50 cL clear bottle. Pours clear and golden yellow with a slowly collapsing white head. Dry barnyard aroma with a distinct phenolic dry apple and wooden note. Dry and phenolic flavoured with a nice dry and wooden note. Smooth fruity before a rather dry finish. Lovely.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottled. A dark golden cider with a lazng off-white head. The aroma is sweet and acidic with strong notes of apples. The flavor is sweet and acidic with strong notes of apples, leading to a nice tart finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottled. A dark golden cider with a white head. The the aroma is sweet with strong lovely notes of apples as well as some wood. The flavor is sweet apply with a tart finish, nice.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
From the cask at the Portcullis, Clifton, Bristol 3/02/09. Clear, deep gold with no head. Easy, slight sweet drinking with plenty of apple fruit and a decent yeasty, dry kick in the finish. Good.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
From a polypin at the Portcullis, Bristol 14/12/08. Deep golden in colour with moderate carbonation. Yeasty aroma of apples and spice. Flavour was pretty dry, with plenty of apple fruit, some barnyard and a spicy tart finish. Good stuff.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle, Madame Fromage, Cardiff. Am not really a massive cider drinker, but I thoroughly enjoyed this. Poured an appealing rich golden colour with a vanishing head. Very clean and smooth taste with oaky tones. Alcohol very well masked. Would definitely have this again; and this might well have ignited some future interest in fermented apples for me.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
500ml Bottle (Mochyn Du,Cardiff) - A rich golden colour. Fresh apple aroma which is rather enticing. Lightly spiced taste with a really crisp apple flavour. Refreshing and reasonable.
