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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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fonefan (86114) reviewed
The Wonder from Once Upon A Tree
15 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle 375ml. @ UK-SCO Tasting in Ulfborg.[ Courtesy of Fin ]. Clear medium orange yellow color with virtually none head. Aroma is moderate pear, dry pear, alcohol. Flavor is moderate sweet and light acidic with a long duration, pear, sulfur, almond, dry. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. I did grove on me but it is not as complex - intence as the Bleiheim Superb .. but still very very nice .. >;O) [20110409] --- Beer merged from original tick of The Wonder Dessert Perry (Bottle) on 01 Aug 2019 at 18:00
Tried from Bottle on 07 May 2011 at 14:35
fonefan (86114) reviewed
Blenheim Superb Dessert Cider (Bottle) from Once Upon A Tree
15 years ago
8.3/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9
Bottle 375ml. @ UK-SCO Tasting in Ulfborg.[ Courtesy of Fin ]. Clear medium yellow orange color with virtually none head. Aroma is moderate to heavy apples, floury apple, red apple, fruity - honey notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light light acidic with a long duration, very concentrated apple, dry dry finish. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. Lovely ice cider and then only a 7% ice cider. >;O) [20110409]
Tried from Bottle on 15 Apr 2011 at 06:38
Fin (18756) reviewed
Blenheim Superb Dessert Cider (Bottle) from Once Upon A Tree
15 years ago
8.6/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle at Jan & Charlottes tasting, Ulfborg, Denmark 09.04.11 cheers Jan & Charlotte Pours gold with excellent clarity. Very sweet but for once the sweetness doesn’t detract as there is so much complexity here and there is some dryness. Really easy drinking , full flavoured very concentrated explosion of juicy apples, some honey and rich ripe juicy sweet apples, marvellous. This is stunning, a few stray bubbles pop too the surface, I could drink more of this quite easily. Great stuff again from Dragon Orchard. A8 A5 T9 P4 Ov17 4.3
Tried from Bottle on 14 Apr 2011 at 22:34
Fin (18756) reviewed
The Wonder from Once Upon A Tree
15 years ago
8/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle at Jan & Charlottes tasting, Ulfborg, Denmark 09.04.11 cheers Jan & Charlotte Nice aroma though it is more subtle and blunted than the Ice Cider that we are also trying this alongside. The alcohol is also a touch more noticeable here and warming. There is an interesting combination between the two pear varities, on the one hand this is full flavoured and juicy, but there is also a light powderyness in the mouth which I often get from pears. There are hints of other fruits here, soft dried fruits, little tangy and lovely stuff but not as good as the Ice Cider. A7 A5 T8 P4 Ov16 4.0
Tried from Bottle on 14 Apr 2011 at 22:30
Dedollewaitor (22459) reviewed
The Wonder from Once Upon A Tree
15 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle @ J & C’s, Ulfborg. Thanks. Pours clear golden with no head on top. Very juicy and fresh fruity nose. Oak, pear and a bit of sulphur. Sweet and sticky. Warmth . .
Tried from Bottle on 10 Apr 2011 at 21:46
Dedollewaitor (22459) reviewed
Blenheim Superb Dessert Cider (Bottle) from Once Upon A Tree
15 years ago
8.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle @ J & C’s, Ulfborg. Thanks. Pours clear golden with no head. Lovely complex nose. Fresh red apples, a bit of oak, good deal of tartness. Sticky and sweet. A bit of vanilla. Very nice sipper..
Tried from Bottle on 10 Apr 2011 at 21:44
cagarvie (40318) reviewed
The Wonder from Once Upon A Tree
15 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
bottle at jans .... golden amber ... soft dull non descript pear nose ... juicy light viscous body .... sweet pear ... light tartness ... little alcohol ... ok but doesnt shine
Tried from Bottle on 09 Apr 2011 at 12:03
cagarvie (40318) reviewed
Blenheim Superb Dessert Cider (Bottle) from Once Upon A Tree
15 years ago
8.3/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
bottle at jans ... golden yellow ... sweet cooking apple nose ... sharp tangy apple front ... light viscous body... not as viscous as expected ... juicy sweet apples ...light honeyish ... light dry tanin linger ... de de de de de lisious
Tried from Bottle on 09 Apr 2011 at 11:51
Back (3589) reviewed
Kingston Redstreak Cider (Bottle) from Once Upon A Tree
15 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Aroma:æbler tør Ud.:gylden klar Skum:ingen E.smag:sød moderat sur moderat Krop:medium For.:vandede Brus:blød f? 8/2-11@f1
Tried on 23 Feb 2011 at 05:39
fonefan (86114) reviewed
Kingston Redstreak Cider (Bottle) from Once Upon A Tree
15 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle 750ml.Clear medium to dark yellow orange color with virtually none head. Aroma is moderate apple, sweet apple, dry apples, vanilla notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet, light to moderate acidic and light bitter with a long duration, dry dry. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is flat. [20110208]
Tried from Bottle on 14 Feb 2011 at 12:04