Real Cider and Perry is #NotFromConcentrate
Many of the ciders you see in pubs aren’t made from fresh apples, instead being made from apple concentrate or “chaptalised” juices (a process where the alcohol level in a cider or perry is increased by the addition of sugar to an unnatural level for storage, before it is diluted with water to the desired alcohol content for sale). For more information on real Cider and Perry, click here.
All of the ciders and perries at Chorlton Festival have been pressed from fresh apples or pears and #NotFromConcentrate.
There will be over 50 varieties available sourced from some of the finest producers around, including our own local producer Dunham Press.
The ciders and perries ordered for the festival are listed below. Final list available at festival is subject to change but we will endeavour to keep this page updated.
Massive thanks to Nicky from Cat In The Glass who has curated the vast majority of our Cider and Perry list. Nicky is a certified Pommelier so you can be assured that she’s only selected the very best cider and perry producers.
Cider/ Perry | Maker | Location | Name | ABV | Style | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Ascension | Sussex | Hide In The Sky | 3.8 | MS | Redcurrant sour cider |
| C | Ascension | Sussex | Pilot | 4.8 | MS | Fruity session cider |
| C | Ascension | Sussex | Purple Haze | 4 | MS | Blackcurrant lemonade style cider |
| C | Ascension | Sussex | Sonic Titan | 8.2 | MD | Blending our strong wild fermented cider with a hint of sweet apple juice gave us the cider that was to be known as Sonic Titan. Named not only for its gravity and strength but also after a track by the gods of heavy sleep |
| C | Ascension | Sussex | Tranquility of Solitude | 4 | MS | Red plum cider blend |
| C | Ascension | Sussex | Unless You Think | 4 | Tart citrus joins force with the ciders acid, puckering you up for a kiss of sweet red grape, before rounding out to a dry finish | |
| C | Barley Wood | Somerset | Dry | 7 | D | A classic Somerset dry cider made with a large helping of Yarlington Mill and a dash of Foxwhelp, orchard fruits with a dry, tannic finish |
| C | Barley Wood | Somerset | Mayday | 5 | M | A beautiful, easy drinking medium cider made using a blend of traditional Somerset bittersweet apples, cold racked to retain a natural residual sweetness. Juicy fruitiness and very quaffable. Won Bronze at Bath and West National cider championship |
| C | Barley Wood | Somerset | Sweet | 4.3 | S | Cold racked to retain lots of lovely apple sugars and balanced by the fruity tangy acidity of Foxwhelp. Baked apple, tropical fruit and some soft tannins to bring it all together. Won Silver at Bath and West National cider championship. |
| P | Blue Barrel | Cambridgeshire | Colwick Perry | 6.5 | MS | Award winning, fruity tannic perry with a lasting gentle astringency |
| C | Blue Barrel | Cambridgeshire | Smokin Barrels | 6.5 | MD | Matured in malt whisky casks to create a charismatic cider with a complex caramel oak finish |
| C | Blue Barrel | Cambridgeshire | Trees Are Good | 7.2 | D | Apple skin & rose water aromatics with a juicy balance of blackcurrant. Lemon drop & honey & a soft tannic finish. Dry, wild ferment, oak conditioned |
| P | Bushel and Peck | Glouctershire | Smooth and Subtle | 6.4 | MD | Delicate, refined, smooth and subtle. Expect a creeping tartness and the classic perry sweetness |
| C | Cockeyed Cider Co. | Devon | Devon Jasper | 5 | M | Medium Traditional Cider - Clear |
| C | Cotswold Cider Co. | Oxfordshire | Horn Blower | 4 | Chai Spiced Revelation | |
| C | Cotswold Cider Co. | Oxfordshire | Muscle Mary | 4 | M | Raspberry Blush |
| C | Cotswold Cider Co. | Oxfordshire | She Devil | 4.3 | S | Cloudy Apple Cider |
