We headed up to Jericho, via Cuckoo Lane last Sunday. The weather started out springlike but grey and got better by the time we'd walked to the Gardeners. The sun was shining like some celestial interrogation device whe …

Magners. That's a social phenomenon. And not necessarily one which the dedicated ciderist should be keen to embrace. I tend to think that cider that requires ice is, let's say problematic. If you really must make the stuff cold before you can dri …

Photo by Bill McIntyreused under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA licence. Of course this isn’t the first time I’ve reviewed Aspalls’, my previous Aspalls Premier Cru review was a bit bourgeois, a …

You may be thinking that labelling a cider Premier Cru is, well, a bit wanky. And I’d have to agree with you. However, Aspall Premier Cru Suffolk Cyder made me reconsider. A bone dry feast of light appley loveliness in a distinctive cone shaped bottle, it positively leapt down my neck. Hone …