So heres our review of this years favourite ciders to enjoy over the festive season.
All guaranteed to give you that warm glow from the inside –
Pouring draught cider at Heck’s in Somerset
Perry’s Red Streak – A medium single variety lightly sparkling cider, from the Somerset Redstreak cider apple. A rich fruity taste, and interesting dark red colour, definitely sets this cider apart from the rest. 6.0% ABV.
What better way to say thanks for being the best dad in the world by treating the dad in your life..
With a beautiful chilled glass of fresh cider or perry from a hand-picked selection of cider makers across the UK.
How can I get some to my Dad?
Order it from the Buy cider store– and have it delivered by DHL courier to any UK address by this weekend.
As this is my first ever father’s day, I am just hoping my little son can be guided to make the right choice for me – cider, perry, cider or perry.. hmmm ;)
We visited Northern France in the summer, and toured the Route de Cidre – which is a tourist trail where you can visit a fine selection of traditional cider makers in the North of the country.
France is the second largest consumer of cider
.. after the UK. France consumes 13% of all cider made in Europe, 63.7 million litres of cider was made in France in 2007.
The main regions for cider makers are..
Pay D’Auge, and Domfront – both in Normandy, and Cornouaille in Brittany.
It varies in strength from below 4% alcohol to considerably more.Cidre Doux is a sweet cider, usually up to 3% in strength. ‘Demi-Sec’ is 3–5% and Cidre Brut is a strong dry cider of 5% alcohol and above. Most French ciders are sparkling. Higher quality cider is sold in champagne-style bottles (cidre bouché).
Visiting French producers you will be able to taste Cider ‘Cru de Cambremer’, Poire (perry), Calvados and Pommeau – Normandy’s own ‘aperitif’.
There is only one sure fire way to distinguish industrial ciders from outstanding artisanal cider
.. by looking for the AOC (Appellation d’origne controllee) mark on the label. These are legal guarantees of geographical origin, traditional methods of production and quality.
Recommended cidre, poire, calvados and pommeau producers in Normandy:
Please note that not all are open to the public, so please check the listing, and if neccessary call the farm before visiting. You may also want to take your own containers to save plastic and some cash, rather than credit cards.
Instructions: Drag the map and click on the signs to find more details about the individual Cider producer of outlet.