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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6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap at Hop Locker London. Clear gold, little head. Sweet honey apple nose. Earthy and sweet. Well blended. 7 3 7 3 13
Tried from Draft on 22 Apr 2024 at 14:21

7.5/10
Yum!
Tried from Bottle on 30 Mar 2024 at 15:05

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
On tap oro scarico lieve velato leggera gasatura mela matura tannino leggero medio acidità contenuta lievi astringenze
Tried from Draft on 18 Mar 2024 at 17:52

8/10
Tried from Draft on 09 Mar 2024 at 17:01

8/10
Tried from Draft on 07 Feb 2024 at 20:53

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Panda at home, thanks to Ed Danlo, 04/02/24. Moderately hazed raspberry red with a faded crimson cap that veers edgewards. Nose is plummy, damson, herb, straw, light smoke, grains. Taste comprises red berry fruits, plums, herb, Islay notes, light bonfire edge, tannins. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close Solid complex kit ... up there with the very best in the flavoured cider world for me.
Tried on 04 Feb 2024 at 17:52

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Panda at home thanks to Ed Danlo. A light hazed dep plummy red coloured pour with a fine off white head. Aroma is big smokey phenols, sugar plum, medicinal, cakey malts. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, mixed red fruit, plums, birsh smoke, stone, mineral, prune. Palate is semi sweet, chewy, fine carbonation. Excellent , quite unique.
Tried on 28 Jan 2024 at 00:14

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
750ml bottle from Pilton. Season 2022. Murky plummy purple-red colour, pink foam head and aroma of islay whisky cask, iodine. Taste is sweet, sourish, funky plum, ripe apple, juicy, fruity, then wood barrel, smoke, whisky cask, drying, phenolic note. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry smoky wood barrel and lingering plum at the finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Jan 2024 at 17:36

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
330ml bottle from Sandy Balls Holiday Village farm shop. Pours a clear gold, fine effervescence. Aroma of lightly caramelised apple fruit. Flavour profile presents a pleasant keeved character, perhaps a bit of age on it, good stewed fruit with a soft tannin presence, some crisp apple skin on the finish. Quite nice.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Dec 2023 at 20:10

7.5/10
Tried from Draft on 09 Nov 2023 at 20:33