About
Just like his ancestors, Hil Jolley moved to the Isle of Man from England. he grew up in Worcestershire / Herefordshire borders (Cider Country), and with a love for cider and history he would like you to share in his passions.
Our Cider is made from a blend of 100% Herefordshire Cider apples grown locally to where it is produced on the Worcestershire / Herefordshire border. I grew up around that area living in a 16th century cottage that had a working period cider mill in the barn. Whilst discovering my Manx heritage I wanted to bring a part of my own roots with me to the Isle of Man.
It originally started out as me sourcing cider from small and medium sized producers in the UK, from around where I used to live, to bring it over here. It was about getting 100% juice cider – cider not [made] from a concentrate – to people in the Isle of Man.
Then I started to do my own brand, Isle of Cider: I work with a cider producer in Herefordshire who makes it for me and it’s all 100% juice. It get it shipped in and distribute it around the island.
Our Cider is made from a blend of 100% Herefordshire Cider apples grown locally to where it is produced on the Worcestershire / Herefordshire border. I grew up around that area living in a 16th century cottage that had a working period cider mill in the barn. Whilst discovering my Manx heritage I wanted to bring a part of my own roots with me to the Isle of Man.
It originally started out as me sourcing cider from small and medium sized producers in the UK, from around where I used to live, to bring it over here. It was about getting 100% juice cider – cider not [made] from a concentrate – to people in the Isle of Man.
Then I started to do my own brand, Isle of Cider: I work with a cider producer in Herefordshire who makes it for me and it’s all 100% juice. It get it shipped in and distribute it around the island.
5.1/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 5
Overall 5
Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers Graham! Clear pale gold colour, some bubbles on top and aroma of apple, parma violet sweets hint. Taste is sweet, appley, parma violets, sugary, with some citric acidity. Medium bodied, low carbonation, sweet finish. Quite OK
Tried
on 03 May 2026
at 16:24
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers Graham! Golden colour, afew bubbles on top and aroma of irish whiskey, vanilla, apple, wood barrel, oak. Taste is sweet, irish cream, coconut, vanilla, woody, oak, apple, with some whiskey hints. Medium bodied, low carbonation, medium drying appley finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
on 01 May 2026
at 21:45
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
9/4/2026. From BIAB at the Isle of Man CAMRA 13th Beer & Cider Festival. Pours fine. Irish cream and apple aroma. Sweet Irish coffee cream taste. Hardly a puritans cider but I quite liked this one.
Tried
from Bag in Box
on 09 Apr 2026
at 19:06
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 5
9/4/2026. From BIAB at the Isle of Man CAMRA 13th Beer & Cider Festival. Pours fine. Aroma is sweet, parma violets, soapy, apple. Very sweet taste. Parma violets all the way. Hard to enjoy this one.
Tried
from Bag in Box
on 09 Apr 2026
at 19:02
7/10
Tried
on 28 Mar 2026
at 21:05
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers Graham! Very pale yellow gold colour, white bubbly head that dissipates and aroma of honey, flowery, heather, vanilla hint. Taste is sweetish, honey, heathery, woody, herbal, with alittle tartness. Medium bodied, light carbonation, drying flowery finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
on 05 Oct 2025
at 19:08
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 8
1/9/2025. Bottle bought direct from the producer. Pours clear very pale gold with a few bubbles. Aroma is light honey, flowery, green, apple blossom, white grape. Semi-dry. Not too sweet, though honey sweetness does come through as the initial dryness fades. Very slight sparkle to the carbonation. Drinks like a white wine. A very drinkable mead at 9% rather than being a sipper mead. Dangerously hides its abv.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Sep 2025
at 17:53
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 5
Overall 6.5
8/6/2025. Bottle bought direct from the cidery
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jun 2025
at 15:16
6.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 5
Overall 6
8/6/2025. Bottle bought direct from the cidery
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jun 2025
at 15:07
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 6
8/6/2025. Bottle bought direct from the cidery
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jun 2025
at 14:58