Sandford Orchards

Cidery in Crediton, Devon, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Sandford Orchards

Established in 2002

Contact
The Cider Works, Commonmarsh Lane, Crediton, EX17 1HJ, England
Description
Cider done right. That means delicious West Country cider made from fresh apple juice, using the best locally-sourced apples. Founded in 2002, we are independent, family-owned and very proud to be based in the oldest working cider mill in the UK, breathing life back into the old building. Our home in the heart of Devon is the perfect micro-climate to grow cider apples and we are blessed with some of the finest bittersweet apple orchards in the world. We press and ferment whole juice from the finest locally sourced fruit, never from concentrate. No artificial flavours or aromas, simply the best natural ingredients, and then let it age to perfection. No shortcuts. The result? Delicious, beautifully balanced and naturally refreshing cider.

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750ml bottle pour at Cider Salon 2021, Trinity Arts Centre, Bristol, 14Aug2021. Golden colour, afew bubbles on top and aroma of apples, fruity. Taste is apples, with some fruity and tangy notes. Medium bodied, low carbonation, dry finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Oct 2021 at 12:46

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750ml bottle pour at Cider Salon 2021, Trinity Arts Centre, Bristol, 14Aug2021. Golden colour, some bubbles on top and aroma of apple, fruity. Taste is tangy, apple, fruity floral, alittle acidity. Medium bodied, medium carbonation, medium finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Oct 2021 at 12:41

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750ml bottle pour at Cider Salon 2021, Trinity Arts Centre, Bristol, 14Aug2021. Golden colour, no head and aroma of apple, fruity. Taste is apple, fruity, barrel notes, some tannin. Medium bodied, light carbonation, medium dry finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Oct 2021 at 12:37

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BIAB: Poured a golden orange with a white bubble head. Aroma is apples, tannins, woodsy, oak. Taste is dry, apple, tannin, woody, very dry.
Tried on 09 Oct 2021 at 14:54

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Bag in the box at the Waggon & Horses, Stourbridge. Pours bright gold with zero carbonation. Aroma is medium apple juice. Taste has dry apple juice, vanilla and a touch of horse shit.
Tried on 07 Oct 2021 at 20:26

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On tap at the Queens Road Tap, Leicester. Dark gold, clear and still. Appley and tangy aroma, with boozy and metallic notes. Sweet boozy taste with and incredibly drying finish. Like 'waking up the night and gasping for water' dry. Full slightly oily body, no carbonation. Better than I have made it sound. Damn.
Tried from Draft on 18 Jul 2021 at 17:01

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4/7/2021. Bottle at Miller & Carter, Ipswich (during my sons 19th birthday meal, happy birthday AJ!). Poured clear golden with a small bubbly white head. Aroma of crisp and mildly tart apples. Semi-sweet. Moderate body, sparkling carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Jul 2021 at 17:26

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Sample thanks to danlo. Pours a generally clear gold with a faint mist. Aroma of pastry, soft wild hints, golden apple fruit. Taste sees appealing vanilla notes, caramel on the finish, with crunchy medium sweet apple fruit, woody moments. Natural apple fruit seems to be in the shadows whilst a wild yeast element appears to dominate. Very interesting sipper, different and characterful.
Tried on 03 Jun 2021 at 18:34

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750ml bottle from Darts Farm. Pale yellow gold colour, bubbly white foam head that quickly dissipates away and aroma of fleshy apple, fruity, citric, melon. Taste is slightly tart, fruity, apple, fleshy, citrus, melon, white wine, acidic. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, dry zesty acidic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 28 May 2021 at 21:37

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660ml bottle from Darts Farm online shop. Bright golden colour, white foam head that quickly dissipates away and aroma of fruity apple, hints of vanilla and caramel. Taste is tangy, apple, fruity, some caramel & vanilla notes, bittersweet, with light funk and earthy drying tannin. Medium bodied, light carbonation, medium dry tannic finish. Well balanced, nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 15 May 2021 at 20:35