Thatchers Cider
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Thatchers Ciders
Somerset Cider maker for over 100 years & farm shop.
Thatchers Cider Company Ltd, Myrtle Farm, Sandford, Somerset BS25 5RA
Tel: 01934 822862
More info at the Thatchers website [1]
Thatchers Draught Ciders
- Cheddar Valley - Cloudy & Red, Non-sparkling 6%
Where does the colour come from? It cannot be natural. Here is a definite case for clear labelling of ingredients so the drinker can use their own judgement as to whether to drink something so artificial-looking. The current version of C.H. is not a patch on the original which at least had bite and flavour instead of just a strange colour as it's selling point...
- Traditional - Cloudy, 1904 Recipe, Non-sparkling 6%
- Old Rascal Scrumpy - Clear, Sparkling 6%
Filtered? Industrial cider?
- Heritage - Clear, Sparkling 5.3%
Filtered? Industrial cider?
- Gold - Clear, Sparkling 4.8%
Filtered? Industrial cider?
- Ashton Press 4.8% - Made for the Long Ashton Cider Co, a wholly owned subsidiary of Butcombe Brewery. A keg cider made from English apples, and conditioned in oak vats.
More info [2]
Thatchers Single Variety Bottled Ciders
- Coxs - Sweet 5.3%
- Katy - Dry, Sparkling 7.4%
- Redstreak - Mellow 7.4%
- Spartan - Invigorating (?) 5.2%
More info [3]
Thatchers Speciality Bottled Ciders
- Christon - Single Orchard Cider 7.4%
- Oak Matured - Aged in Rum Barrels 5.2%
- Vintage - Made from the best Somerset apples of one years crop (750ml) 7.4%
- Perry - Made from Conference Pears (750ml) 7.4%
As Conference is a dessert pear, do not expect any depth of flavour or interest on the palate. This is quite bland, though innocuous, stuff. People who remember 'Babycham' may find something similar to please them here.
More info [4]
Thatchers Bottled Scrumpy Ciders
- Mendip Scrumpy - Oak Conditioned & Hazy (2 Litre) 6%
- Old Rascal - Farmhouse Cider & Clear (2 Litre) 6%
- Scrumpy Jug - Somerset Draught from the barrel & clear. dry, medium or sweet (2.5 Litre) 6%
More info [5]
Mole's Black Rat
Although Mole's Black Rat was at one time made at their brewery in Wiltshire, it is now made under licence by Thatchers. The taste has likewise changed to become "Thatchers style" if there is such a thing? Those who remember the original non-Thatchers Cheddar Valley may appreciate where I'm coming from... Interestingly, a local pub is due to have a mini beer festival soon and the only cider on is Black Rat which is described as a "...premium blend cider..." (what's that then?) and more alarmingly: "Produced traditionally in a family Somerset cider farmhouse." I would guess that this sort of marketing hyperbole was written and supplied by Thatchers themselves.
Green Goblin Oak Aged Cider
Thatchers also make Green Goblin Oak Aged Cider (6%) for Wychwood Brewery. This is a pleasant, medium sweetish cider which has a similar flavour to Westons Organic Vintage when the fizz has subsided.
