Join The Ciderologist on a voyage to three of Herefordshire’s finest cider makers. Home to the largest acreage of cider apple orchards, and greatest volume of cider produced, anywhere in the world, Herefordshire is equally heralded for its cider heritage and for its award-winning small makers.
Varying between farmhouse traditionalists and contemporary modernists, these makers share two central tenets – a reverence for the apple and pear, and a quest to produce the finest libations on the planet. Coinciding with the end of CraftCon – the UK’s premier cider conference – this tour will be hosted and guided by The Ciderologist, Gabe Cook.
The lineup of cider makers being visited includes:
Little Pomona Cider & Orchard is on the front line of creating ciders that exude all the elegance, finesse and character of wine. Through a boundary pushing attitude, top quality fruit and the use of ex-wine and ex-spirit barrels, an incredible range of small batch ciders are created
Oliver’s Cider & Perry is renowned throughout the world for bold, intense and masterfully blended ciders and perries. Guided by the masterful touch of founder and cider maker, Tom Oliver, these drinks are a pure expression of the Herefordshire landscape and cultural heritage.
Townsend Cider is more celebrated for its apple juice but has been steadily gaining a reputation for natural ciders of intensity and complexity. Utilising both tannic rich cider apples and dessert apples from the farm gives Jamie Hall the opportunity to have real playfulness and creativity,
A hearty ploughman’s lunch of local produce will also be provided during the day with VG and GF options available.
At the end of the tour, participants will be offered the opportunity to be dropped off back at the Green Dragon Hotel, or to continue on to the Yew Tree Inn, Peterstow, Ross-on-Wye. This award winning cider pub is home to the Ross-on-Wye Cider and Perry Co, will be serving excellent pizzas and will also be hosting its monthly cider club. All info can be found via this link.
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE YOUR HEREFORDSHIRE CIDER TOUR TICKET!
Key Details:
PICK UP: 10:30am – Green Dragon Hotel, Broad Street, Hereford, HR4 9BG
DROP OFF (1): 17:00pm – Green Dragon Hotel, Broad Street, Hereford, HR4 9BG DROP OFF (2): 17:30pm – Yew Tree Inn, Peterstow, Ross-on-Wye, HR9 6JZ
COST: £99 per person
What’s included:
- full transportation for the day
- expert hosting, commentary and guidance from The Ciderologist
- exclusive, behind the scenes access to Oliver’s, Little Pomona and Townsend Farm
- tasting multiple ciders through the course of the day
- Ploughman’s lunch
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact gabe@theciderologist.com
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