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Lower Skyborry Cottage, Knighton, Powys LD7 1TW, Knighton, LD7 1TW, Wales
Description
Adam and Dani Davies make Cider, Perry and a bit of apple juice in a small shed nestled in the side of the Teme Valley a mile upstream from Knighton, Powys. The fruit is all hand harvested, from orchards around the Wye Valley, their current main source is between Hay on Wye and Bredwardine, Herefordshire. Trees are around 60-80 years old and is blessed with a good variety of apples The orchard is in good condition having spent the last 20 years managed organically for Dunkertons. They have their own orchard, which is very young, so until 2019 the apples just got put into blends - this year they managed to bottle a very small amount of single orchard cider which at some point will get a very limited release.
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
750ml bottle from Cat in the Glass. Golden colour, fizzy white foam head that quickly dissipates to a thin rim and aroma of pear, apple, funk. Taste is tangy, tart, woody pear, funky hint, with some zingy acidity and earthy tannins. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, drying tart acidic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2023
at 21:21
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
750ml bottle from Cat in the Glass. Orange gold colour, bubbly off-white foam head that quickly dissipates away and aroma of apple, ripe, fruity, caramel. Taste is sweetish, fruity, apple, tangy, orchardy, some funk and bittersweet tannins. Medium bodied, light carbonation, medium-dry finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2023
at 20:55
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750ml bottle from Cat in the Glass. Orange amber colour, white foam head that dissipates to a thin layer and aroma of apple, fruit, fleshy, caramel hint. Taste is sweetish, slightly tart, apple, fruity, with a citric acidic note, some funk and mellow tannins. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying bittersweet tart and tannic finish. Very drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Sep 2023
at 19:22
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
75cl bottle shared with Ewan and Soph by the river. Pours a misty golden orange. Gently caramelised apple fruit and funk on the nose. Lusciously fleshy fruitiness with soft tannins, a great medium dry overall. Feels so long since I've had a good cider like this!
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2023
at 17:15
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
75cl bottle on New Years Day. Misty golden appearance, good carbonation. Lovely blend, subtle foxwhelp providing comforting tannin, alongside a lovely fruity profile with curious Clementine / orange notes. Excellent cider.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2023
at 18:59
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
750ml bottle. Deep orangey gold colour, white foam head that quickly dissipates to a thin rim and aroma of apple, mucky funk, some caramel. Taste is sweet, apple, fruity, orchardy, fleshy, with some funky notes, orchardy, and bittersweet drying tannins. Medium bodied, low carbonation, medium-sweet finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2022
at 20:57
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bladder Bag at GBBF '22 day 4, 05/08/22. Pale, almost translucent yellow with little in the way of a head. Nose is stewed pears, tannins, light funk, straw. Taste comprises earthy pear notes, orchard wood, straw, light funk, mellow acidic flicker. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, light drying close. Decent.
Tried
on 08 Aug 2022
at 10:17
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
750ml bottle from Wright's Wines. Golden amber colour, short-lived bubbly white foam head and aroma of fruity apple, funk. Taste is tangy, apple fruity, orchardy, with light funk, some zingy acidity and tannin. Medium bodied, low carbonation, medium dry finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2022
at 23:54
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
750ml bottle from Wright's Wines. Orangey gold colour, afew short-lived bubbles on top and aroma of apple, funk. Taste is sweetish, tangy, apple, fruity, some caramel, slight funky hint, and with soft drying tannins. Medium bodied, low carbonation, medium dry finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2022
at 20:18
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
750ml bottle from Cat in the Glass. Opened with a pop. Sparkling, pale yellow colour, fizzy white bubbly head that quickly dissipates away and aroma of perry pear, quince, fruity. Taste is tropical fruity hint, perry pear, with floral, quince notes, and some light citric acidity. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, drying acidic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jul 2022
at 21:05