About
Herefordshire is the home of the cider apple and perry pear and here at Butford Farm we are continuing the tradition of quality cider and perry production – the barn area adjoining our shop boasts a 300-year old cider mill.

Our Philosophy:
- We are as non-interventionist as possible and to this end we only use wild yeasts and do not add sulphites or any flavour enhancers.
- We believe nature knows best and so we bottle condition to produce sparkling products rather than carbonate.
- We have complete content declaration on our labels including as far as possible the actual varieties of the apples and pears which are used.
- All our ciders and perries are made from 100% freshly pressed juice and fermented with wild yeasts.
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danlo (13924) reviewed
Single Variety - Dabinett 2020 from Butford Cider
5 years ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
750ml bottle pour at Cider Salon 2021, Trinity Arts Centre, Bristol, 14Aug2021. Deep golden colour, some bubbles on top that dissipate away and aroma of apple, woody. Taste is tangy apple, acetic funk, with some woody tannin. Medium bodied, light carbonation, dry tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Aug 2021 at 16:09
danlo (13924) reviewed
Single Variety - Brown Snout from Butford Cider
5 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
750ml bottle from Scrattings. Orange gold colour, short-lived white foam head and aroma of fruity apple. Taste is apple, fruity, mellow, with some funk and drying tannin. Medium bodied, low carbonation, dry finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Jan 2021 at 22:36
c0axial (8153) ticked
Perry from Butford Cider
6 years ago
7/10
Tried from Draft on 13 Mar 2020 at 20:21
minutemat (16858) reviewed
Dry (Draught) from Butford Cider
7 years ago
5.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Box @ Cellar Bar, Chester. Pours misty yellow, aroma is wild, sour, bitter fruit. Taste presents quite a vicious bite, that seems somewhat foreign to Butford's bottled range, bringing to mind the likes of Gwatkins, Ralphs or other such farmhouse producers in its highly astringent ways. Chalky, cheesy, sweaty socks notes bind with this sour astringent character in a way that's difficult to like. An acquired taste.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Feb 2019 at 20:38
danlo (13924) reviewed
Aurora Premier Crus from Butford Cider
8 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
750ml bottle at Cider Salon, 2018. Pale yellow colour, short-lived white foam head and light pear aroma. Taste is mellow, pear, fruity with alittle funk. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, dry finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Jun 2018 at 09:12
danlo (13924) reviewed
Elara from Butford Cider
8 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
750ml bottle at Cider Salon, 2018. Golden colour, no head and fruity aroma. Taste is sweetish, apple, mellow, with light funk. Medium bodied, no carbonation, medium-dry finish. Quite OK.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Jun 2018 at 09:10
c0axial (8153) ticked
Organic Medium Dry from Butford Cider
8 years ago
7/10
Tried on 04 Feb 2018 at 18:12
fonefan (86114) reviewed
Butford Farm Blakeney Red Brandy Perry from Butford Cider
9 years ago
6.2/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7

Gravity dispense (bag-in-box) @ [ EBF21 2015 ], 21th Egham Beer Festival, Egham United Services Club (EUSC), 111 Spring Rise, Egham, Surrey, England TW20 9PE.

[ As Butford Farm Organic Blakeney Red Perry ].
[ Marked as Medium to Dry Perry ].ABV: 7.1%. Unclear matt light yellow colour with virtually no head. Aroma is moderate pear, sweet pear, red pear - apple, light aceton - phenol - vinegar. Flavor is moderate sweet and light acidic with a long duration, tart pear - apple, red pear - apple, medium dry. Body is medium, carbonation is flat. [20150807]
6-2-7-3-14
Tried on 16 Oct 2017 at 11:11
Stuu (35163) ticked
Organic Medium/Sweet from Butford Cider
9 years ago
7/10
Tried on 19 Aug 2017 at 09:48
cagarvie (40318) reviewed
Medium (Draught) from Butford Cider
9 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
poly pin at the jolly judge .. light golden amber...no real head .. doft fry apple nose .. ligth fruit ..d ry apple finish .
Tried on 03 Aug 2017 at 03:13