For the Love of Cider

In New England drinking habits soon underwent a marked and speedy change. English grains did not thrive well those first years of settlement, and were costly to import, so New Englanders soon drifted from beer-drinking to cider-drinking. The many apple orchards planted first by Endicott and Blackstone in Massachusetts, and Wolcott in Connecticut, and seen in a few decades on every prosperous and thrifty farm, soon gave forth their bountiful yield of juicy fruit.       ~ History of Alcohol in America


It been awhile since we've introduced such a collection of hard ciders to our collection. For fans of cider, read on...

One of the best-known brands of cider in the world, Westons has been pressing and fermenting in the Herefordshire village of Much Marcle for 130 years.

HENRY WESTON'S Special Reserve Cider
A very special Cider made from top quality cider apples of a single year's crop. Matured in old oak vats and then selected by our Master Cider Maker as the very best of the year's vintages. Full bodied and rich in flavour. Suitable for vegetarians, vegans and coeliacs.

HENRY WESTON'S Oak Conditioned Extra Dry
A very dry, crisp tasting cider. Fermented and matured in old oak vats to develop its very special character and flavour. Suitable for vegetarians, vegans and coeliacs.

HENNEY'S Vintage 2009 Still Cider
Made from a single year's pressing and naturally still. Appley and intense with real depth of flavor. It tastes of late summer with notes of herbs, apricots and apple crumble and is the sort of cider you serve with food.

SAMUEL SMITH'S Organic Cider
Bright straw-gold with excellent clarity, Samuel Smith's Organic Cider has a light body, with brilliant conditioning, a crisp clean flavor, and a dry finish. The bouquet is fresh apples, with a soft floral note.

OLIVER'S Herefordshire Dry Perry
This still, dry perry is blended from selected varieties of vintage pears grown in orchards in Herefordshire, England. A full tasting perry, rounded with hints of citrus, with good body and a lingering pear aftertaste.