A new Young’s pub has opened in the development I reside in here in horrible, horrible Woolwich. This is one of the much touted improvements to the area that was supposed to have been instated within months of us moving here…
This ‘missing out on lunch’-method of losing lard seems to be working quite well for me. What is even better (although not perhaps on the ‘minimising calorie intake’-front) is that I am so pleased with myself for fighting off the crazy hunger all day that I feel quite justified in rewarding myself with a nice little drinkie…
I’m currently drinking a glass of ‘Premier Cru Suffolk cider’ from Aspall, it is really rather good. What is even better about it is that it is currently on sale at Sainsburys; three bottles for a fiver. A keen price for a tasty cider.
There are better bargains out there at the moment…
Westons seem to make most of the cider that one can find on supermarket shelves. Henry Westons Special Reserve Vintage Cider 2008, 8.2%
A rich nose of apples with slight earthy characters. The fruit is quite fresh and complex, which we like very much…
Badger Apple Wood Cider, 6%
This may not be the most heroic, the most characterful, or the most generally complex cider I’ve had in my life, but it is one of the nicest. It has a good, sweet, fresh fruit character which is backed up by a reasonable degree of sugar on the palate…
I took a picture of this the other day but didn’t review it. I worry that in this space of time someone might have been fooled into buying this piss-boring, slightly vile cider and so thrown their money away on a poor fun investment.
Waitrose Organic Vintage Cider 2008, 5%
This dreary nose just smells a little bit dirty and a…
Delicious, bubbly, tasty cider of the type despised by real cider twats, but why premier cru? The label makes no mention of it coming from a specific orchard, let alone a special location in an orchard…
My last post on the vat of cider the neighbours and us necked last night may not have been entirely transparent.
Like wine, cider is a partially spoiled product, this allows it to keep without getting anymore off and stops any nasty bugs from living in it. However, people I shall loosely refer to as ‘real cider twats’ take this idea a bit too seriously…
A three litre bag in the box of cider? Fuel for alcoholics, you might think. Well, possibly, but this is no Diamond Ice, it is really good. It costs a mere two quid per litre; good cider is such a bargain.
Weston’s organic vintage still cider 2008, 7.3%
This has just enough of the rancid apple aroma of proper, quality cider; powerfully…
Some ciders are actively unpleasant, and strangely it is the nasty ones that ‘real cider twats’ seem to prefer. This, on the other had, is an enjoyable drink.
Henney’s Frome Valley Dry Cider, 6%An only moderately rancid nose of apple-skin fruit. It smells quite attractive, only slightly rotten. The palate is lovely and fruity, quite dry and with a delicate fizziness…
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