From Niagara, Ontario comes this cider made from heirloom apple varieties (they don't say which ones). They describe it as dry but I would call it off-dry. Its light colour and taste and refreshing but with a slightly old-apple taste on the finish. An okay but not exceptional cider. 6/10
From France comes this off-dry dark cider with a distinctively French style (the name "Chouette" means "owl"). Many French ciders are darker than most I have tried and have a pronounced apple flavour. This one especially has an apple skin bouquet and taste that suggests they ferment with the skins of the apple which also makes them more tannic. 8/10.
From Waupoos Cider Company of Waupoos, Ontario comes this full-flavour dry cider. It has pronounced farm fresh apple bouquet that gives way to a strong, dry flavour. Despite a 6.5% alcohol content, it doesn't taste that strong. I give it 9/10!
From West Avenue Cider House of Hamilton, Ontario comes a couple of new ciders for my 100th and 101st ciders. The Little Mac has a pronounced apple flavour and a nice off-dry finish. Made from 100% Macintosh apples it has a fresh apple taste and bouquet. It is now my favourite! 9.5/10
The Heritage Dry is a definitely dry with a medium-light taste and an initial astringency which fades after a few sips. Very good. 7.5/10
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| This relatively new cidery has an extensive range of ciders totaling 16! They make still and sparkling ciders as well as an ice cider and a couple of non-alcoholic ciders. |
I've now tried 99 ciders thanks in part to the 31 that I tried on my trip to Europe in 2023 (16 of those in England). The British Cider Championship was held at the Royal Bath & West Show in Somerset. Besides the professional judging for the championship there was a public judging of a flight of 5. You merely picked your favourite cider, you didn't rank them. These were Rawlins, Moons, Bollhayes, Blackmore Vale, and Dowdings.
I voted for Rawlins as my favourite of the five. Dry with a light flavour but very good. 7.5/10
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| Rawlins | Moons | Bollhayes | Blackmore Vale | Dowdings |
| Moons - this was not too bad but had little flavour. 6/10 Bollhayes - just an average cider, nothing special. 6.5/10 Blackmore Vale - this was good quality but far too sweet for me. 6/10 Dowdings - this was too light with little flavour. 5/10 |
From this well known perry maker, Hecks makes this nice dry but with very light pear flavour. More astringent than most perries but it grows on you. 7/10
I tried this at a restaurant in the Bristol Airport.
Orchard Thieves is part of the Heineken Group who claim they are the biggest cider producer in the world, producing ciders in the UK, Belgium and Ireland!
This cider is made in Ireland and has a medium weight — off-dry with a nice, even drier finish. Very good light apple flavour. Excellent! 8.5/10
