2010 Festival Provisional
Selection:
The Ciders
APPLEDRAM, W.Suss., 7.5%, M, culinary/dessert
apples, fruity, clean finish with bite
BATTLE cider, E.Suss., 6%, S, culinary,
dessert + cider apple varieties, very clean
and exceptionally fruity
CHIDDINGSTONE cider, Kent, 7.5%, MS, culinary/dessert
apple varieties, wine-like in quality and
finish
CHUCKLEHEAD cider, Devon, 7%, M, cider
apple varieties, Hampshire cider from Devon
apples
CROSSMANS Prime cider, Som.,6%, S, cider
apple varieties, perennially popular ciders
DOUBLEVISION cider, Kent, 7.4%, M, culinary/dessert
apple varieties, smooth, clean, quaffable
GREEN VALLEY Rum Tiddly Tum, Devon, 8.3%,
M, Beware of rum tiddlyness….Rum cask-conditioned
cider from cider apples.
GWATKINS varietal cider, Herefs., 7.5%,
M, Yarlington Mill, CAMRA Cider of the Year
2002 and 2009
GWATKINS varietal cider, Herefs., 7.5%,
S, Stoke Red, sumptuous, succulent, full-bodied
GWYNT Y DDRAIG 'Black Dragon' cider, Glam.,
7.2%, MD, cider apple varieties - high %age
K.Black, a prize-winner in waiting!
GWYNT Y DDRAIG 'Happy Daze' cider, Glam.,
4.5%, MD, cider apple varieties, easy drinking
session cider, ideal for on-trade
GWYNT Y DDRAIG varietal cider, Glam., 7.2%,
D, Kingston Black, well-balanced with gentle
tannins
GWYNT Y DDRAIG varietal cider Glam., 6%,
MD, Brown Snout, clean tasting, accessible
drier cider
HANCOCKS cider, Devon, 6%, S, cider apple
varieties, six generations of cidermaking
know-how
JB's ciders, D & M, W.Suss., 7.5%,
very tasty with an underlying Kingston Black
bitterness.
LYNE DOWN Roaring Meg cider, Herefs., 6%,
D, cider apple varieties, clean, easy-drinking
MONTGOMERY 'Old Monty' cider, Powys, 4.8%,
D, cider apple varieties, full of traditional
character
OAKWOOD cider, E.Suss., 6.4%, Org.M, culinary
and dessert apples, extra, extra dry with
a bite like a cold shower
OLIVERS varietal cider, Herefs, 6%, MD,
Dabinett, fruity, rounded easy-drinking
ROSIE'S TRIPLE 'D' cider, Clwyd, 7.2%,
D, cider apple cider, fruity, popular traditional
clean cider
ROSIE'S Rampant Ram cider, Clwyd, 7.2%,
D, cider apple cider rum-casked, the merest
hint of Caribbean warmth
ROSS-ON-WYE cider, Herefs., 6%, M, cider
apple varieties - oak-matured, well-balanced;
for those who know their cider
SEDLESCOMBE cider, E.Suss., 6.5%, M, culinary/dessert
apples, sweetened back with apple concentrate
SHEPPYS cider, Som., 6%, S, cider apple
varieties , NCCP favourites since 1981
SPRINGFIELD 'Sledgehammer' cider, Mon.,
8.2%, MD, cider apple varieties, clean,
succinct and to the point
WILKINS cider, Som., 6%, S, cider apple
varieties, created by a living legend. Superb
cider!
WISCOMBE 'Suicider'cider, Devon, 8%, D,
cider apple varieties - rum-casked, rounded,
full-bodied, very popular
The Perries
BROADOAK 'Premium' perry, Som., 7.5%, S,
perry pear varieties, liquid pear drops.
CAMRA Perry of the Year '09
DUNKERTONS perry, Herefs., 8%, Org.MS,
perry pear varieties, clean, wine-like finish
GWATKIN varietal perry, Herefs., 7.5%,
M, Oldfield, a class act by any standards
GWATKIN varietal perry, Herefs., 7.5%,
S, Malvern Hill aka Stinking Bishop, soft
delicate perry with a hint of elderflower
GWYNT Y DDRAIG'Two Trees' perry, Glam.,
5%, MD, perry pear varieties, always meticulously
made and aged in oak
GWYNT Y DDRAIG varietal perry, Glam.,
5%, M, Malvern Hill, clean and fruity
HECKS varietal perry, Som., 6.5%, MD,
Blakeney Red - oak-fermented, a sure-fire
full fruit hit
LITTLE RED ROOSTER cider perry, E.Suss.,
8.4%, M, culinary, dessert and cider apples
+ pears, a well-rounded crowd pleaser
NEWTONS perry, Herefs., 6%, M, perry pear
varieties, so -so drinkable and so -so rare
in 2009
NEWTONS varietal perry, Herefs., 5.5%,
MS, Knap perry pears, pressed Sept. '09,
fermented by Christmas '09
OAKWOOD varietal perry, E.Suss., 6%, Org.
MD, Green Horse/Oldfield Blend, clean and
fresh with green overtones
SEVERN SIDER perry, Glos., 6.4%, S, perry
pear varieties - whisky-casked, quite difficult
to get hold of- it always sells out
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