Cider and perry and smoke: seven reviews
Adam discusses the influence and flavours of smoke in cider and perry via examples from Ascension, Starvecrow, Little Pomona, Oliver’s, Bartestree and Ross on Wye
Author: Adam Wells
A word on smell, plus pét nat perries from Cwm Maddoc, Bartestree and Find & Foster
A bout of covid gets Adam thinking about our most overlooked sense.
A trio of champagne-methods from Chalkdown
Adam beats the heat with three champagne method ciders
Five ciders and a perry from Eve’s
Adam tastes through a rather special flight from the Finger Lakes
150 not out
Adam considers what he’s learned from 150 articles on Cider Review
An interview with Chalkdown Cider’s Piotr Nahajski
Adam gets the lowdown on making Hampshire cider in the champagne method
An interview with Paul Stevens, former Mayor of Hereford
Adam puts on his best and heads to the Mayoral Parlour to talk perry pear projects, upcoming cider festivals and reclaiming the apple
The Cider Salon 2022
Adam ponders the Salon’s 4th iteration and what makes this event special.
A word on blending plus an Ashton Bitter experiment from Ross on Wye
Adam tastes Ashton Bitter cut three ways and ODs on the word ‘bosh’
Can cider mature? Three from Eden Cider
Adam digs into the ageing process via a four-year experiment with Eden
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