7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle from Minds Eye Brewing. Clear deep orangey golden colour, bubbly head that dissipates to a thin white rim and aroma of rich apple, caramel, orchardy funk. Taste is sweetish, appley, ripe fruity, caramel, with orchard floor, barnyard, leathery funk, some tartness and drying earthy tannin. Medium bodied, low carbonation dry funky tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 May 2026
at 18:07
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from producer's own stall at a market at Peterley Manor Farm, Prestwood. The friendly producer said it was dry but the bottle oddly said medium sweet - it was definitely dry on tasting though (as I'd expect a champagne cider to be!) so I've entered it as that. Also their website said it was 6% but the bottle I tried was 7%. The usual variability with cider then! Anyway, it's still, and a burnished gold colour. Theres's tangy apple and quite a lot of tannins. No farmyard though - it's got a touch of elegance. Drying finish. Decent cider this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 May 2026
at 11:26