Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Box @ JDW Montgomery’s Tower, as ’Knight’s Malvern Myst’ cider. Pours a misty pale yellow, fairly light on the palate with a soothing, mild acidic sourness. Nice apple fruit presence. Decent.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

BIAB at Tanners Hall Darlington JDW 2017 cider fest. Hazy yellow gold colour, no head and tangy apple aroma. Taste is fruity apple, mellow with some vinegar and funk. Medium bodied, low carbonation, dry tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle (back label says its Medium Dry Reserve, from comarket). Pours golden with whiteish head. The head doesn’t stay. Aroma is sour, cinnamon, apples. Flavor is sweet, sour, apples, some spicy notes, some woody notes. Finish is dry with some alcohol warmth. Carbonation is low. Overall: ok. A bit sweet maybe, but I like the dryness and low carbo combo.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bag in a box from the Apple Tap, Grantham. A half-shade lighter than garden variety gold. Clear as you like. Smells like vinegar... a bit yuk... but the taste improves. Bitter and sour with that gorgeous scrumpy ’bite’. Short to medium vinous finish. A lovely little cider all in all but not without issues.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

750ml bottle from Orchard Box. Orange-golden colour, no head and aroma of tangy apple, woody oak and light barnyard. Taste is fruity apple, some oak, vanilla, caramel, with biscuity & hay notes, plus slight funk & drying tannin. Medium bodied, low carbonation, medium dry finish. Quite OK.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

75cl bottle from Aldi, Bracknell. A still pale gold pour; some wood on the aroma; medium sweet apple taste; then a much drier finish with a tart apple finish. Very drinkable.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle at home, from the Co-Op as Tillington Hills 2013, 20/02/16. Very light hazed on a pale golden pour with no head. Nose is earthy, straw, apple, glue, pork, light smoke, burnt caramel. Taste comprises straw, apple pulp, light smoke, apple skin, light spice. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, drying close. Decent earthy cider.

Bottle at ash’s. Pours clear golden, nose is tart apple, sugary, taste is dry, tart apple.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from Saucy Pears. Appearance - golden with gentle bubbles. Nose - sour apple. Light wood backdrop. Taste - sweeter apple this time. Palate - close to medium bodied with a tangy texture and a dry tangy finish. Overall - a good solid cider.