The Marlborough Cider Co

Tried in Auckland. Has a very pale yellow colour like a white wine and a very light apple bouquet. Taste initially tart that finishes with a very light tart apple flavour. 5.9% ABV. My rating 7/10.

Zeffer Green Apple

Tried at the Leuven Belgian Beer Cafe in Wellington, New Zealand. Zeffer Cidery is located in Hawke’s Bay. Pale yellow-green clour with a light fresh green apple bouquet. Semi-sweet with an up front green apple taste that finishes with a light tartness. Light and refreshing. 5.0% ABV. My rating 9/10.

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Frank’s Summer Pear

Tried in Hobart. Very pale amber colour with a light and sharp pear bouquet. Semi-sweet with a light pear taste that finishes a little drier, exceptional for a perry. 5.0% ABV. My rating 6.5/10.

Pagan (250)

My 250th cider is a pear and apple cider from Tasmania that I tried in Hobart, made by Pagan Produce Pty of Cradoc, Tasmania. They note that this is barrel aged. Pale yellow colour with a sharp pear and apple bouquet. Semi-sweet taste with pear slightly over apple with a skooth finish. Good for its type. 4.5% ABV. My rating 6.5/10.

Bruny Island Apple & Pear

Tried in Hobart. The blend is made from pears from the Tasman Peninsula and apples from Bruny Island. light yellow colour with a barely perceptable pear/apple bouquet. Very light pear taste and not that sweet for a pear cider, even though this is a blend and not a perry. Least pear flavour of any perry I've had. 5.1% ABV. My rating 6.5/10.

Bruny Island

Tried this in Hobart. Made in Alonnah on Bruny Island, they note this sparkling cider is made from fruit from Bruny Island and Huon Valley. Pale yellow colour with a light fresh apple bouquet. Light fresh apple taste that slightly semi-sweet throughout. 5.3% ABV. My rating 7/10.

Frank’s Summer

Tried in Hobart. This maker from Franklin, Tasmania is a sixth generation cider maker beginning in the 1830s. Pale yellow colour with a light fresh apple bouquet. Semi-sweet with a good combination of fresh and old apple taste that holds through to the finish. 5.0% ABV. My rating 7.5/10.