Once Upon A Tree
Cidery
in
Ledbury,
Herefordshire,
England 🏴
Associated Venue: Three Counties Cider
- Out of business
Established in 2007
Contact
Haygrove Evolution, Little Marcle Road, Ledbury, HR8 2JL, England
Description
From the humble beginnings of our story in 2007, when Once Upon a Tree was born in the cold outbuildings at Dragon Orchard; we have evolved to multi award-winning craft drinks producer, BBC Radio 4 Food & Farming "Drinks Producer of the Year", Overall Champion Trophy at the International Cider & Perry Competition, and winner of the Bath & West Champion Perry Trophy.
We remain humble and true to our heritage and passion, which is to create the best quality cider from the highest quality fruit; whilst continuing to preserve the tradition of cider making in the area. Founder and wine maker Simon's appetite and knowledge to apply wine making principles to cider production has led to a profusion of creative and innovative products, from multi award winning Blenheim Superb ice cider, to grape skin co-ferments.
We remain humble and true to our heritage and passion, which is to create the best quality cider from the highest quality fruit; whilst continuing to preserve the tradition of cider making in the area. Founder and wine maker Simon's appetite and knowledge to apply wine making principles to cider production has led to a profusion of creative and innovative products, from multi award winning Blenheim Superb ice cider, to grape skin co-ferments.
9.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle, courtesy of SinH4. Aroma is strong apples, caramelized apples. Body is heavy and strong, perfect acidity, more classical than others. Vanilla and dessert. Absolutely great!
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Aug 2018
at 16:01
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle from Gloucester Services southbound. Drunk at Boyd Farm campsite. Pours clear pale golden yellow. Aroma has medium-sweet perry fruit. Taste is crisp, bright with a tightened sourness, not as clean and fruity as expected, with more of a farmhouse feel. Nice perry pear notes. Decent proper perry.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Aug 2018
at 19:57
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
375ml bottle pours a dark gold/amber with no head and medium legs. Nose is big McIntosh apple, apple sauce, very pure. Flavor is better, apple, sweet apple sauce, mild spice, like regular pressed cider with no carb. Finishes lightly tannic.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Aug 2018
at 16:57
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
Thnx to SINH4. Any dude that randomly keeps giving me ice cider, is a hero in my books. Current hero count : 1. Awesome guy right there! Pours clear amber colored. Smell is weaker Than most other ice ciders. Still, all the aspects shine trough. Taste is sweet, thick, applesauce, no boozyness at all. Extremely silky, lovely ice cider. Very sweet backbone, since it's not lifted up by the more common encountered boozyness.
Tried
on 05 Aug 2018
at 23:25
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle in Hackney, thanks to Dirty D-Bag. It pours lightly hazy orange - gold with a small white head. The aroma is soft, sweet, juicy, tangy, sugared apple, apricot and peach. The taste is dry, bitter, vinous, peach, nectarine, apricot, some tartness, sherbet, gooseberry and must with a dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Quite smooth and well - rounded. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Aug 2018
at 16:56
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
29/7/2018. Bottle shared at John's. Pours clear golden with the smallest of white head. Aroma of stewed pears, baked apples, caramel and a hint of clove. Towards heavy sweetness, light bitterness. Sticky texture, no carbonation. Slight sharpness to finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2018
at 17:06
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle @ Højbjerg tasting 28 July. Pours clear light amber with no head at all. Clear aorma of frozen apples with mild fermented notes. Sweetish flavour of apples and touches of fermentation. Sweet aftertatste of apples and a little burning feeling of alcohol. Fantastic. Gimme more!
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jul 2018
at 21:04
8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
28/7/2018. Bottle shared at Højbjerg tasting. Pours clear golden in colour with no head. Aroma of syrupy apples and sweet caramel. Intense sweetness, very light level of sour. Full bodied, sticky texture, slightest fine carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jul 2018
at 20:10
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Yellow coloyur. moderate perry aroma. Moderate sweet perry flavor. Long nice perry finish. Creamy palate. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jul 2018
at 20:09
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle @Højbjerg Tasting. Clear golden, a few bubbles. Fermented pear aroma. Sweet apple and pear flavour, slick, sticky with good alc warmth.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jul 2018
at 19:59