The Tor Cider Company has come of age. We have bottled our single orchard ciders after a year of ageing in new American and third fill French oak barrels.
Yarley Hill is a light delicate cider with lively acidity, soft tannins and a refreshing apple flavour. It is made from sharp and bitter sharp apples with a proportion of bramleys for acidity
A perfect accompaniment to food.
Monk's Ford is a fuller bodied cider with more prominent chalky tannins and richer apple flavour. Made from bitter sweet apples from the heritage orchard on the banks for the river Axe.
Fenny Castle is a bright vibrant cider with strong apple taste and a complex character derived from the American and French oak barrels used for fermentation. It has also spent an extended period on the barrel lees and the overall result is a creamy smokey richness that is hard to resist. This has been likened to a summer ale in character.
Single Barrel in the spring we taste the maturing ciders and select the best barrel to be bottled straight off the lees as our vibrant youthful single barrel limited release cider.
Also our Traditional Method Sparkling cider is available in 750ml bottles. We have made this from 100% organic apples picked in the 2011 harvest. It has undergone both primary fermentation in oak barrels, secondary fermentation in the bottle and 24 months ageing on the lees. This is basically the same process used to make Champagne, Cava and English sparkling wine
The result is a sparkling cider with a fresh apple aroma, vibrant acidity balanced by a delicate apple flavour with a rich biscuity finish. Perfect as an aperitif. It is a great accompaniment to fish dishes.
At 8% alcohol It is a refreshing alternative to sparkling wine at a celebration.
All our cider are available from the cellar door or online.