About
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.
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.
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
11/3/2023. Can shared at the Rugby Tap. Pours slightly hazy pale gold with a small frothy white head. Aroma of sweet apple, a little citrus and sulphur. Medium sweetness and light tartness. Moderate body, average carbonation. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Mar 2023
at 15:58
6.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can @ Rugby Tap Room. No head. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are rich red apples, fruits, sulphur, little acid and has a nice sour apple finish.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Mar 2023
at 20:49
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can @ Rugby Tap Room, Rugby. Cloudy yellow without head. Aroma is sweet apples and red apples. Flavor is medium sweet. Dry finish. 110323
Tried
from Can
on 11 Mar 2023
at 20:44
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
750ml bottle from Scrattings. Sparkling, golden colour with pinkish tinge, short-lived white foam head and aroma of apple, fruity, some funk. Taste is slightly tart, fruity apple, fleshy, strawberry hint, caramel notes, alittle funk, wine-like, and with drying tannin. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, dry tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Mar 2022
at 18:31
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
14/1/2022. Bottle sample courtesy of minutemat, cheers. Pours slightly hazed golden with a small bubbly white head. Aroma of sweet apple, toffee, vanilla fudge. Medium plus sweetness, slight tart edge. Medium body, smooth texture, soft carbonation. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jan 2022
at 10:52
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sample thanks to Danlo: Poured a maroon with a pinkish white head. Aroma is apples, blackcurrants, funkiness. Taste is blackcurrants, apple, some tartness to break up the overall sweetness.
Tried
on 31 Dec 2021
at 13:42
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
18/12/2021. Bottle sample courtesy of danlo, cheers Ed! Pours clear dark reddish brown with minimal head. Aroma of blackcurrant, apple and plum. Medium plus sweetness, light tartness. Moderate body, slightly oily, soft to flat carbonation. Okay.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2021
at 19:02
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle from Harry Tuffins, Craven Arms. Drunk whilst cooking Christmas Dinner. Clear gold, sparkling. Aroma of good medium apple fruit, continuing to taste with a nice balanced medium cider character, light stewed apple hints with a medium body. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2021
at 12:42
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
500ml bottle at the Pup and Duckling, Solihull. Poured a clear golden colour with a short-lived, fizzy white head and lots of bubbles. The aroma is light apple and vanilla. The flavour is moderate to light sweet, with a light crisp, light acidic, green apple, light herbal, light sweet vanilla palate. Medium bodied with average to lively carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
at
The Pup & Duckling
on 11 Nov 2021
at 21:04
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle from Holy GrAle, Durham. Bright deep red colour, pink foam head that quickly dissipates to a thin rim and aroma of blackcurrant cordial. Taste is initially sweet, with fruity apple, lots of blackcurrant, slight funky under-hint, and then some tartness and acidity. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, drying tart finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 May 2021
at 17:01