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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6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
On tap at 1000 Trades, pours a clear pale blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out medium sweet apples, with light hay and a hint of champagne-like effervescence. Flavour is medium sweet, with lots of red apples, light champagne effervescence, and a touch of farmhouse character. Nicely constructed and highly drinkable. Very good.
Tried from Draft on 21 Jun 2018 at 09:46

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
330ml bottle. Pale gold colour, fizzy white foam head that quicky diminishes and aroma of floral hop, citrus, grape. Taste is sweet, apple, acidic, green apple, with fruity hop, melon, citrus, lemony note. Light bodied, spritzy carbonation, dry crisp finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Jun 2018 at 17:51


6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Danke an minutemat. Süffiger, trocken apfeliger Beginn. Reifer roter Apfel im Mittelteil, die aufkommende Süße wird durch die Trockenheit einkassiert. Spritzig, konstant würzig, dunkler, etwas holzig, langer Nachhall. Gut! 9/11/8/12/10/11
Tried on 29 May 2018 at 18:32

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
At the Ship Inn, Porlock Weir, Somerset 21 May 2018. Pale gold in colour, with a touch of fizziness. A light cider, with some sweetish apple fruit, hint of lemon and a touch of elderflower character. Easy drinking on a warm afternoon.
Tried on 23 May 2018 at 18:06

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
On tap at Paradiso Georgetown, pours a clear gold with just some thin, white head. Nose has apples, apple juice, some cheese cloth, a little soggy bread maybe. Flavor has crisp, juicy apples, light yeast, a little honey. Finishes off dry. Drinkable.
Tried from Draft on 21 May 2018 at 15:09

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
330ml bottle sample @ Stable Cider Awards 2018, Birmingham. Pours a generally clear gold, lasting small white head. Aroma is fresh lightly sweet apple. Taste presents a noticeable yet gentle leafy hop presence with additional lime & citrus being introduced alongside a medium apple fruit sweetness. Not a bad hop cider.
Tried from Bottle on 18 May 2018 at 18:59

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
500ml bottle. Pours misty yellow, sparkling. Aroma has nice medium apple fruit. Taste is clean with a nice light medium apple fruit character. No tannic presence, accessible in that regard though with a nice fleshy fruit blend. Decent commercial cider.
Tried from Bottle on 06 May 2018 at 17:58

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
500ml bottle shared with Soph. Pours clear gold, Aroma has gentle apple fruit. Pleasant medium in character, fleshy apple fruit, subtle tannic presence but generally quite clean. Good sparkle to it. Decent easy-drinker with a nice apple blend.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Apr 2018 at 17:58

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Tap at Brody’s. Hazy pale golden with white head. Sweet apples, dry peels. Medium sweet and light bitter. Medium body and soft carbonation. --- Beer merged from original tick of Devon Mist (Keg) on 14 Apr 2018 at 13:03 - Score: 7
Tried from Draft on 07 Apr 2018 at 23:25