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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4.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4
On tap at Brewdog Newcastle pours a clear, dark gold, no head. No apparent carbonation. Nose is sweet with almost an ice cider note, honey, more sweet red delicious style apples rather than the tart green ones. Flavor is simple, sweet crisp apple, a little apple wine, some honey. Sweet finish. Not special.
Tried from Draft on 07 Aug 2016 at 12:15

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle @ King’s Arms, Georgeham. Clear peach-red coloured cider. Crisp with a small fizz and a small dryness. The elderflower is light but evident and provides a mild fruity sweetness.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Aug 2016 at 03:17

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
BIAB at Tanners Hall JDW Darlington. Hazy pale yellow gold colour, no head and tangy apple aroma. Taste is apple, alittle apple skin, fruity, tart, with oak, barnyard and drying tannins. Light bodied, low carbonation, dry tannic finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried on 22 Jul 2016 at 07:12

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Box @ Shrewsbury Hotel. Pours misty pale yellow. Soft summer apple fruit, clean and easy-going with zero tannic tang. Smooth and moreish.
Tried on 17 Jul 2016 at 14:25

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Cask @ Hunters Inn, Parracombe. Very pale yellow coloured cider. Has a lovely palatable light texture with a mild fizz and smoothness to it. It’s apple is more stated in its nose, but there’s enough in its taste to enjoy, with a lingering dryness of the fruit in the palate.
Tried from Cask on 06 Jul 2016 at 04:28

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Ship and Mitre. Clear orange. Strawberry and apple aroma with a bit of spice/cinnamon. Taste is quite sweet and heavy on strawberry. Refreshing, sweet, but also a bit lacking in balance.
Tried on 30 May 2016 at 11:46

6/10
Tried on 20 May 2016 at 12:48

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Tap at the Sheffield Tap. Poured a clear straw colour with a round bubbly white head. The aroma is apple. The flavour is light sweet with a crisp acid citrus apple palate. Light bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Draft on 20 May 2016 at 12:40

6.3/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 7
Draught @ Sir John Borlase Warren, 1 Ilkeston Road, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG7 3GD. [ As Sandford Orchards Fannys Bramble ].Clear medium yellow red color with virtually no head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy apple, blackberry. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate acidic with a long duration, apple sweet, blackberry tart. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat. [20141013]
Tried on 28 Apr 2016 at 15:11

8/10
Cordial.....
Tried on 27 Mar 2016 at 19:29