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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7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
500ml bottle from Sandford Orchards. Pours clear gold. Sweet apple fruit nose. Flavour profile brings nice sweet desert apple shades, apple pie, with juicy moments. Nice.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Jan 2024 at 19:10

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Bag in a box at Nelson Arms Tonbridge. Clear gold colour no head. Medium sweet cider. Some apple juice. Light cheddar cheese and crackers flavour. Yep tasty enough. Some sweetness. A little dry edge. Some complexity. Ok
Tried on 13 Jan 2024 at 15:19

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
500ml bottle @ Cromwell's Tap House in the company of Sophie, Martin & Laura. Pours a clear shiny gold. Nicely fresh, clean with soft floral desert apple notes, soft carbonation. Not too much going on here, but nice enough.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Jan 2024 at 10:01

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Bottle (from Alko web). Golden colour with a minor quickly vanishing head. Aroma is apples, some blue cheese and mild wooden tones. Flavour is blue cheese, some dry tartish apples with mild wood and some earthy tones.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2023 at 16:37

7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Bottle shared. Hazy golden, no head. Dry apple peel, mineral, oak, leathery, a hint of funk, vanilla. Light sweet and bitter. Medium dry. Quite OK.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Dec 2023 at 22:09

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Bladder bag at the Royston, Broadstairs, 25/11/23. Moderately hazed golden yellow with an off white cap that clears edgewards. Nose is tangy apple, straw, tannins, light funk. Taste comprises apple core, bitter sweet, vinous, herb, orchard wood, hint of pear. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, drying close. Decent.
Tried on 25 Nov 2023 at 17:58

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Bottled@Littlepub, Vaasa. Golden colour with a small white head. Aroma is green apple skins, some oak, mild vanilla and toffee. Flavour is green apple skins, vanilla, some toffee and also some wooden notes. Somewhat dry palate.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Nov 2023 at 10:45

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500ml bottle at Auntie Sue's (pre-positioned by me), on 1st November 2023. Didn't take to this I'm afraid, bit too sour and woody for me.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Nov 2023 at 23:42

Tried from Cask on 21 Oct 2023 at 16:03

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cask gravity at the St Albans beer festival 2022. A pale gold coloured pour with a loose white head. Aroma is semi sweet, wheat, midget gems, grass, juicy. Palate is semi sweet, mellow carbonation. Not bad. Loose wheat. Flavour is composed of. Semi sweet. Light grainy, juicy apple. Nice.
Tried from Cask on 27 Sep 2023 at 17:10