Dorset Nectar Cider

Cidery in Bridport, Dorset, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2006

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Strong Orchard, Pineapple Lane, Waytown, Bridport, DT6 5HZ, England
Description
Dorset Nectar artisan cider is naturally fermented from 11 varieties of West Country cider apples grown on our family run farm. The sun ripened apples are whole crushed and pressed at the orchard’s cider barn, then patiently nurtured to create a smooth, delicious cider that is really fruity in taste and bursting with flavour. We hand crafted both of our hydraulic presses, the largest using two 58 tonne rams. We press using a traditional rack and cloth method and are renovating an old twin screw 1863 press from Chard.

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6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

500ml bottle from Middle Farm, Firle. Poured a clear light yellow golden colour with no head and little life. The aroma is honey, herbal. The flavour is over moderate sweet, with a smooth, sugary honey, acidic apple palate. Medium bodied with average to soft carbonation.

Tried from Bottle from Middle Farm Cider Centre on 04 Jan 2026 at 23:09


5.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5.5

Draught at Newcastle Beer and Cider Festival 2025. Golden colour, bubbly white foam head and aroma of pineapple, mucky funk. Taste is sweet, pineapple, apple, witymg mucky funky notes. Medium bodied low carbonation, sweet finish. OK

Tried from Draft on 10 Apr 2025 at 14:15


5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers GB! Aroma is elderflower, apple, and a bit of vinegar. Taste is dominated by sweetness it is preventing much else coming through. Not a fan.

Tried on 12 Jan 2025 at 11:06


7

Tried on 12 Jan 2025 at 09:36


6

Tried on 12 Jan 2025 at 09:35


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

BIAB at the Ipswich Beer Festival. Aroma of sweet apple, woody, mucky and petrol. A nice sweet dry finish.

Tried on 05 Jan 2025 at 14:54


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

500ml bottle from Micro Beer Crate, online. Light cloudy gold, with a small bubbly head. Aroma is sweet apple pulp with ginger. A bit ginger ale like with the sugars. Taste is gingery from the start although does not have the fierce heat from root ginger. Very sugary sweet, desert apples, brown sugar. Light to medium bodied, fairly slick, moderate carbonation. Its ok but it comes to something when the best ginger infused cider I've had to date is an Aldi brand. Come on cideries you can do better!

Tried from Bottle on 31 Dec 2024 at 02:24


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

500ml bottle Micro Beer Crate, online. Clear dark gold, some bubbles on top. Aroma of fruity dessert apples, some barnyard funk. Taste is tart apples, some funk and wood, dry finish. Medium bodied, low carbonation. Good.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Dec 2024 at 02:24


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

500ml bottle from Micro Beer Crate, online. Clear dark gold, small scattered bubbles on top. Aroma of fruity sour desert apples, some orchard funk and light honey. Taste is sour apples, light smooth honey, earthy funk, fairly sweet but with a long dry finish. Smooth medium body, moderate carbonation. Its very good, not overdone with the honey.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Dec 2024 at 02:24


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

500ml bottle from Micro Beer Crate, online. Pours a cloudy red-amber with some bubbles on top. Aroma is sweet, fruity dessert apples, some damson but quite subtle. Taste is bittersweet but fruity apples, damson, light funk, acidic in the finish. Quite dry, smooth, slightly oily, moderate carbonation. Enjoyable.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Dec 2024 at 02:24