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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6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

500ml bottle from Top of the Hops Darlington store. Golden colour, afew short-lived bubbles on top and aroma of fruity ripe apple, honey & caramel hints, woody, funky. Taste is sweetish, tangy, apple, fruity, mellow, tangy & tart, acetic funk, with drying tannins. Medium bodied, low carbonation, medium-dry tannic finish. Quite drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Jul 2021 at 19:46


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

500ml bottle from Top of the Hops new Darlington store. Golden colour, afew short-lived bubbles on top and aroma of sharp funk, ripe apple, floral fruity. Taste is sweetish, apple, orchardy, tart, some orange juice notes, with wood, funk and dry tannins. Medium bodied, light carbonation, medium sweet drying tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Jul 2021 at 20:47


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

500ml bottle from Dorset Nectar's cider shop. Misty gold pour. Sweet apple juice aroma. Taste is distinctly tangy and sweet with some sour moments. Nice juiciness on the palate, with an appealing pure fruit character. Nice.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Jul 2021 at 15:40


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

500ml bottle from Dorset Nectar, shared with Soph over a pizza at our AirBnB nearby. Generally clear gold pour, lovely fruity nose. Taste presents an admirable dabinett showcase, medium sweet with a tart tangy edge. Very good.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Jul 2021 at 16:54


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

500ml bottle shared with Soph on the first outing of the Seahawk 4 on the River Severn. Pours gold, generally quite clear. Good all-rounder this, gentle acidity present with balanced tannins and an appealing fruitiness. Suited the occasion nicely.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Jun 2021 at 17:50


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

9/5/2021. Taster courtesy of minutemat, cheers! Pours clear golden with a short-lived bubbly white head. Aroma is elderflower dominated, light apple, funky notes, and a touch of rubber. Moderate sweetness with a tangy sharp bitter tart edge. Moderate body, oily texture, quite fizzy. Not so keen on the aroma or fizz but enjoyable to taste.

Tried on 09 May 2021 at 18:08


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

500ml bottle from Dorset Nectar's cider farm, Dorset. Pours misty deep gold. Good medium overall, with a rustic fruitiness and a nice coarse tangy grip at the back of the throat.

Tried from Bottle on 03 May 2021 at 16:48


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

500ml bottle from the Cider Shack. Red-brown amber colour, bubbly white foam head that dissipates away and nose of raspberry, jammy. Favour is raspberry, sweetish, jam, mellow apple, some biscuity notes and drying acidity. Medium bodied, light carbonation, medium-dry raspberry finish. OK

Tried from Bottle on 13 Dec 2020 at 18:03


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

500ml bottle from the Cider Shack. Golden colour, fizzy white head that rapidly dissipates away and aroma of elderflower, green apple. Taste is sweet, elderflower, floral, syrupy, apple, with some biscuity hints and alittle acidity. Medium bodied, light carbonation, medium-sweet finish. OK, some oxidised notes

Tried from Bottle on 13 Dec 2020 at 17:35


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

500ml bottle from the Cider Shack. Amber colour with purplish tinge, short-lived bubbly white head and aroma of apple & plum. Favour is sweet, tangy, tart, apple, damson, some underlying orchardy funk & bittersweet notes, along with some acidity. Medium bodied, light carbonation, medium-sweet acidic finish. Quite OK

Tried from Bottle on 13 Dec 2020 at 16:48