Drove Orchards

Cidery in Thornham, Norfolk, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2022

Contact
Thornham Road, Thornham, PE36 6LS, England
Description
Welcome to Drove Orchards Farm Shop, located on the stunning Norfolk coast, a classified area of outstanding natural beauty.

Nestled within over 40 acres of beautiful orchards, the fruit trees are at the heart of everything we do here at the farm shop. We have a wonderful array of apples, pears, plums and gages available from mid-Summer right through to mid-Winter. And all year round we have a fabulous range of juices that are pressed and bottled right here on site. The cider is worth a try, too!

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Tried on 12 Jan 2025 at 09:35


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers Graham! Hazy gold colour, bubbly white foam head that quickly dissipates away and aroma of apple, fleshy, wood, oak, vanilla, alittle funk. Taste is sweetish, apple, oaky, wood barrel, vanilla, some formic hints and drying tannins. Medium bodied, light carbonation, dry woody tannic finish. Quite drinkable.

Tried on 23 Dec 2022 at 17:05


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Panda at home, from Grumbo - cheers Graham, 12/12/22. Clear golden with a fast escaping white cap. Nose is crisp apple, grass, light wood must, apple skins, straw. Taste comprises apple skins, tannins, vinous, light orchard wood, some mild barnyard tones. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close Ok simple farmy kind of a cider.

Tried on 13 Dec 2022 at 18:35


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

6/12/2022. Bottle from Norfolk Lavender. Pours clear pale gold with a small bubbly white head. Aroma of apple juice, citrus, caramel, core, light funky notes. Moderate sweetness, light tartness. Moderate body, slightly watery, low carbonation. Light drying finish. Had an edge of tinned pineapple juice. Not bad.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Dec 2022 at 11:13