Cider apples are grouped into sweets, sharps, bittersharp
and bittersweets. Sharps contain acid, sweets contain
sugar and bitters contain tannin – the three essential
components of cider. The art of producing a good cider is
mixing these in the correct proportions in order to achieve
a finely tuned balance of all three! |
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| Draft Farm Cider |
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From one of these listed below or any others we find down the narrow lanes of Somerset: Bridge Farm (West Coker); Burrow Hill (Kingsbury Episcopi); Wilkins (Mudgely); Hecks (Street); Thatchers (Winscombe). |
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| Bottled Cider | |
| Burrow Hill, Kingston Black Méthode Champenoise cider with a dry complex flavour and a sharp fruit finish. 8% |
£14.50 |
| Bridge Farm, Browns Apple Biscuity and buttery on the nose like shortbread leading to green citrus and smoky wood characters in the flavour, crisp and tart finish – A beautifully crafted cider. 6% |
£7.00 |
| Burrow Hill, Stoke Red A bottle fermented Méthode Champenoise cider. Bone dry, full bodied with lots of tannin. For the cider connoisseur. Excellent with all food or even as an aperitif. 8% |
£14.50 |
| Hecks, Kingston Black The Kingston Black variety has its own very unique aromas, and from Hecks it is all there in abundance – The flavours tightly woven and complex, the finish soft and ripe. 7% |
£7.00 |
| Orchard Pig, Sparkling Cider This is a medium blended cider, which has matured for at least 6 months before being bottled and lightly carbonated to make a delicious, refreshing drink. Very full, flavoursome, with distinct apple flavours. 6.5% |
£7.85 |
| Apple Juice (By the glass) | |
| Bridge Farm, Browns Crisp A nose of sweet clover honey gives over to earthy apple citrus flavours and a tart finish. |
£1.90 |
| Bridge Farm, Egremont Russett An earthy textured apple juice, sweet and easy drinking – great for kids. |
£1.90 |
| Orchard Pig, Bramley & Jonagold The Jonagolds take the tang out of the straight Bramley. This is a superb crisp apple juice. |
£1.90 |
| Orchard Pig, Lord Lambourne A relatively rare apple which is a very good eater although not particularly commercial as the yields are not high. This presses to give a ‘pear’ tint to the juice and is of thicker consistency than most. |
£1.90 |
| Orchard Pig, Falstaff Even less well known, but equally unique this small crisp apple really is good eating. It presses to give a really fresh, crisp juice with a full consistency. |
£1.90 |
| Pennard Organic, Much Blended A beautiful heather honey aroma which follows through to a sweet floral and honey taste. |
£1.90 |
| Torside, Cox & Bramley A good tangy tart juice with the traditional Cox and Bramley mix – A Classic |
£1.90 |
| Apple Juice (By the bottle) | |
| Orchard Pig, Sparkling Jonagold A large, quite red eating apple that is very juicy and sweet. It presses beautifully with a light natural sparkle making a wonderfully refreshing drink. Drink with food or as a refreshment – kids love it! |
£6.00 |
| Apple photograph by www.billbradshaw.co.uk | |