Friday, July 15, 2022

Moonshine Crisp Premium

On tap, this is cider has the tagline "made somewhere in the west country." It is quite different. A pale yellow colour, almost clear with a very light bouquet. The taste is a strong and little sweet. The sweetness disappears to a quite astringent finish. It was just cool when I tried it; it would be better and more refreshing if really chilled. 6.5/10

Thursday, July 14, 2022

Chatsworth Somerset Orchard

Tried this at Chatsworth House, a cider made for them and, I assume sold only on the premises. A nice, light crisp cider with a light apple flavour, off-dry. 7/10

Sunday, July 10, 2022

Kopparberg Pear

One of Sweden's premier cider makers, this pear cider has a nice light pear bouquet but is too sweet and has an odd pear taste. I wouldn't care for a second. 6/10

Friday, July 1, 2022

Cullen's Traditional Irish Cider

 As nice easy drinking ordinary commercial cider, just off-dry. 6.5/10

Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Cidre Breton

 A French cider from Brittany (as the name inficates) it is widely available in England so it must be one of the more popular imported ciders. 

An odd mixture of flavours, starting with a very dry with the flavour of old cheddar! This disappears and is followed by quite dry tannic-like finish. Even the bouquet was lightly of old cheddar aftertaste. 4/10

Monday, June 27, 2022

LadrĂ³n de Manzanas (50)

I tried this in Madrid. It has a nice medium strength in taste and off-dry. Made in Spain but the brand is owned by Heineken. 7/10

Scrumpy Jack

Produced by Symonds, Scrumpy Jack is a good just off-dry cider, made from Dabinett and Chisel Jersey apples.