Menu du jour ciders : 53 Recipes


  • Recipe Ciders for Christmas
    Ciders for Christmas
    So heres our review of this years favourite ciders to enjoy over the festive season. In no particular order, all guaranteed to give you that warm glow from the inside Pouring draught cider at Heck's in Somerset Red Streak,[...]
  • Recipe A tale of two ciders
    A tale of two ciders
    I am a big fan of ciders.   Now, I am not talking about the type of ciders that you might have drank growing up, either in the form of a non-alcoholic sparkling cider for the kids, or perhaps early in your drinking career you might[...]
  • Recipe A Round of Real Ciders
    A Round of Real Ciders
    What's this picture all about then? Well to be honest it's just an excuse to feature an interesting old cider tray from Barry Lount's extensive collection of Breweriana (Cideriana?), much of which is on display at Barry & Liz's award[...]
  • Recipe Ciders We Like - Pts 1, 2, & 3
    Ciders We Like - Pts 1, 2, & 3
    What could be better on a sunny Summer afternoon, than time spent sipping & sampling at a local pub Beer Festival . Not much I hear you say. Well how about if the promised beer festival only goes and turns out to be a bloomin' Cider Festival .[...]
  • Recipe First Taste II - The Ciders
    First Taste II - The Ciders
    We're in no great rush to start selling our ciders, which is just as well really as all the signs point to them maturing a fair bit later than previous years. Several factors have slowed things down in the ciderhouse, chief of which is that we[...]
  • Recipe Six Ciders for Christmas Day - Cheese
    Six Ciders for Christmas Day - Cheese
    Two recommendations for the price of one. I've said it before on this blog, and for those that may have missed it I'll happily repeat myself. Cheese & Cider , or to put it another way, Cider & Cheese , a marriage made in heaven. Yes,[...]
  • Recipe Six Ciders for Christmas Day - Breakfast
    Six Ciders for Christmas Day - Breakfast
    Breakfast drinking! Probably only appropriate on two occasions. Your own Wedding Day is one, and who would argue with that, but perhaps the only truly annual excuse for a drink with the cornflakes is Christmas Day . Champagne or Cava are[...]
  • Recipe Six Ciders for Christmas Day - Brandy, No Cigar
    Six Ciders for Christmas Day - Brandy, No Cigar
    And so we come to the last knockings of what has been a long and indulgent day. Snuggled up in front of a crackling gas fire, stuffed to the gunnel's with rich Christmas Fayre (ahem!), fit for nowt but a family film of your choice or the welcome[...]
  • Recipe Six Ciders for Christmas Day - The Queen's Speech
    Six Ciders for Christmas Day - The Queen's Speech
    Hush-up and stand to attention, it's 'er Majesty on the box. If you've forgotten to get the cheeses out of the fridge, it's too late now... Pour yourself a generous glass of Duchy Originals Organic Dry Reserve Cider (it could be a long speech[...]
  • Recipe Six Ciders for Christmas Day - The Pre-Dinner Snifter
    Six Ciders for Christmas Day - The Pre-Dinner Snifter
    A good Pint in a welcoming Pub can be a truly memorable Experience. It would be true to say though, that some Pints, in some Pubs, and on some Occasions , are certainly more memorable than others. The ' Unexpectedly bumping into[...]