Rich's Cider

Cidery in Highbridge, Somerset, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Richs Farmhouse Cider

Established in 1954

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Rich’s Cider Farm, Watchfield, Highbridge, TA9 4RD, England
Description
There have been many changes since Gordon Rich started pressing cider apples at Mill Farm, although essentially the production of the juice is still traditional.

We are a family run business producing traditional farmhouse cider and farm pressed apple juice, with locally harvested Somerset apples.

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6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
500ml bottle from Scrattings. Golden colour, white foam head that dissipates to a thin rim and aroma of rich stewed apple. Taste is sweet, baked apple, caramel notes, fruity, with some tartness, mellow funk oak hint and soft tannin. Medium bodied, light carbonation, medium finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Nov 2021 at 22:17

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Sample at Leg Bender cider shop.
No head. Hazy golden pour. Light tart aftertaste.
Tried from Draft at Leg Bender Cider Shop on 26 Oct 2021 at 14:03

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500ml bottle from Scrattings. Golden colour, white foam head that dissipates away and aroma of fleshy apple, some skin and core. Taste is sweetish, tangy, fleshy apple, with caramel, bittersweet, alittle tartness and tannin. Medium bodied, light carbonation, medium-sweet tannic finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Jan 2021 at 22:45

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
6/10/2020. Sample courtesy of danlo, cheers Ed! Pours clear bright gold with a small bubbly white head. Aroma of caramel, apple, slight woody and mucky notes. Medium sweetness and light tartness. Medium body, average carbonation. Nice sweet/tart mix to finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried on 06 Oct 2020 at 14:10

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Sample thanks to Danlo! Clear gold appearance. Aroma of golden apple fruit, distant varnish. Taste presents a mild carbonation, soft toffee notes, softly sweet apple fruit, fleeting oak moments, light alcohol warmth on the back of the palate. Ok.
Tried on 05 Oct 2020 at 18:14

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from Leg Bender Cider Shop at Chedder Gorge. Pale golden colour, short-lived white foam head and aroma of zesty orange, some apple. Taste is sweetish, orange marmalade, apple, some oily funk and drying tannin. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, dry finish with some lingering notes of orange flavouring. Quite drinkable, but abit artificial.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Sep 2020 at 18:30

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
1L flagon from the Leg Bender Cider Shop at Cheddar Gorge. Golden colour, short-lived white foam head and aroma of wood barrel, apple, funk. Taste is woody oak, apple, drying, some leathery funk, hints of caramel & vanilla, and with mellow tannin. Medium bodied, low carbonation, dry finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried on 01 Sep 2020 at 21:26

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
500ml bottle from Wookey Hole Shop. 200th Perry Rating. Sparkling, pale yelllow gold colour, white foam head that dissipates to a thin rim and aroma of fruity pear, floral. Taste is sweet, pear, fleshy, floral fruity, with some sugar syrup notes. Medium bodied, light carbonation, sweet syrupy pear finish. Quite OK
Tried from Bottle on 31 Aug 2020 at 19:18

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
500ml bottle from Wookey Hole shop. Sparkling golden colour, short-lived white foam head and aroma of tangy apple, light funk. Taste is sweetish, fruity apple, orchardy barnyard funk, bittersweet with light tannin. Medium bodied, light carbonation, medium finish. Nicely drinkable
Tried from Bottle on 31 Aug 2020 at 17:43

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
500ml bottle from Scrattings, Vintage 2017. Golden colour, short-lived white foam head and nose of fruity apple, caramel hint. Taste is sweetish, apple, fruity, mellow, hint of apple core, light citric with sugary notes. Medium-sweet bodied, soft to medium carbonation, medium fruity finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 08 May 2020 at 17:12