About
We are multi award winning artisan cider and perry makers.
We make whole juice draught and bottled ciders and perry using locally grown apples and pears.
Since 1956 we have been making cider at our family home and now cider mill. Set within 4 acres of heritage orchards and established gardens, we are situated on the banks of the River Severn in Awre, the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire.
We are continuing to plant cider apple and perry pear trees at our new orchards in Blakeney, home of the famous Blakeney Red Perry pear.
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7/10
1st Early Springtime Rooftop Borrel of the year! Sweet applejuice with crispy tart edges, a bit of farmhouse dirt and funk. Sweetness falls off into a dry and wry finish. A bit watery here and there but feels very pure and honest.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Feb 2021 at 16:49

7.2/10
1st Early Springtime Rooftop Borrel of the year! Sweet applejuice with crispy tart edges, a bit of farmhouse dirt and funk. Sweetness falls off into a dry and wry finish. A bit watery here and there but feels very pure and honest.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Feb 2021 at 16:49

6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
500ml bottle @ 5.8%, clear gold, thin white head. Aroma of sour fruity apples and booze. Taste is tart apples, wood, tannins, very dry, fruity and boozy finish. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation. Good cider if a little harsh.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Dec 2020 at 23:30

7.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
22/5/2020. Sample courtesy of danlo, cheers Ed! Pours clear golden with minimal head. Nice aroma, lightly funky and woody, with some mucky stable notes. Medium sweetness and light tartness. Medium body, average carbonation. Sweeter finish. Liked this one.
Tried on 22 May 2020 at 17:09

6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from Scrattings. Golden colour, white foam head that quickly dissipates away and aroma of sweet apple & solventy funk. Taste is sweet, tangy apple, solventy, funky with some acidity and soft drying tannins. Medium bodied, soft to medium carbonation, funky tannic finish with residual sweetness. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 16 May 2020 at 21:05

7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
500ml bottle at 5.8%. Pours dark gold with low carbonation. Aroma is dry, sour woody apple. Taste has dry and sour woody apple juice.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Apr 2020 at 22:07

6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
500ml bottle at 5.8%. Pours gold with medium carbonation. Aroma is dry and musty apples. Taste has medium sweet apple juice to start, with a slightly sour, musty finish.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Apr 2020 at 21:14

6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
500ml bottle at 5.2%. Pours very pale gold with medium carbonation. Aroma is sweet pear, a little acetone. Taste has sweet, juicy pears throughout.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Apr 2020 at 19:24

7.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
500ml bottle. Pours dark gold with medium carbonation. Aroma is swwet, musty, woody apple juice. Taste is sweet and musty apple juice to start. Dry, woody finish. Slightly burnt aftertaste.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Apr 2020 at 18:51

7/10
Wild festival, Groningen. Just a little sample pour from the kind ciderwinkel man. Juicy fresh red apple with some dryness.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Nov 2019 at 21:59