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Uncork this bottle to celebrate Scottish apple bounty. Sip your way through secluded walled gardens and forgotten orchards. The time honoured artisan method of keeving is rounded by fermentation in the bottle – Méthode Champenoise. This uniquely Scottish bubbly boasts honeycrisp flavour and yellow undertones. Serve chilled as an aperitif or for your special occasion. This is not cider, this is seidear.
Our cider takes at least a year from harvest to bottle. We take our time, because the results are remarkable.
Our apples come from walled gardens across the North East of Scotland. We have found that small apples from older orchards often release the most interesting flavours, when expertly handled by our seidear maker. Our apples are coming from our own orchard at Cluny Castle, from Haddo House walled garden, and from many small backyard orchards.
Christian is our chief seidear-maker [CSM] responsible for reviving traditional techniques and adapting them to the Scottish climate and its unique apples. Colin is our chief fruit officer [CFO] and knows all about orchards and apples.
Our cider takes at least a year from harvest to bottle. We take our time, because the results are remarkable.
Our apples come from walled gardens across the North East of Scotland. We have found that small apples from older orchards often release the most interesting flavours, when expertly handled by our seidear maker. Our apples are coming from our own orchard at Cluny Castle, from Haddo House walled garden, and from many small backyard orchards.
Christian is our chief seidear-maker [CSM] responsible for reviving traditional techniques and adapting them to the Scottish climate and its unique apples. Colin is our chief fruit officer [CFO] and knows all about orchards and apples.
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
750ml bottle pour at Obhal Cider Tasting, Custom House, Edinburgh 28Mar2026 (with a strand of seaweed visible inside the bottle!). Golden colour, white foam head that dissipates and aroma of seaweed, apple. Taste is tangy, seaweedy, appley, with some tartness & acidity. Medium bodied, light soft carbonation, drying seaweedy finish. Interesting, Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Mar 2026
at 13:15
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Panda at home, thanks to Ed Danlo, 07/09/2025.
Moderately hazed golden orange with a thin white cap that escapes to the edge.
Nose is sharp apple, herb, hedgerow, grass, straw, light funk.
Taste comprises bitter apples, hay bale, funk, light acidic nip, herb, hedgerow, farmyard vibes.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close with a funky edge.
Solid kit.
Moderately hazed golden orange with a thin white cap that escapes to the edge.
Nose is sharp apple, herb, hedgerow, grass, straw, light funk.
Taste comprises bitter apples, hay bale, funk, light acidic nip, herb, hedgerow, farmyard vibes.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close with a funky edge.
Solid kit.
Tried
on 07 Sep 2025
at 17:07
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 8
13/8/2025. Bottle shared by danlo, cheers Ed! Citric, apple aroma. Nice tangy tart taste. A little sherbety and salty. Lively carbonation. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Aug 2025
at 16:04
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
750ml wired cork bottle from Aeble. Opened with a pop. Golden colour, short-lived big foamy head that quickly dissipates to a thin rim and aroma of quince, floral, citrus. Taste is tart, tangy, quincey, fleshy, flowery, with notes of ripe apple, white wine, and some zingy acidity. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, dry acidic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jun 2025
at 20:27
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
750ml wired cork bottle from Seidear. Present from Margaret. Opened with a pop. Golden colour, short-lived foamy white head and aroma of apple, fruit. Taste is appley, fruity, tangy, with some funk and mellow acidity. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying acidic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 May 2025
at 20:41
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
750ml bottle, present from Margaret. 2023 Vintage 4.6%. Clear golden colour, short-lived bubbly white head and aroma of apple, fruit, slight funk. Taste is sweetish, fruity, appley, ripe, tart fleshy, red apple, some skin & citric notes, with mellow acidity. Medium bodied, light carbonation, medium-dry finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Mar 2025
at 21:38
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
750ml wired cork bottle, present from Margaret. Opened with a pop. Slightly hazed yellow gold colour, short-lived foamy white head and aroma of apple, fruit, musty. Taste is sweetish, tangy, apple, fruity, with funk, some tartness and mellow acidity. Medium bodied, foamy spritzy carbonation, drying acidic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jan 2025
at 18:22
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
750ml wired cork bottle from Seidear. Christmas present from Margaret. Opened with a pop. Golden colour, white foamy head that dissipates away and aroma of apple, fruit, funk. Taste is sweetish, tart, apple, fruity, some funk, caramel hint, with acidity and bittersweet tannin. Medium bodied, soft foamy carbonation, dry fruity finish. Nicely drinkable
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Dec 2024
at 14:29
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
750ml wired cork bottle from the Cider Vault. Opened with a pop and a gush. Golden colour, white foam head and aroma of apple, fruit, caramel hint. Taste is sweetish, fruity, appley, with some skin and core, alittle musty funk and drying acidity. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, dying fruity acidic apple finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Dec 2024
at 22:26
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pour at Edinburgh Cider Salon, Montrose restaurant 01Dec2024. Hazed amber colour, no lasting head and aroma of apple, mulling spices. Taste is apple strudel, spice, cinnamon, some tartness, citric, and warming. Medium bodied, low carbonation, spiced finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
on 01 Dec 2024
at 21:22