Rawlins Family Cider

Cidery in Ilminster, Somerset, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2019

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Seedmans Cottage, Old A303, Horton, Ilminster, TA19 9RL, England
Description
Here at Rawlins Family Cider we make traditional style Cider and Perry using handpicked fruit from local Somerset orchards. We pride ourselves on our natural methods of fermenting using the wild yeast from the apples and no added sulphites.

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7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Panda from danlo, cheers Ed. Pours pale yellow gold, dissipating white bubbles. Aroma: perry pear, citrus, mild funk. Taste: towards sweet, mellow perry pear, tangy/light acidity, some citrus, floral, mild to mid tannins. Medium body with spritzy carbonation

Tried from Bottle on 22 Jun 2025 at 20:08


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7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Draught at Station East, Gateshead. Orangey golden colour, no head and aroma of apple, mucky funk. Taste is sweet, appley, orange juicy, fruity, funky, with some tartness and drying tannins. Medium bodied, low carbonation, medium dry tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.

Tried from Draft on 31 May 2025 at 17:22


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6.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Draught at Station East, Gateshead. Golden colour, no head and aroma of apple, caramel, funk. Taste is sweet, appley, caramel, dried fruit, with mellow soft tannins. Medium bodied, low carbonation, medium sweet appley tannic finish. Nicely drinkable

Tried from Draft on 31 May 2025 at 17:21


7.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Tried from Cask at Station East (Hadrian & Border) on 14 May 2025 at 20:30


7.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bladder bag at Station East, Gateshead, 14/05/2025.
Moderately hazed golden amber with an off white cap that clears to the edge.
Nose is funk, apple core, orchard wood, straw.
Taste comprises caramel, bitter apple, tannings, funk, barnyard nip.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close.
Decent.

Tried on 14 May 2025 at 12:16


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7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

750ml bottle from Cat in the Glass, for #rgpm. Pale yellow gold colour, short-lived foamy white foam head and aroma of perry pear, zesty citrus. Taste is sweet and tangy, perry pear, fruity, floral, wood barrel, funk hint, with citrusy notes, some acidity and tannin. Medium bodied, light carbonation, medium drying peary mellow acidic finish. Nicely drinkable.

Tried from Bottle from The Cat in the Glass on 28 Apr 2025 at 20:42


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7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

750ml wired cork bottle from the Cat in the Glass. Batch No. H3, Bottle 103 of 268. Opened with a pop and a gush. Sparkling, orangey gold colour, fizzy white foam head that quickly dissipates away and aroma of apple, flesh, earth, funk. Taste is sweetish, fleshy apple, fruity, wood, oak, with some earthy acidity and tannins. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, medium sweet bittersharp tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.

Tried from Bottle from The Cat in the Glass on 25 Jan 2025 at 20:00



7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Panda thanks to Cloin: Poured a coppery golden with a frothy white head. Aroma is apple, sweet, fruity. Taste is crisp apples, tannins, skins, caramel.

Tried on 21 Sep 2024 at 02:49


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

BIAB at Ciderdog Fest 2024, Miller pub London. Deep golden amber colour, no head and aroma of apple, fruity, fleshy, funk. Taste is sweetish, apple, fruity, fleshy, stone fruit, funky, apple pie hints, with drying tannins. Medium bodied, low carbonation, dry tannic finish. Nicely drinkable

Tried on 20 Jul 2024 at 13:39