Cider and Perry 2023

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 majority will be still ciders served from Bag In Box (BiB). For the first time, the cider and perry bar includes a number of keg conditioned ciders – we will have up to four keg conditioned ciders available at a time.

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 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	Format	Maker	Location	Name	ABV	Style	Description
Cider	BiB	Ascension	Sussex	Champing On The Pit	4	Medium sweet	Wild cider, fresh apple and peach juices combine to create a soft, juicy cider, perfect for late summer heat, A proper summer smasher
Cider	BiB	Ascension	Sussex	Dance Commander	4	Medium sweet	Cherry sour cider
Cider	BiB	Ascension	Sussex	Pilot	4.6	Sweet	Super tasty session cider! Wild fermented cider blends with freshly pressed apple juice to create a refreshing and fruity blend
Cider	BiB	Ascension	Sussex	Shimmy	4	Medium sweet	Lovingly referred to as the "Tangbomb" this lip moreish number is awash with tropical pineapple flavours, balanced with a light touch of citric acid from the lemon
Cider	BiB	Ascension	Sussex	Star Rover	6.4	Medium dry	Braeburn/Bramley cider blend
Cider	BiB	Ascension	Sussex	Unless You Think	4	Medium sweet	This blend features Russet and Bramley cider, fresh Gala apples, lemons, limes and red grapes
Cider	BiB	Ascension	Sussex	Wrath	4	Medium sweet	Wild cider, fresh apple and red grape juice comes together to produce this sumptuous cider. The tartness from the cider, sweetness of the apple and dry tannins of the grapes create layer upon layer of flavour
Cider	BiB	Barley Wood	Somerset	Dry	6.8	Dry	A classic Somerset cider made from apples harvested late in the season including Yarlington Mill, Harry Master’s Jersey and Chisel Jersey. Rich orchard fruits with a long dry finish.
Cider	BiB	Barley Wood	Somerset	Harvest Gold	4.3	Sweet	Ripe bitter sweet cider apples were pressed and cold racked to retain lots of natural sugars balanced by the fruity tangy acidity of Foxwhelp. Baked apple, tropical fruit and some soft tannins to bring it all together. Awarded Silver at the British Cider Championships at the Bath & West
Cider	BiB	Barley Wood	Somerset	Mayday	6.3	Medium	A beautiful, easy drinking medium cider made using a blend of traditional Somerset bitter sweet apples, cold racked to retain a natural residual sweetness. Juicy fruitiness and very quaffable.
Cider	BiB	Bartestree	Herefordshire	Chorlton Special Blend	6.1	Dry	A blend of Cap of Liberty and Breakwell's Seedling
Cider	BiB	Bartestree	Herefordshire	Tremletts & Friends	5	Sweet	A (naturally) sweet blend of Tremletts Bitter, Browns Apple, Court of Wick and Royal Somerset
Cider	BiB	Bignose & Beardy	Sussex	Early Doors	6.4	Medium	Mainly Discovery apples with some Yarlington Mill. Expect a zingy, fresh cider with a little tannin and long finish
Perry	BiB	Blue Barrel	Cambridgeshire	Colwick Perry	6.5	Medium sweet	Award winning, fruity tannic perry with a lasting gentle astringency
Cider	BiB	Blue Barrel	Cambridgeshire	Cuckoo Return	5.5	Medium
Cider	BiB	Blue Barrel	Cambridgeshire	Sherwood Blend	6.5	Medium	A tangy, full bodied traditional cider with a delicious bittersweet aftertaste
Cider	BiB	Blue Barrel	Cambridgeshire	Smokin Barrels	6.5	Medium dry	Matured in malt whiskey casks to create a charismatic cider with a complex caramel oak finish
Cider	BiB	Blue Barrel	Cambridgeshire	Trees Are Good	7.2	Dry	Apple skin and rose water aromatics with a juicy balance of blackcurrant, lemon drop and honey and a soft tannic finish
Cider	BiB	Bollhayes	Devon	Dry	6.5	Dry
Cider	BiB	Bollhayes	Devon	Half A Sec	6.5
Cider	Keg	Dunham Press	Greater Manchester	Dabbler	6.5	Medium dry	A single variety, rich tannic sparkling cider made from Dabinett apples grown in Dunham, with a deep caramel aroma
Cider	BiB	Dunham Press	Greater Manchester	Dabbler	6.5	Medium dry	A single variety, rich tannic sparkling cider made from Dabinett apples grown in Dunham, with a deep caramel aroma
Cider	Keg	Dunham Press	Greater Manchester	Dunham Disco	4.8	Medium
Cider	BiB	Dunham Press	Greater Manchester	Michelin SV	7	Medium
Cider	BiB	Dunham Press	Greater Manchester	Old Orchard Blend	6.8
Cider	Keg	Dunham Press	Greater Manchester	Red Eye	6.2	Medium sweet	English style cider. Sweet, smooth tasting, with mild fruit taste.
Perry	BiB	Gregg's Pit	Herefordshire	Aylton Red, Blakeney Red & Gregg's Pit 2022		Dry
Perry	BiB	Gregg's Pit	Herefordshire	Blakeney Red, Brandy & Winnal's Longdon 10L		Dry
Perry	BiB	Gregg's Pit	Herefordshire	Blakeney Red, Butt & Oldfield		Medium
