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Cider was a hobby until 2015, now it is very much family life.

We made our first batch of cider as most do - from the apple tree in our garden. Turns out we were born to be cider makers! We started Napton Cidery the very next year, with the sole mission to collect unwanted apples from our village and surrounding orchards to make something wonderful. From pressing a simple 2000 litres in 2015, we now press over 90,000 litres per year, all sourced from small, traditional orchards in Herefordshire to support sustainable British farming.
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Theydon_Bois (48345) reviewed
Recipe No. 5 Blackcurrant Cider from Napton Cidery
2 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle on BT4F members day, from Keepers Bar, behind 105/376 02/08/24. Berry red topped with a crimson cap. Nose is apple and blackcurrant, herb, straw, apple core. Taste comprises more apple and blackcurrant vibes, straw, grains, light orchard wood, mellow funk. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Solid for a fruit cider.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Aug 2024 at 21:29
WingmanWillis (39655) ticked
Recipe No. 6 from Napton Cidery
2 years ago
6/10
Tried on 02 Aug 2024 at 17:14
WingmanWillis (39655) ticked
Recipe No. 3 from Napton Cidery
2 years ago
6/10
Tried on 02 Aug 2024 at 16:35
Theydon_Bois (48345) reviewed
Recipe No. 4 from Napton Cidery
2 years ago
7.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle from Keepers Craft Bar, on 105/376 Members Day '24, 02/08/24. Clear golden with a decent white cap that thins tona swirl. Nose is tangy apple, hit of caramel, Taste comprises apple pulp, grass, herb, hedgerow, light orchard wood. Medium bodied, light prickly carbonation, semi drying close. Decent refresher.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Aug 2024 at 15:24
WingmanWillis (39655) ticked
Recipe No. 4 from Napton Cidery
2 years ago
7/10
Tried on 02 Aug 2024 at 15:20
BeardedAvenger (10099) reviewed
Recipe No. 4 from Napton Cidery
2 years ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle from Polesden Lacey National Trust shop. It's new. Please tell us what it was like if you come back. Aroma had dry apple peel and vague hints of sweetness. Amber. Clear. Foamy translucent white head soon recedes. Sweet but not sickly. Sugary apple juice with honey. Sour edge. Peripheral tannins. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Slightly sticky. Delicate soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Easy drinking.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Jan 2024 at 18:08
wheresthepath (3760) reviewed
Lost Apple Cider from Napton Cidery
2 years ago
6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
Can from Bicester Avenue Garden Centre. Lightly hazed gold colour. Dry-ish. Apple-ish. Straw-ish. Watery-ish. It's all just a bit too ish, The flavours are good, and it's a pleasant enough drink; it just feels a bit half-hearted and not as good as it could or should be.
Tried from Can on 29 Nov 2023 at 11:14
minutemat (16858) reviewed
Recipe No. 5 Blackcurrant Cider from Napton Cidery
3 years ago
5.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
500ml bottle. Pours a ribena purple. Good vibrant blackcurrant flavour profile. mild tart moments. Fairly clean and crowd pleasing. Good for what it is.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Sep 2023 at 19:47
danlo (13924) reviewed
Lost Apple Cider from Napton Cidery
3 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
500ml can from the Hole GrAle, Durham. Hazy orange gold colour, no head and aroma of juicy apple. Taste is sweetish, apple, juicy, fruity, mellow, with some acidity and tannin. Medium bodied, low carbonation, medium sweet finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Can on 19 May 2023 at 20:14
minutemat (16858) reviewed
Recipe No. 6 from Napton Cidery
3 years ago
5.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
500ml bottle. Pours clear gold. Light apple fruit aroma. Ok back-sweetened cider overall, very clean and simplistic with no real character to it, and as such quite boring.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Apr 2023 at 17:16