Rull Orchard

Cidery in Bickleigh, Devon, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2021

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Rull Orchard, Northdown Road, between Lee Cross And Chilton, Bickleigh, EX5 5LN, England
Description
Rull Orchard is the brain child of Mike and his handy helper Claire. The process of starting a cidery has evolved into a project of permaculture to encourage the natural biodiversity of the site and to grow ourselves as many of the ingredients for our products as we can.Mike worked in demolition for 20 years but one autumnal morning helping a friend collect apples in a small local orchard he had a reawakening. He no longer wanted to destroy but to create, Claire has applied her technical skills and eye for detail and together they make a brilliant team.

At Rull Orchard we are committed to blending only the best ingredients to make our products special. We keep it simple and sustainable using locally grown apples so every drop is infused with a little idyllic Devonshire countryside. We love our products and hope you do too!

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7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Panda courtesy of Theydon_Bois, cheers Colin! Clear golden colour, some short-lived bubbles on top and aroma of apple, juicy, fleshy. Taste is apple, tangy, fleshy, mucky funk, plastic, band-aid, some tartness and drying earthy tannin. Medium bodied, low carbonation, dry tart & tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried on 20 Jan 2024 at 20:49

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Panda at home thanks to Colin. A clear pale bright yellow coloured pour with small halo white head . Aroma is semi sweet, perfume, bright apple, white sugar, interesting brifght apple. Flavour is composed of super sharp prickly lemon, rind, green apple, tannin apple, super tart finish. Palate is super tart, mellow carbonation, lingering tart.
Tried on 05 Jan 2024 at 23:50

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Panda at home thanks to Colin. A clear bright golden yellow coloured pour with a short lived fizz. A dry tart fixxy pear, plastic, woody funk, super crisp. Flavour is composed of tart and dry, horsey funk, barnyard, woody apple pips. Palate is tart, some tannin, dryish finish. light carbonation.
Tried on 05 Jan 2024 at 21:54

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle at home, from Cat In The Glass online, 31/12/23. Clear light golden with a white cap of thin bubbles that veers edgewards and clings on for a while. Nose is tangy apple, vinous notes, straw, light orchard wood. Taste comprises light funk, apple skins, tannins, mellow acidity, farmyard notes. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close. Solid tangy cider.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Dec 2023 at 15:58

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle at home, from Cat In A Glass online, 30/12/23. Clear light golden with a fast escaping white head. Nose is hedgerow, apple core, light funk, barnyard notes, fusty wood. Taste comprises apple skins, tannins, oak, orchard wood, vinous, light funk, just a whisper of acidity. Medium bodied, limited carbonation, light drying close with a tangy edge. Decent farmhouse fayre.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Dec 2023 at 15:45

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
750ml bottle from Cat in the Glass. Hazy yellow colour, afew short-lived bubbles on top and aroma of fruity apple, juicy. Taste is tangy, tart, apple, fleshy, fruity, barrel hint, with some citric acidity. Medium bodied, low carbonation, drying acidic finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Dec 2021 at 21:46

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
750ml bottle pour at Cider Salon 2021, Trinity Arts Centre, Bristol, 14Aug2021. Pale golden colour, afew bubbles on top and aroma of fruity, apple, with a sulphury hint. Taste is tangy apple, some fruitiness, tartness, with citric acidity, and sulphury hints. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, dry finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Aug 2021 at 16:49

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
5/8/2021. Bottle sample courtesy of danlo, cheers Ed! Pours clear very pale gold with minimal head. Aroma of tart pear, citrus, light finky edge. Moderate sweetness with a nice tangy tartness. Medium body, oily texture, sparkling carbonation. Bittersweet and tart finish.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Aug 2021 at 11:29

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
750ml bottle wired cork bottle. Opened with a pop. Sparkling, pale golden colour with lots of bits, short-lived big fizzy bubbly white foam head and aroma of perry pear, citric. Taste is sweetish, perry pear, fruity, citric, and drying with some acidity and slight tannin. Medium bodied, high carbonation, drying finish with some residual sweetness. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Jul 2021 at 19:16

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Sample thanks to Danlo. Thanks Ed. Pours a deep, lightly misty copper. Caramel nose. Taste presents grainy caramel cheesecake, toffee apple, vanilla, spice hints, brown sugar. Interesting, feels like there is some extra additions here, but no information so I'm left to guess. Quite nice.
Tried on 06 Oct 2020 at 19:50