Aeble Cider Club Tasting Notes
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March 2022
Box of 3:
Pilton Pomme Pomme
ABV. 4.8% | 750ML | VEGAN | GLUTEN FREE
Keeved cider blended with quince
Blend: Bittersweet apples and quince
Fermentation: Wild, keeved
TASTING NOTES
On the nose – Sweet apple and dried herbs
On the palate – Tart astringency from the quince blends beautifully with the fruity sweetness of the keeved cider and the finish is of soft tannins that linger for a while after.
FOOD PAIRINGS
Cheese!
Serve chilled
Nightingale Kentish Perry
ABV. 7.4% | 750ML | VEGAN | GLUTEN FREE
Pet Nat Kentish PerryBlend: Comice, Conference and Concorde pears, Bramley apple juice.Fermentation: WildMaturation: n/a
TASTING NOTES
On the nose – Soft pear, herbsOn the palate – Green apple skin, citrus and sweet pear
PAIR WITH
Blue cheese, Thai curry, Sylvan Esso
Serve chilled
Diggers
ABV. 5.4% | 750ML | VEGAN | GLUTEN FREE
Naturally sparkling, unfiltered dry cider. Wild fermented in stainless steel tanks and ex-sherry casks made solely from hand picked Scottish apples.
TASTING NOTES
Dry, sublime, light, fresh and zippy cider. Lots of green apple and elderflower notes. Just a smidge of tannin to add body and structure. The conditioning is absolutely spot on.
Serve chilled
Box of 6:
Same first 3 as above plus...
Little Pomona - Harvest 2019
ABV. 7% | 750ML | VEGAN | GLUTEN FREE
Sparkling cider made from the best of 2019 harvest
Blend: Browns, Yarlington Mill, Dabinett, Harry Masters Jersey
Fermentation: Wild fermentation, bottle conditioned
Maturation: In barrel
TASTING NOTES
On the nose – Citrus, green apple, orchard cuttingsOn the palate – Intense fruit richness, juicy full ripe fruit
PAIR WITH
Pork chops, moules-frites, early Neil Young
Serve chilled, not frozen
Artistraw - Duffryn
ABV. 5.7% | 750ML | VEGAN | GLUTEN FRE
Natural, unfiltered, unpasteurised, wild fermented, pet nat, medium,
pure juice cider
Ingredients: Apples handpicked from unsprayed traditional standard orchards (Harry Masters Jersey, Dabinett, Yarlington Mill, Sheeps Snout, Browns,
Newton Wonder, Kingston Black)
TASTING NOTES
Red apple skins and autumnal earthiness on the nose. In the mouth this orchard blend has a burst of fruity acidity followed by big, soft chewy tannins and juicy fizzy cola bottle flavour with a hint of spice.
Long drying and gently astringent finish.
Serve gently chilled.
Oliver's - Yarlington Mill 2019
ABV. 6.7% | 750ML | VEGAN | GLUTEN FREE
Lightly sparkling cider Blend: Yarlington Mill from 90% Yarlington Mill
apples and 10% Foxwhelp.
It is then matured in speyside whisky oak barrels for 18 months leaving it equally fruity, smokey, spicy and sweet
TASTING NOTES
It is medium dry. These should be drunk like wines, with a large glass and some cheese or pork dish or savoury snack of your choosing.