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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.
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minutemat (16858) reviewed
Medium from Once Upon A Tree
8 years ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
500ml bottle shared with Soph, bought from Co-Op Shrewsbury. Pours clear gold. Aroma is golden sweet, full sweet apple fruit. Taste presents a full fruity character and light sour tannin fuzz. Good clarity of apple fruit flavour, quite bright and medium sweet with a light butterscotch linger on the finish. Decent stuff.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Jul 2018 at 20:41
77ships (14507) reviewed
Blenheim Superb Dessert Cider (Bottle) from Once Upon A Tree
8 years ago
8.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9
THX to SinH4! 2015 Vintage. Bright golden, clear. Nose is classical ice cider sugar, candied concentrated apple, white grape sweetness. Taste is touch weaker than smell but very nice sweet concentrated apple, sugar, candied pear, good thickness. Simple but very tasty.
Tried from Can on 15 Jul 2018 at 08:30
SinH4 (15566) reviewed
Blenheim Superb Dessert Cider (Bottle) from Once Upon A Tree
8 years ago
8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
2015 bottle. Clear deep golden color with slight sparkles. Aroma is apple pancake, apple sauce, a touch of wood. Taste is pancake, apple sauce, sirupy, a touch of maple, a touch of wood. Oily mouthfeel, viscous. Tasty, but lacks a bit of complexity. Still has all of the classic Ice Cider profile.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Jul 2018 at 18:50
BlackHaddock (18155) reviewed
Putley Gold Cider (Bottle) from Once Upon A Tree
8 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
On 23rd Jan 2019 I decided to change all my 34 'ticks' for no-beers into rates. Every 'tick' scored a '3', this will not change as they become 'rates'. My 'ticks' were Ciders, Meads, Perrys and Sake. This is a cider!
Tried on 08 Jul 2018 at 23:56
danlo (13924) reviewed
Dabinett & Pinot from Once Upon A Tree
8 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle at Cider Salon, 2018. Pale golden pink colour, no head and aroma of fruity apple, caramel. Taste is fruity apple, melon, slightly tart. Medium bodied, low carbonation, dry fruity apple finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Jun 2018 at 08:55
Leighton (35418) reviewed
Wild Flight from Once Upon A Tree
8 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle shared in Hackney - cheers to Danny. Pours clear yellow-gold with a small, foamy white head. Some funk in the nose, musty apples, hay. Light sweet flavour with dry musty hay bales, a little citric tang, apple skins. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Finishes with a little warmth, more lemon peel, citric bite, pale wood, musty funk. Not bad.
Tried from Bottle on 19 May 2018 at 18:10
WingmanWillis (39655) ticked
Wild Flight from Once Upon A Tree
8 years ago
6/10
Tried on 19 May 2018 at 17:48
danlo (13924) reviewed
Wild Flight from Once Upon A Tree
8 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
375ml bottle from Honest Brew. Hazy yellow gold colour with a short-lived white foam head and aroma of barnyard funk & sourish tangy apple. Taste is tart apple, horseblanket funk, with lemon citric rind, vinegary hint and a drying, tannic note. Slick mouthfeel, medium bodied, fine carbonation, dry finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 17 May 2018 at 21:27
SinH4 (15566) reviewed
The Wonder from Once Upon A Tree
8 years ago
8.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9
2015 bottle pour at Holm Cider. Amber color with no head. Aroma is fuzzy pear, very sweet, a bit dusty. Taste is pear, sweet liquor, a bit nutty, very decadent. Oily mouthfeel, flat. Very decadent.
Tried from Bottle on 11 May 2018 at 21:07
minutemat (16858) reviewed
Wild Flight from Once Upon A Tree
8 years ago
5.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
375ml bottle shared with Soph. Pours a lightly misty yellow, aroma has light cheesy funk, lemon. Taste wasnt what i expected. Has a drying sour character with perhaps more in common with an extremely dry gueuze than a cider. A light acidity rescues it a little before distant apple notes drift in on the finish. Fine natural carbonation. Could do with more of a fruity presence.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Apr 2018 at 19:52