Vagrant Cider was born from noticing: the derelict and unloved orchards with fruit rotting on the ground season after season. The wayside wilding blossom or autumn fruit splattered on the road. From the noticing came the sampling and cataloguing and from there, the most ridiculously uneconomic way to make cider imaginable.
We make cider as simply as possible. We use sulphur in the sterilisation of equipment and that's it. No filtration, no pasteurisation and no preservatives. Our yeasts are what's on the fruit, our equipment, the cidery walls, our hands. Nothing else. For this reason, nearly everything we make is bone dry.
Grumbo (24387) reviewed Twelveheads 2022 from Vagrant Cider 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
29/5/2024. Bottle shared by danlo, cheers Ed. Pours clear pale gold with minimal bubbles. Aroma is funky, straw, woody, fleshy apple, gooseberry, barnyard. Some sugary sweetness, moderate tartness. Medium body, average carbonation. Dry funky finish.
danlo (13133) reviewed Pear Apple 2023 from Vagrant Cider 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
750ml bottle from Vagrant Cider. 2023 Vintage. Clear yellow gold colour, afew bubbles on top which quickly dissipate away and aroma of ripe apple, fruity fleshy. Taste is sweetish, apple flesh, floral, fruity, some earthy tannin and light tart acidity. Light to medium bodied, low carbonation, drying lightly acidic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Fergus (31329) reviewed Twelveheads 2022 from Vagrant Cider 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Panda at home thanks to Ed Danlo. A mostly clear yellow straw coloured pour with a fine bubbles. Aroma is earthy apple, bark, some straw, light alcohol note. Flavour is composed of super dry earthy apple, apple skin, woody pips, straw, mineral. Palate is super cirsp and refreshing, drying finish, moderate carbonation. Nice stuff.
minutemat (16258) reviewed Twelveheads 2022 from Vagrant Cider 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Sample, courtesy of Danlo. Thanks Danlo. Pours a relatively clear pale yellow, small ring of foam that persists. Wild nuances on the nose. Flavour profile has a deep wild character, hints of gooseberry with juicy green apple, tart moments with a gentle acidity. Decent.
danlo (13133) reviewed Best to Chill 2023 from Vagrant Cider 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
750ml bottle from Vagrant Cider. Glad I followed the advice and chilled, as the cap went off like a rocket on opening. Golden colour, foamy white head and aroma of apple, flesh, fruits, white wine hints. Taste is tart, tangy, apple flesh, green apple, with a mineral note, some fresh acidity and drying tannin. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, dry tart & tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
danlo (13133) reviewed Twelveheads 2022 from Vagrant Cider 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
750ml bottle from Vagrant Cider. Opened with a loud pop. Golden colour, short-lived foamy white head and aroma of apple, fleshy fruit, chalky hint. Taste is tart, apple, fruity, gooseberry, some mineral notes, and tangy, with drying acidity. Medium bodied, light carbonation, dry tart acidic finish. Nicely drinkable.
danlo (13133) reviewed Pear Apple 2022 from Vagrant Cider 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
750ml bottle from Vagrant Cider. Orangey golden colour, some short-lived bubbles on top and aroma of apple, fleshy, fruit. Taste is tangy, apple, floral fruity, caramel, toffee with some tannins and mellow acidity. Medium bodied, low carbonation, drying finish. Nicely drinkable.
danlo (13133) reviewed All the Russets 2022 from Vagrant Cider 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
750ml bottle from Vagrant Cider. Golden colour, afew short-lived bubbles on top and aroma of apple, fruity, fleshy. Taste is slightly tart, apple, some flesh, zingy, with wood, nutty, funk hints, light acidity and mellow tannin. Medium bodied, low carbonation, medium-dry finish. Nicely drinkable.
danlo (13133) reviewed Grimshall Early 2022 from Vagrant Cider 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
750ml bottle from Vagrant Cider. Clear bright orangey gold colour, afew short-lived bubbles on top and aroma of fruit, apple flesh & core. Taste is sharp, tangy, apple, fruity, fleshy, with some tartness and citric acidity. Medium bodied, low carbonation, dry tart acidic finish. Nicely drinkable.
danlo (13133) reviewed La Duchesse Perry 2022 from Vagrant Cider 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
750ml bottle from Vagrant Cider. Hazy pale yellow golden colour, no lasting head and aroma of pear, fruity, floral. Taste is sweetish, pear, fleshy, fruity, tangy, with some citric acidity. Medium bodied, low carbonation, drying tart peary finish. Nicely drinkable.