Artistraw Cider

Cidery in Clifford, Herefordshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2020

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Bryntirion, Clifford, HR3 5EZ, England
Description
Here at Artistraw we, Tom and Lydia, are passionate about making natural cider (no added sugar, water or sulphites- just apples). We hand pick our fruit from unsprayed, low intensity traditional standard orchards in the local area. This guarantees juice suitable for the attenuated fermentation technique we practice (not to mention being very beneficial to biodiversity and entirely aligned with our own permaculture principles).

Located in the Welsh Marches, just outside the beautiful town of books Hay-on-Wye, we enjoy access to some of the most beautiful orchards in the country. We are currently planting a 2.5 acre orchard just next to our cidery, which is gradually filling up with rare and interesting apple and perry pear varieties. Each tree has been grafted by ourselves, making what will eventually be, a very special orchard

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8/10
Tried on 05 Sep 2021 at 18:32

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
375ml bottle shared with Soph. Hazed amber orange complexion, farmhouse funk aroma. Crisp carbonation, a touch scuzzy with some funk and a nice natural fruit feel. Kingston black and Yarlington is a top combo that's for sure.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Jul 2021 at 17:24

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
750ml bottle from Cat in the Glass. Sparkling, orange gold colour, short-lived fizzy bubbly white foam head and aroma of funk, earthy, apple, caramel hint. Taste is tangy, slightly tart, apple, woody, funk, with lots of drying tannins. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, dry tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 27 May 2021 at 21:42

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
750ml bottle from Cat in the Glass. Sparkling, hazy orange gold colour, short-lived fizzy white foam head that dissipates to a thin rim and aroma of mucky, funky apple, orchardy, leathery, caramel hint. Taste is tangy, juicy apple, fruity, mellow, bittersweet, with some spicy earthy tannins. Medium bodied, medium foamy carbonation, dry tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 14 May 2021 at 21:34

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
375ml bottle from Orchard Explorers. Orangey gold colour, some short-lived bubbles on top and aroma of funky apple, mucky hint. Taste has light tartness, with juicy apple, fruity, tangy, slightly mucky, funk, citric and earthy drying tannins. Medium bodied, low carbonation, dry tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Apr 2021 at 21:37

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
750ml bottle from Orchard Explorers. Orange gold colour, afew short-lived bubbles on top and aroma of funky apple, woody. Taste is juicy, orchardy apple, fruity, woody, oak, some funk, bittersharp, with some tannin. Medium bodied, low carbonation, dry finish. Nicely balanced, very drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Apr 2021 at 21:21

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
750ml bottle pour at Central Manchester Beer & Cider Festival 2021. Hazy golden colour, thin white foam head and aroma of funky apple, mucky hint. Taste is sweetish, tangy, tart, mellow, fruity apple, with drying tannins. Medium bodied, low carbonation, dry tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Apr 2021 at 22:00

8.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8
750ml bottle pour at Central Manchester Beer & Cider Festival 2021. Golden colour, white foam head that dissipates to a thin rim and aroma of mellow ripe apple. Taste is sweetish, apple, fruity, floral, tropical & stone fruit notes, citric, along with drying tannins. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry tannic finish. Very drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Apr 2021 at 21:58

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
26/3/2021. Bottle sample courtesy of danlo, cheers Ed. Pours slightly hazy pale amber with a small bubbly white head. Aroma is mucky and funky, musty apple, slightly plummy and figgy fruit cake. Medium sweetness and light tartness. Dry tannic funky finish. Interesting, quite liked it.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Mar 2021 at 19:12

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
375ml bottle from Cat in the Glass. Golden colour, white foam head that dissipates to a thin rim and aroma of mucky funky apple. Taste is sweetish, fruity apple, alittle tartness & plasticky funk, some core and mellow bittersweet tannins. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying tannic finish. Nicely drinkable
Tried from Bottle on 26 Feb 2021 at 17:08