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Almost 70 years after the family’s ancestors started farming at Pine Trees Farm, Rob Payne became the 5th generation to join the family business.
The fruit industry, particularly for smaller farms, is a struggling sector in UK agriculture, but Rob was determined to find a way to pay his wage and continue farming.
Making cider seemed like a natural progression. Using apples grown on the farm, Rob made his first small batch of cider in 2009 to sell at local farmers’ markets.
The fruit industry, particularly for smaller farms, is a struggling sector in UK agriculture, but Rob was determined to find a way to pay his wage and continue farming.
Making cider seemed like a natural progression. Using apples grown on the farm, Rob made his first small batch of cider in 2009 to sell at local farmers’ markets.
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle. Deep red colour, purpley foam head that dissipates away and aroma of blackcurrant, apple, light funk. Taste is sweet, blackcurrant, fruity, liquorice, apple, juicy, sugary. Syrupy mouthfeel, medium bodied, low carbonation, medium-dry blackcurrant finish. Quite OK
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 May 2020
at 19:49
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from Ciderlicious online. Sparkling, pale yellow gold colour, short-lived fizzy white foam head and aroma of elderflower, floral, citric, fruity apple. Taste is sweet, elderflower, juicy apple, alittle pip, floral, citrus, some tartness. Syrupy mouthfeel, medium bodied, light to medium carbonation, finish is sweet with lingering tart acidity. Quite OK
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Apr 2020
at 19:14
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle from Ciderlicious. Sparkling, pale yellow gold colour, short-lived fizzy white foam head and aroma of fruity apricot. Taste is sweet, apricot, juicy, sugary, along with fruity red apple notes. Slightly syrupy, light bodied, spritzy carbonation, lingering apricot at the finish. Quite OK
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Apr 2020
at 17:32
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from Ciderlicious. Season 2017. Sparkling, clear pale yellow colour, short-lived fizzy white foam head and aroma of mellow pear, sulphur hint. Taste is sweet, fruity pear, some flesh and pip, with a light sulphury funk note. Slightly syrupy mouthfeel, medium bodied, medium to spritzy carbonation, semi-dry finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Apr 2020
at 19:38
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle from Ciderlicious. Golden colour, no head and aroma of musty apple, pappy, some core & flesh. Taste is sweet, fruity and fleshy apple, with some light mellow tannins. Medium bodied, low carbonation, dry fruity finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Apr 2020
at 19:21
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle as part of 2020 virtual GBBF tasting box. Season 2019, 5.2%. Sparkling golden colour, short-lived fizzy white foam head and aroma of juicy fruity apple, sulphur & skin notes. Taste is sweetish, fruity apple, some flesh, skin and core, with hints of caramel, vanilla and citric acidity. Medium to light bodied, spritzy carbonation, medium-dry fruity finish. Quite drinkable. 7/3/7/3/14, 3.4 Previous rating 09Apr20: 500ml bottle from Ciderlicious. Season 2018. 5.2%. Sparkling, pale golden colour, short-lived fizzy white foam head and aroma of juicy fruity apple, sulphur hint. Taste is sweetish, fruity apple, some skin and core, vanilla with caramel notes and some light citric acidity. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, semi-dry finish. Quite drinkable. 7/3/7/3/14, 3.4
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Apr 2020
at 20:06
4.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 2
Overall 4.5
On cask at Piccadilly Tap, pours a clear pale blonde with no head. Nose definitely reveals the salt and caramel, with restrained apple skins. Flavour is cloyingly sweet, with intensely sweet caramel, plenty of salt, and subdued apples. Cloyingly sweet and barely drinkable as such. Not good.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Dec 2019
at 12:00
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle from The Offy, Whitstable. Made from 100% discovery apples. Pours gold with a faint mist. Aroma is fruity, gently sweet. Taste is markedly sweet, a touch sugary, light acidity.. good discovery showcase, crisp, tart, sweet and very fruity. Nicely done.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Oct 2019
at 16:56
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle from The Offy, Whitstable. Shared with Soph whilst preparing to press our first cider. Pours clear pale gold, ripened sweet perry fruit on the nose. Gently sparkling. Fairly light, easy-going perry, clean and not particularly fleshy or sweet. Decent but lacks a little character.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Oct 2019
at 17:05
5.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
3/10/2019. Growler sample courtesy of danlo, cheers Ed! Pours virtually colourless with a small bubbly white head. Aroma of fresh green hopped apple juice, with a little lemon. Moderate sweetness, medium citrus bitterness/tartness. Moderate body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Sugar water apple finish, with lasting tart/sweet mix.
Tried
from Growler
on 03 Oct 2019
at 20:50