Rocquette Cider Co.

Cidery in Castel, Guernsey, Guernsey 🇬🇬
Associated Venue: Rocquette Cider Co. Cidery

Established in 1998

Contact
Les Fauxquets de Haut, Rue des Fauxquets, Castel, GY5 7QA, Guernsey
Description
Nestled in the Fauxquets Valley in the heart of Guernsey countryside and with distant views of the English Channel, the Meller family farm has become established as the home of Rocquette Cider.

To produce a quality, local cider has always been our dream. From planting the trees to creating a finished product which competes on the international stage, we are committed to continuing the long established cider heritage of Guernsey.

We are proud of our sustainable approach to cider making and passionate about our brands.

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5.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Thank you for sharing Benzai! 330 ml. clear bottle sampled @ RBBWG V. Darker clear orange with no head. Nose is watery plastic chemical apples. Taste is fizzy insecticide, apple, plastic sugar, herbal, artificial. Thin, fizzy watery & chemical body, not a fan.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Feb 2016 at 07:29

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Imported from my RateBeer account as Rocquette XC Exceptional Cider (Bottle) (by Rocquette Cider Co.):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 14/20, MyTotalScore: 3.4/5

20/II/16 - 33cl bottle @ RBBWG V (Ben's place) - BB: IV/16 (2016-206) Thanks to Benzai for sharing the bottle!

All right, new country tick!
Clear orange cider, no head, some big bubbles. Aroma: dry, bit fruity, almonds, sweet, some honey, bit oxidized. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: sweet and fruity start, bit sourish, pretty dry. Aftertaste: some tannins, dry finish, citrus, spicy touch. Not too bad actually.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Feb 2016 at 15:10

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Sampled from bottle [thanks to Scopey] @ Ratebeer Belgian Winter Gathering 2016. Clear light to moderately orange color, small white head. Smell and taste apple, light applepeel, lightly dry, lightly sweet. Decent.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Feb 2016 at 12:31

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
181115. Deep golden colour with some off-white bubbles. Aroma is apple, yeast. Flavour is dry, apple, yeast, fruit. Ordinary cider.
Tried on 02 Feb 2016 at 09:21

6/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle 500ml. clear glass. [ As Rocquette Traditional Cider ].ABV: 6.0%. Clear medium orange yellow color with virtually no head. Aroma is moderate apple, sweet apples, vanilla. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, apple, apple core, sweet appel. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is flat. Quit a sweet cider witch i normal do not like but this was very good. [20151121]
Tried from Bottle on 19 Dec 2015 at 09:09

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Pretty nice. Orange pour with bottle cap and some head. Tangy finish. Pretty decent. Thanks to Travlr.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Dec 2015 at 17:37

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle at the DC Mini Tasting. Clear golden orange. Aromas of apples, sweet syrup, sugar. Tastes of apples, sugar. Light body with a dry finish.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Dec 2015 at 17:33

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6
From a bottle at the DC RateBeer mini tasting in December 2015. Pours a clear gold with an off white head. Aroma of caramel. Flavors of dank down fall apples.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Dec 2015 at 17:28

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Bottle. Clear deep golden color, still. Aroma of bright apple flesh, light apple skins. Taste is thin apple. Decent.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Dec 2015 at 17:25

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Bottle. Crystal clear deep golden color, champagne bubbles, white edge head. Aroma of fresh fruit. Taste has fresh apple slices with an edge of tartness, long dry finish. Decent.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Nov 2015 at 10:34