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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.
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wheresthepath (3760) reviewed
Skyborry Dry (Bottle) from Skyborry Cider & Perry
4 years ago
8.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 10 Overall 8.5
Bag in a box from Middle Farm Cider Barn, near Lewes. A still, clear, golden cider. Fresh juicy apples, farmyard funk, old wooden wardrobes, apple skins, a touch of earth, lightly dry and with a hint of tart acidity. Very complex, very well balanced, and with a long-lasting aftertaste which was so nice that I didn't want to eat anything for a while afterwards for fear of losing that taste! An excellent cider, one of the best I've had.
Tried from Bag in Box on 17 Apr 2022 at 22:49
danlo (13924) reviewed
Ultralight Beam Perry from Skyborry Cider & Perry
4 years ago
7.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
750ml bottle. Slight hazy yellow gold colour, fizzy white foam head that quickly dissipates away and aroma of perry pear, fruity, funk. Taste is pear, fleshy and fruity, some funk and citric acidity. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, medium dry finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Jan 2022 at 20:45
danlo (13924) reviewed
Knighton Cider 2019 from Skyborry Cider & Perry
5 years ago
8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
750ml bottle from Cat in the Glass. Sparkling, slightly hazy orange colour, white foamy head that dissipates away and aroma of mellow juicy apple, some funk. Taste is slightly tart, juicy apple, fruity, orchardy, some funk and mellow woody tannins. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry tannic finish. Very drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Feb 2021 at 21:34
Grumbo (25958) reviewed
Kingston Black SV from Skyborry Cider & Perry
6 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
7/9/2020. Sample courtesy of minutemat, cheers Mat! Pours hazy golden amber with a small bubbly white head. Aroma of sweet stewed apple, brown sugar, apple strudel, caramel, light funky notes. Medium sweetness and very light tartness. Moderate body, average carbonation.
Tried on 07 Sep 2020 at 21:49
danlo (13924) reviewed
Kingston Black SV from Skyborry Cider & Perry
6 years ago
7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Sample thanks to minutemat, cheers Mat! Orangey gold colour, short-lived white foamy head and aroma of fruity apple, mellow. Taste is sweetish, fruity apple, earthy, orchardy, some apple core, bittersweet with drying tannin. Medium bodied, light carbonation, dry tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried on 01 Sep 2020 at 19:29
minutemat (16858) reviewed
Kingston Black SV from Skyborry Cider & Perry
6 years ago
8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
75cl bottle. Misty yellow appearance. Fresh fruity nose with farmyard orchard warmth. Brilliantly fruity on the palate with soft tannin, distant barnyard funk. Lovely balanced medium overall, great drinkability and a nice Kingston Black showcase. Excellent.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Aug 2020 at 15:56
danlo (13924) reviewed
Waiting For The Miracle from Skyborry Cider & Perry
6 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
750ml bottle. Pale yellow gold colour, short-lived fizzy white foam head and aroma of fruity, floral pear. Taste is flowery, fruity pear, mellow citric, fleshy pear with some acidity. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, dry citric peary finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Nov 2019 at 22:56
danlo (13924) reviewed
Medium Sweet (Draught) from Skyborry Cider & Perry
7 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Sample courtesy of minutemat, cheers Mat! Golden colour, no head and aroma of light barnyard & fruity apple. Taste is fruity, floral, apple, some skin, and fleshy acidity. Medium bodied, low carbonation, mellow dry acidic finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried on 02 Aug 2019 at 18:14
minutemat (16858) reviewed
Medium Sweet (Draught) from Skyborry Cider & Perry
7 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Box @ Shrewsbury Real Ale Festival 2019, Day 2. Pours a misty deep golden amber. Rich apple fruit on the nose. Taste is similarly rich, pure golden apple fruit, gentle underlying tannin, moderate acidity, drinks quite well for the strength.
Tried on 27 Jul 2019 at 19:11
minutemat (16858) reviewed
Blakeney Red 2014 from Skyborry Cider & Perry
7 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
75cl bottle, thanks to Danlo for this bottle. Pours a misty pale greenish yellow. Aroma is very light perry pear fruit, some wild notes. Taste is medium perry fruit, a touch drying, no astringency, subtle tannin, overall a clean well-rounded perry pear fruit character with a gentle sparkle.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Apr 2019 at 21:46