Naughton Cider Company

Cidery in Newport-on-Tay, Fife, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Established in 2021

Contact
Naughton Garden Cottage, Naughton Estate, Balmerino, Newport-on-Tay, DD6 8RN, Scotland
Description
Peter Crawford is one of the leading, if not THE leading, expert in Champagne in the UK. Returning to his family farm in Scotland, Peter can't make Champagne, but can grow apples and make cider, which is what he has done. All his ciders are very vinous - think of them more as apple wines than a bottle of Scrumpy!

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

Panda at home, thanks to Ed Danlo, 07/09/2025.
Pale golden yellow with thin white bubbles that cling to the edge.
Nose is herb, honey, apples, vinous.
Taste comprises sharp apple, herb, hedgerow, light funk, crisp apple skin, vinous.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close.
Good flavoursome cider.

Tried on 07 Sep 2025 at 17:12


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

13/8/2025. Bottle shared by danlo, cheers Ed! Aroma is citrusy, lemon, sweet bread, sweet apple, white grape. Medium sweetness, light tangy tartness. Medium body, spritzy carbonation. Enjoyable.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Aug 2025 at 16:40


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

750ml wired cork bottle from Beerhive, Edinburgh. Opened with a pop. Sparkling clear pale golden colour, big foamy head that dissipates to a white rim and aroma of apple, oak, vanilla, brioche. Taste is tart, green appley, oaky, and vanilla, gooseberry, white wine notes, along with some bright acidity. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, dry tart appley finish. Nicely drinkable.

Tried from Bottle from Beerhive on 22 Jun 2025 at 17:59


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

750ml bottle from Cork & Cask. 2023 Vintage, Bottle 011. Clear golden colour, white foam rim and aroma of spicy apple fruit, some funk. Taste is fruity, appley, white wine notes, with some tartness, oak, vanilla, and bittersharp tannin. Medium bodied, light carbonation, dry oaky tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.

Tried from Bottle from Cork & Cask on 06 Jun 2025 at 19:37


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

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Tried on 30 May 2025 at 18:10


6

Tried on 12 Jan 2025 at 09:35


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

500 ml bottle online from Cork & Cask. Pours vibrant hazed orange with dissipating white bubbles. Aroma: sweet red apple, apple skin, stewed apple, hints of funk. Taste: sweet up front, then dry, tangy, light acidic, moderate tannins. Medium bodied with light carbonation. A tidy drop.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Sep 2024 at 21:32


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

500ml bottle from Wobbly Aleways, Newcastle. Hazy orangey gold colour, white foam head that retains and aroma of apple, fruit, wood, oak, funk hint. Taste is sweetish and tart, apple, fruity, some oak & wood barrel notes, alittle funk, and bittersharp tannins. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry tart & tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Jul 2024 at 19:58


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

750ml wired cork bottle from Fine Cider Co. Opened with a pop. Sparkling, pale yellow gold colour, fizzy white foam head that dissipates and aroma of fruity apple, bready, yeasty, citric. Taste is tangy, tart, apple, fleshy, fruit, some core & skin, with bread & white wine notes, hints of oak, vanilla, funk and some drying acidity. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, dry citric acidic finish. Nicely drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Oct 2023 at 18:51


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

Bottle from Aeble. It pours clear very pale yellow with a quickly dissipating white head. The aroma is fresh, fragrant, bright, zingy, crunchy apple, apple skin, funk, white wine, touch of white grape and gooseberry. The taste is crisp, dry, tart, puckering, nip of acidity, dry white wine character, white grape, gooseberry, soor plooms, lemon - lime, sour melon, sherbet, nip of booze, light tannin and damp funky oak with a drying finish. Average body and just a faint hint of prickly carbonation. Works well. A cider for those that like dry white wine. Fun.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Oct 2023 at 17:13