| Cotswold Cider Co. | Oxfordshire | Voodoo Pulp | 4.7 | D | Dry Cloudy Apple Cide | |
| P | Dunham Press | Dunham Massey | Blakeney Red | 7 | TBC | |
| C | Dunham Press | Dunham Massey | Dabbler | 6.8 | MD | |
| C | Dunham Press | Dunham Massey | Dunham Cat | 6.5 | MD | |
| C | Dunham Press | Dunham Massey | Early Bird | 6.4 | M | |
| P | Dunham Press | Dunham Massey | Holy Trinity | 6.4 | TBC | |
| C | Dunham Press | Dunham Massey | Michelin | 7 | TBC | |
| C | Dunham Press | Dunham Massey | Rhubarb | 4 | TBC | |
| C | Dunham Press | Dunham Massey | Whisky Cask Haggis Hound | 9.2 | TBC | |
| P | Farmer Jim | Devon | Farmyard Perry | 4.5 | Light Fruity Perry | |
| P | Healeys | Northamptonshire | Flattler Pear | 6 | Still Cornish Pear Cyder | |
| C | High Peak | Derbyshire | Our House Is On Fire | 6.4 | D | Smoked cider |
| C | High Peak | Derbyshire | Right To Roam | 6.7 | D | Whisky cask cider |
| C | High Peak | Derbyshire | There is No Planet B | 4.7 | M | Medium cider |
| C | Hogans | Warwickshire | French Revelation | 4.8 | MS | A Breton style cider, smooth, velvety and oh so richly flavoursome. After the big tannic punch, it delivers a natural apple sweetness only years of craft could perfect. A wild, fruity and mature cider. |
| C | Hogans | Warwickshire | Hazy Rays | 3.9 | M | A deliciously light, fruity and moreish fresh pressed hazy cider. This best seller carries an abundant appley aroma to the nose. With more than a hint of citrus and berry delicately balanced against the apple sweetness on the palate, Hazy Rays is the perfect refreshing session drink for those lazy summer days. |
| C | Hogans | Warwickshire | Libertine | 6.2 | S | This indulgent and sweetly satisfying blend is a radical renegade of a cider. Burnt umber in colour, it’s rich, dark and tannic with a delicious depth of flavour that’s as warm as it is wild. |
| P | Hogans | Warwickshire | Lonely Partridge | 5.8 | MS | A long standing favourite blend, this authentic perry is a fruity drop. |
| C | Lukes | London | Vintage | 6.4 | MD | Super juicy and infinitely drinkable. Aged for extra depth and character, expect moderate sweetness and a decent level of tannins |
| C | New Forest | Wales | Traditional Farmhouse | 7 | MD | Traditional farmhouse cider |
| C | Nightingale | Kent | Discovery | 6 | M | The Discovery apple is the first to mature and be picked in the autumn. With the nose and flavour of this early variety, our Discovery blend is a medium fruity cider with a delicate rose blush. A wild fermented minimal intervention cider, which is matured for a minimum of 6 months before release |
| C | Nightingale | Kent | Tenterden | 5.5 | M | Tenterden cider celebrates the connection between our orchards and hometown in the Weald of Kent. A beautifully balanced and bright and floral medium cider which is matured for a minimum of 6 months before release |
| C | Oliver's | Herefordshire | Making Hay | 6 | M | The sweetest of Oliver's is back for the summer |
| P | Oliver's | Herefordshire | Traditional Perry Medium Dry | 6 | MD | Still, unfiltered, 100% juice perry |
| C | Oliver's | Herefordshire | Wassail Blend | 5.3 | Wild Farmhouse Cider | |
| C | Oliver's | Herefordshire | Yarlington Mill | 6 | MD | 90% Yarlington Mill apples and 10% Foxwhelp, matured in speyside whisky oak barrels for 18 months leaving it equally fruity, smokey, spicy and sweet. |
| C | Orchard revival | Glouctershire | Heritage Cider | 6.5 | D | A celebration of traditional, dry cider, proper dry, proper tannic and proper tasty |
| C | Pilton | Somerset | Labyrinth | 5.9 | M | A full flavoured farmhouse cider. The first of a series, the Minotaur blend is built around smooth Harry Masters Jersey from 2020, which delivers gentle tannins and confident maturity. To this we have layered in a young Nehou from 2021 to bring robust astringency. The blend is completed with just enough natural apple sweetness from our classic orchard blend keeved cider. Unfiltered, undiluted, cloudy, still, no sugar or artificial sweetener. |
