The Cider League
Here are all the ciders we have reviewed so far on the show.
We welcome any suggestions of cider to try, please get in touch.
Note: While most ciders we try are "proper", we've also reviewed a few non-proper ciders for comparison purposes. Non-proper ciders include: Magners, Bulmers, Merrydown, Jaques, Kopparberg, Rekorderlig, Carlsberg, Carling, Stella Cidre, Kingston Press, Brothers, Gaymers, Strongbow, Blackthorn, Thatchers Gold, Stowford Press etc. These are generally made using artificial industrial techniques, rather than by the traditional way of pressing apples.
Name | ABV | Featured | Taste | Score | |
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J.K.'s Scrumpy Hard Cider | 6% | Episode 7 | 8.75 | ||
Sandford Orchards Devon Red | 4.5% | Episode 21 | 8.75 | ||
Thistly Cross Jaggy Thistle | 7.4% | Episode 17 | 8.75 | ||
Cidre Fermier | 4.5% | Episode 6 | 8.75 | ||
Henney's Apple-Sweet | 5.7% | Episode 14 | Sweet | 8.5 | |
Dunkertons Black Fox | 7% | Episode 8 | Medium Dry | 8.25 | |
Orchard Pig Truffler | 6% | Episode 19 | Dry | 8.25 | |
Gwatkin Golden Valley Perry | 6% | Episode 18 | Medium Sweet | 8.25 | |
Dunkertons Premium Organic | 6.8% | Episode 10 | Medium Sweet | 8.25 | |
Pure North Original Cider | 6% | Episode 15 | Medium Dry | 8 | |
Henney's Vintage 2011 | 6.5% | Episode 9 | Medium | 8 | |
Severn Cider Perry | 6.2% | Episode 12 | Medium | 8 | |
Tutts Clump Royal County | 7% | Episode 14 | Medium Sweet | 8 | |
Ross on Wye Headless Man | 7.4% | Episode 15 | Medium Dry | 8 | |
Dunkertons Browns | 7.5% | Episode 17 | Medium Dry | 8 | |
Cidre Artisanal Le Brun Biologique | 4% | Episode 20 | 8 | ||
La Ferme de Kerloïck | 5% | Episode 26 | 8 | ||
Double LL Real Cider | 6% | Episode 2 | 8 | ||
Cidre de Recoltant | 4.5% | Episode 3 | Medium | 8 | |
Westons Old Rosie | 7.3% | Episode 6 | Medium Dry | 8 | |
El Gaitero | 5.5% | Episode 7 | Medium | 7.75 | |
M&S Devon Farmhouse Cider | 4.5% | Episode 16 | Medium Dry | 7.75 | |
Cidrerie de Prat-Rouz Cidre Artisanal | % | Episode 17 | 7.75 | ||
Newton Court Golden Blush | 6.2% | Episode 21 | Medium Dry | 7.75 | |
Dunkertons Organic Perry | 7.5% | Episode 12 | 7.75 | ||
Sainsbury's Sparking French Cider | 4% | Episode 23 | 7.75 | ||
Black Rat | 5.5% | Episode 5 | Dry | 7.5 | |
Addlestones Cloudy Premium | 5% | Episode 4 | Medium Dry | 7.5 | |
Henry Weston's Vintage Perry | 7.4% | Episode 2 | 7.5 | ||
Cairn O' Mohr Vintage | 5% | Episode 19 | 7.5 | ||
Idun's Elderflower | 4.5% | Episode 4 | Sweet, Fruit | 7.5 | |
Burrow Hill Somerset Cider | 6% | Episode 9 | Medium Dry | 7.5 | |
Oliver's Making Hay | 6% | Episode 14 | Sweet | 7.5 | |
