Pilton Cider

Cidery in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2012

Contact
Anglo Trading Estate, AG4, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5BY, England
Description
We are artisan producers at the heart of Somerset’s cider-land making whole juice sparkling cider by the old English method of keeving.

Apples are collected from traditional cider orchards in and around the parish of Pilton and slowly fermented for six months in our cool Victorian cellar before bottling.

Pilton is available as a selection of bottles and also draught in kegs, see our full range here.

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7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Sample thanks to Danlo. Pours clear caramel gold. Aroma of caramel and toffee apple. Taste continues in a similar fashion, soft tannin on the finish, caramel burning bright with a moderate sweetness. Nicest of the bunch so far.
Tried on 03 Jun 2021 at 20:07

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle set from Pilton. It pours cloudy clear orangey copper with a few bubbles on too. The aroma has a good amount of sweetness, juicy, oily, sugary, candy, appletizer, dried apple, powdery, dried apple, apple tango and leafy vibes. The taste is intially soft, rather sweet (a lot more so than other versions), sticky, juicy, oily, some dryness creeps in, light tannin, toffee apple, apple pie, touch of wood and white sugars with a drying finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Sweeter for sure, maybe to much. Enjoyable anyhow.
Tried from Bottle on 31 May 2021 at 15:44

8/10
Zoet en droog, rond en stroef tegelijk, vettig, appel, ouwe schillen, caramel, hout, rozijnen. Erg lekker dit.
Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2021 at 21:51

8.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8 Texture 9 Overall 9
Bottle shared thanks to sjogro. Dull reddish with small off white head. Soft funk, sweet apples, light earthy, oak, saisins, chestnuts, pomegranate, soft grapes. Medium sweet, light bitter and very light tart. Sol8d medium bodied with a medium dry finish. Lovely.
Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2021 at 19:57

8.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8
23/5/2021. Bottle sample courtesy of danlo, cheers Ed! Pours clear pale golden amber with minimal head. Aroma is lightly funky and woody, toffee, apple, vanilla, berries. Medium sweetness and light bitterness/tartness. Medium body, soft carbonation. Very nice.
Tried from Bottle on 19 May 2021 at 20:04

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
750ml bottle from Fine Cider Co. Clear golden colour, white foam head that quickly dissipates away and aroma of apple, caramel hint. Taste is sweet, juicy, apple, fruity, toffee & caramel notes, with some bittersweet tannins and hints of strawberry. Medium bodied, low carbonation, drying tannic finish. Nicely balanced, very drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 15 May 2021 at 17:11

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle from SB: Dark golden with short lived white fizz. Apple aroma with some wood, caramel. Taste is harsh, dry wood. Some spice. Apples quite subtle. Somehow quite watery. Short, tannic, woody finish.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Apr 2021 at 21:20

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
750ml bottle from Pilton. Yellow gold colour, short-lived white foam head that dissipates to a thin rim and aroma of fruity, apple, grapey hint. Taste is sweet, fruity, apple, some barnyard funk, with caramel & woody notes, wine-like hint, and some tannin. Medium bodied, light carbonation, medium-sweet finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Apr 2021 at 20:10

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
375ml bottle. Pours clear copper with a few bubbles of white head. Aroma: intense sweet apple, caramel. Taste: moderate to heavy sweet, more intense sweet apple, toffee, burnt sugar, warming booziness. Medium to full body with low carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Mar 2021 at 22:17

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
330m bottle from Hop Burns & Black. Sparkling, pale golden colour, short-lived fizzy white foam head and aroma of woody barnyard funk & apple. Taste is sweetish, fruity, apple, tart, funky, leather, orchardy, with some bittersweet tannins. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, dry tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Mar 2021 at 21:22