| C | Pulp | Somerset | Apple Cider | 4.7 | M | Great flavour and low abv make this the perfect crowd pleaser, big ripe apple flavour, a good dose of sweetness and a slightly dry, woody finish |
| C | Ross on Wye | Herefordshire | Four Years Three Apples Oak Cask | 7.8 | D | A drinkable oak cask cider featuring a complex array of carefully blended individually fermented apples. Oak cask. Somerset Redstreak from 2018, oak cask Major from 2019, neutral container Somerset Redstreak from 2020, and neutral Harry Masters Jersey from 2021. A frankly outrageously sublime cider |
| C | Ross on Wye | Herefordshire | Foxton Mill Blend V2 | 6.5 | D | We have topped up our original Foxton blend with more bittersweet, resulting in a smoother blend of Foxwhelp (10%), Ashton Bitter (45%) and Yarlington Mill (45%) – hence, ‘Foxton Mill.’ Well balanced with the gentle sharpness of Foxwhelp matched by the bitterness of Ashton Bitter – together they combine effortlessly to create a cider with fullness of flavour without the challenging nature of the varieties alone. Finished with Yarlington Mill from Stockmoor Farm that was fermented in oak casks and we have a cider that has it all! |
| C | Ross on Wye | Herefordshire | Harry Masters Jersey | 6.3 | D | Harry Masters Jersey is a powerful and characterful bittersweet variety. The 2021 harvest seemed to be the best Harry Masters we had ever seen and it is really exciting to have a HMJ cider that is tasting so smooth and so full even when it is this young. A toasted almond character runs through the gentle mid palate, followed by some classic Ross-on-Wye loved tannins. A very drinkable cider. |
| C | Ross on Wye | Herefordshire | Somerset Redstreak & Browns Apple | 6.7 | D | The first draught cider to come from 2021! When the cider is this young it is fresh and bursting with life. The flavour is full and juicy and these two varieties are perfect examples of the season: Browns Apple is a generous mild sharp apple that has plenty of strawberry acidity without being too powerful, and Somerset Redstreak is a classic soft bittersweet with only gentle tannins. Together they combine very nicely into a very very tasty cider indeed! |
| C | Seacider | West Sussex | Passionfruit Cider | 4 | M | Made with Pure Passionfruit Juice |
| C | Severn | Glouctershire | Farmhouse Cider | 5.8 | M | Great example of a modern West counties cider, combing rich and robust flavours with drinkability |
| C | Temperance Street | Manchester | Bramley & Crab 22 | 5.9 | D | Donated Bramleys and foraged crab apple aged in barrels blended with fresh Bramleys to give a sour and drying cider evincing Crab apple's qualities |
| C | Temperance Street | Manchester | Northern Core | 5.8 | D | Local eating apples and wildings blended with waste cider apples and barrel aged to produce a dry, clean cider |
| C | Temperance Street | Manchester | Timperley early | 4.1 | MD | Timperley early rhubarb grown locally, pressed and blended with donated Bramleys to produce a sharp biting fruit cider |
| C | Turner's | Kent | Apple Pie | 4 | M | Tastes just like apple pie! |
| C | Turner's | Kent | Dry | 6.5 | D | Bright and crisp, enjoyably tart |
| C | Turner's | Kent | Elderflower | 5.5 | M | Elegant, fresh and floral |
| P | Turner's | Kent | Pear | 5.5 | M | Floral, peachy and elegant |
| C | Turner's | Kent | Rhubarb | 4 | S | Sweet and tart, very refreshing |
| C | Ty Gwyn | Herefordshire | Browns Apple SV | 5 | MD | Single variety cider made from Browns apples. Light and super refreshing. Full of floral aromas, sweet apple flavours balanced by a little wood and smoke |