Burrow Hill Perry | 6.3% | Episode 24 | 7.5 | ||
Dunkertons Organic Cider | 7% | Episode 5 | Medium Sweet | 7.5 | |
La Boleé des Korrigans | 4.5% | Episode 11 | 7.5 | ||
Waitrose Herefordshire Cider (Westons) | 7% | Episode 23 | 7.5 | ||
Dunkertons Breakwells Seedling | 7.5% | Episode 25 | 7.25 | ||
Aspall Draught | 5.5% | Episode 2 | Medium Dry | 7 | |
Sheppy's 2012 Vintage Reserve | 7.4% | Episode 22 | 7 | ||
Tricky Medium Dry | 6% | Episode 26 | Medium Dry | 7 | |
Tempted? Irish Craft Cider | 5.7% | Episode 4 | Medium Dry | 7 | |
Sheppy's Dabinett Apple | 7.2% | Episode 8 | Medium | 7 | |
Henney's Dry Cider | 6% | Episode 7 | Dry | 7 | |
Gwynt y Ddraig Autumn Magic | 4% | Episode 10 | Medium | 7 | |
Kerisac Cidre Breton | 5% | Episode 11 | 7 | ||
Flat Cap Beers - Frank | 5%% | Episode 15 | 6.75 | ||
Rum Cask Cider, Mill Whites | 7.5% | Episode 8 | 6.75 | ||
McCrindle's 2012 Vintage | 6% | Episode 22 | 6.75 | ||
Waitrose Cidre De Normandie | 4.5% | Episode 11 | Medium Dry | 6.75 | |
Tutts Clump Traditional Farmhouse | 6% | Episode 13 | Medium Dry | 6.75 | |
Oliver's Shezam | 6% | Episode 13 | Medium Dry | 6.75 | |
Kingston Press | 4.7% | Episode 3 | Dry | 6.5 | |
Gwatkin Yarlington Mill | 7% | Episode 16 | Medium | 6.5 | |
Oldfields Orchard Medium Sweet | 4.8% | Episode 26 | 6.5 | ||
Oliver's Classic Perry | 6% | Episode 25 | 6.5 | ||
Thatchers Somerset Vintage for M&S | 6.6% | Episode 6 | Medium Dry | 6.5 | |
Dunkertons Dry Organic | 7% | Episode 24 | Dry | 6.5 | |
Tesco Oak Matured Still Cider (Westons) | 5.5% | Episode 22 | 6.5 | ||
Mr. Whiteheads Newtons Discovery | 3.8% | Episode 19 | 6.5 | ||
Perry's Puffin | 6.5% | Episode 25 | 6.25 | ||
Tutts Clump Rum Cask | 7.5% | Episode 18 | Medium Dry | 6.25 | |
La Mare Branchage | 6% | Episode 21 | 6.25 | ||
Ampleforth Abbey | 6.5% | Episode 13 | 6 | ||
Thatchers 2011 Vintage | 7.4% | Episode 22 | 6 | ||
Lucky Duck Cider | 4.5% | Episode 20 | 6 | ||
Orchard Pig Reveller | 4.5% | Episode 16 | Medium | 6 | |
Samuel Smith's Organic Cider | 5% | Episode 9 | Medium Dry | 5.75 | |
Merrydown Vintage Medium | 7.5% | Episode 2 | 5.75 | ||
Monteith's Crushed Pear Cider | 4.5% | Episode 20 | 5.75 | ||
Tutts Clump Special Reserve | 6% | Episode 24 | 5.75 | ||
The co-operative Tillington Hills | 6% | Episode 23 | 5.75 | ||
146 Cider - The Medium One | 6.5% | Episode 15 | Medium | 5.75 | |
Aspall Vintage 2012 | 8.2% | Episode 22 | 5.5 | ||
Tricky Cider Medium Sweet | 6% | Episode 21 | Medium Sweet | 5.5 | |
Perry's Dry Cider | 5% | Episode 8 | Dry | 5.5 | |
Aspall Perronelle's Blush | 5.4% | Episode 1 | 4.5 | ||
Christian Drouin Poire | 4% | Episode 12 | 4.25 | ||
146 Cider - Wild West | 6.2% | Episode 18 | Dry | 3.5 |