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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5.4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask @ Black Bull Inn, Bangor. Pale yellow, almost clear like water. Has an initial rhubarb kick with a small lingering taste of the vegetable for the rest of the time. Ordinary aroma.
Tried from Cask on 02 Aug 2014 at 13:07

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
500ml bottle. Hazy yellow colour, no head and aroma of sharp sourish apple. Taste is mellow sweetish apple, fruity with barnyard & leathery notes. Smooth juicy mouthfeel, medium bodied, low carbonation, dryish and alittle residual sweetness at the finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Jun 2014 at 14:46

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Draught @ Cider Tap. Pours light orange with light sweet apple, nicely blended with soft fruit, sugar and a deep fruitiness. Tasty.
Tried from Draft on 24 Jun 2014 at 14:27

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle sampled. Pours clear dark golden with no head. Aroma of sweet apples, light wood notes, a touch of funk. Flavour is light heavy sweet and light acidic. Light medium bodied with flat carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Jun 2014 at 07:06

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
500ml bottle. Clear orangey copper colour, white head that dissipates away and aroma of apple, sweet blackberry, slight barnyard. Taste is sweet, apple, berry fruits, woody vanilla, light barnyard. Medium bodied, low to medium carbonation, dryish finish. Quite OK.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Jun 2014 at 14:17

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Cask @ Old Gate, Hebden Bridge. Clouded light yellow with a very small bubbly head. Has a good aroma and a full apple taste.
Tried from Cask on 21 Apr 2014 at 08:55

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at the Sussex Arms, Twickenham Green, 2/03/14 Clear golden with little in the way of a head. Nose is apple skins, strawberry twang, light smoke, orchard woodiness. Taste comprises strawberry chews, pretty sweet stuff, light apple, hint of smoke. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close/ So so - too sweet for my liking.
Tried from Cask on 10 Apr 2014 at 13:54

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Cask @ Trades Club. Clean, crisp and golden. Good aroma but even better in its easy to drink texture that enhances its fruit appeal.
Tried from Cask on 04 Apr 2014 at 08:15

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
From a bladder bag at the Arkwright Arms, just off the ’1’, 06/10/13. Clear copper with no head. Nose is apples, blackcurrant squash, apple blackcurrant chews. Taste comprises apples, light smoke, apple and blackberry crumble, sugars. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, sweet close. Ok if a little sweet, not one I’d go back to, lookly strangely like a poorly conditioned bitter!
Tried on 11 Mar 2014 at 05:52

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
500ml bottle. Sparkling, yellow golden colour, foam white head that diminishes and aroma of sourish apple & vanilla. Tangy apple flavour, with apple skins, woody, vanilla & brett notes. Good balance of tartness, sweetness and acidity. Oily mouthfeel, medium bodied, soft to medium carbonation, dry tannic finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Mar 2014 at 14:28