Perry	BiB	Gregg's Pit	Herefordshire	Thorn		Dry
Cider	BiB	High Peak	Derbyshire	There Is No Planet B	4.7	Medium dry	A wild fermented cider, blended to an easy drinking medium dry using only apples grown in the High Peak and the surrounding areas. A nicely rounded, soft session cider
Cider	BiB	Newton Court	Herefordshire	Farmhouse Scrumpy	7.4	Dry	A traditional strong dry farmhouse cider, stored in oak barrels on the farm over winter. The old-fashioned saying is you never tap the barrel until you've heard the cuckoo. Strong, complex flavour
Cider	BiB	Newton Court	Herefordshire	Gasping Goose	5.8	Medium	Made from a blend of cider varieties including Yarlington Mill, Dabinett and Harry Masters, Gasping Goose is a well-balanced, golden, medium-bodied cider. The “Goose” is crafted from organic apples grown to Soil Association standards in Newton Court Farm’s orchards, resulting in an easy-to-drink cider, perfect for any season.
Perry	BiB	Newton Court	Herefordshire	Panting Partridge	5.3	Medium	An organic perry, 5.3% Panting Partridge is light in colour, complex in flavour and refreshing to drink. It features a blend of the evocative sounding Longdon, Hendre Huffcap and Butt perry pears. Panting Partridge is a medium organic perry with a juicy pear taste and delicate wine finish.
Cider	BiB	Nightingale	Kent	Discovery Blush	6	Medium
Perry	Keg	Nightingale	Kent	Kentish Perry 2020 Vintage	7.4
Cider	Keg	Nightingale	Kent	Night Bird	4.9	Medium	A sophisticated yet easy drinking, fragrant and refreshing cider. Made from dessert and culinary varieties grown on the Nightingale farm and surrounding orchards
Cider	Keg	Nightingale	Kent	Wild Disco	5.5	Medium dry	Made from 100% wild fermented Kentish Discovery apple juice with floral, red apple and rose aromas. Fresh and zingy on the palate with a clean finish
Cider	BiB	Oliver's	Herefordshire	Basking In The Warm Glow	6.8	Medium dry	Barrel aged cider & moscavado sugar. Spicy, sweet vanilla oak and ripe tannic cider
Perry	BiB	Oliver's	Herefordshire	Classic Perry	6	Medium sweet
Cider	BiB	Oliver's	Herefordshire	Shezam	6	Medium dry	Herefordshire orchard blended richy, fruity apple cider
Cider	BiB	Oliver's	Herefordshire	Stoke Red	6.3	Medium sweet	Herefordshire single varietal medium sweet. Tangy & tasty.
Cider	BiB	Perrys	Somerset	Barn Owl	5	Medium
Cider	BiB	Pilton	Somerset	Labyrinth	5.9	Medium	Full flavoured farmhouse cider.
Cider	Keg	Pilton	Somerset	Pomme Pomme 2022	4.8	Medium sweet	This fruity cider brings together bittersweet cider apples with quince. The unique tart astringency of the quince is balanced here by the natural fruity sweetness of Pilton's classic keeved cider
Cider	BiB	Ross on Wye	Herefordshire	2022 Smooth Jazz Blend	5.8	Dry	A complex, layered cider blend of Bisquet, Ashton Bitter, Reinette D'Obry and Sweet Coppin.Each different apple brings a unique flavour to this gentle and light cider that's very easy to drink in the summer
Cider	BiB	Ross on Wye	Herefordshire	Oak Cask Dabinett & HMJ Blend	7	Dry	A blend of 2021 oak cak Dabinett with 2022 HMJ, resulting in a masterful tannic lead blend of apple flavours and oak cask influence
Perry	Keg	Ross on Wye	Herefordshire	Thorn, Flakey And Friends	5.6	Dry	An astounding fruity blend of perry pears. Thorn provides juicy citrus acidity and beautiful floral aromas, whilst Flakey Bark adds structure and definition to the finish. Blakeney Red and Aylton Red add some fullness and balance and a really jammy texture to the mid palate.
Perry	Keg	Ross on Wye	Herefordshire	Winnal's Longdon perry	6.5	Dry	A very pretty variety of pear that is quite soft to press, the drink is delicious. Gently tart and sharp, with great citrus aromatics, light in body and very quaffable
Cider	BiB	Seb's Cider	Herefordshire	Brown's Apple - Oak Cask	6.2	Dry
Cider	BiB	Seb's Cider	Herefordshire	Carnival Blend	7	Medium dry
Cider	BiB	Seb's Cider	Herefordshire	Festival Blend	6	Medium
Cider	BiB	Temperance Street	Manchester	2021 S/V Dabinet	6.3	Dry	Dry, nutty, slightly tart and tannic
Perry	Keg	Temperance Street	Manchester	Quince Japonica Perry 2020	5.4	Medium dry	Slight sweetness with citric nose and sharpness
Cider	BiB	Turner's	Kent	Apple Pie	4	Medium sweet	Flavoured with spices and sweetened with fresh apple juice
Cider	BiB	Turner's	Kent	Elderflower	5.5	Medium sweet	Elegant, fresh and floral. Unfiltered
Cider	BiB	Turner's	Kent	Rhubarb	5	Medium sweet	Blended with freshly juiced Kentish rhubarb, this is our most moreish cider yet! Sweet and tart. unfiltered.

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