Sheppy's Cider

Cidery in Taunton, Somerset, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Sheppys House of Cider

Established in 1816

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Three Bridges, Bradford-on-Tone, Taunton, TA4 1ER, England
Description
Through more than 200 years of making real premium craft cider, six generations of the Sheppy family have weathered the ups and downs of combining farming with cider-making by embracing change and opportunity.

Today David Sheppy the incumbent Master of Cider, applies his unrivalled knowledge and expertise from a lifetime of cider making to turn our home-grown apples into some of the finest and award winning ciders.

Fifteen of our 90 acres of orchards we planted with tradition standard apple trees. Eight acres of these are certified organic. The remaining 75 acres contain bush trees planted at between 200 and 300 trees per acre, so about 19,000 trees in total at Sheppy's.

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6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Draught from a box at my brother Rupe's birthday lunch in the village hall of Puddington on 28th February 2026 (his 60th). Apples and dry feel to this one.
Tried from Cask on 28 Feb 2026 at 13:30

7.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Bottle shared. Clear light golden. Crisp apple, soft butter, zesty, light elderflower, oak. Light sweet and sour. Just medium bodied, quite crisp, just medium dry.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Feb 2026 at 21:20

7.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
500 ml brown bottle, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 7.4%. Clear golden colour, pours sparkling with a minimal and shortlived white head. Pleasant aroma of apples, apple cores and apple peel, oak and sulphites. Very nice flavour with the same elements, semi-dry, some tannins and a slight bitterness in the finish.
Tried from Bottle from Vinmonopolet Nettbutikk (netstore) on 11 Feb 2026 at 19:18

6.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
500 ml brown bottle, as Sheppy's 200 Fine Crafted Medium Cider, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 4.8%. Golden colour, pours moderately sparkling. Aroma and medium dry flavour of apples, apple cores, oak and sulphites. Light bodied.
Tried from Bottle from Vinmonopolet Nettbutikk (netstore) on 10 Feb 2026 at 23:01

6.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
500 ml clear bottle, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 6.5%. Golden colour. Pours moderately sparkling with a small and shortlived white head. Aroma of Dabinett apples, apple cores and apple peel, hints of oak and sulphites. Medium dry flavour with the same elements, a faint hint of smoke in the aftertaste. Easy drinking.
Tried from Bottle from Vinmonopolet Nettbutikk (netstore) on 08 Feb 2026 at 23:50

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
500ml bottle from Beers of Europe. Reddish tinged orange golden colour, short-lived white foam head that dissipates to a thin rim and aroma of apple, raspberry. Taste is sweet, raspberry, appley, sugary, syrupy, with some tartness. Medium bodied, light carbonation, sweet & drying with raspberry at the finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Bottle from Beers Of Europe on 08 Feb 2026 at 20:34

6.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
50cl bottle from Tesco.
thin white head. Clear golden pour. Easy drinking
Tried from Bottle from Tesco Supermarket (Various locations) on 06 Feb 2026 at 22:25

6.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
50cl bottle from Tesco.
No head. Clear golden pour. Easy drinking.
Tried from Bottle from Tesco Supermarket (Various locations) on 05 Feb 2026 at 23:25

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 6
Half pint on draft at the duke of wellington.
No head. Clear pale apple coloured pour.
Tried from Draft at Duke of Wellington (JDW) on 04 Feb 2026 at 17:38

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from Tesco, Billingham. Golden colour, short-lived white foam head and aroma of tangy apple, core, sulphur hint. Taste is sweetish, appley, tangy, skin & core, fruit, caramel, vanilla hint, with some drying bittersweet tannin. Medium bodied, light carbonation, dry light tannic finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Bottle from Tesco Supermarket (Various locations) on 02 Feb 2026 at 21:29