The Stable was opened in October 2009 in the old stables of The Bull Hotel, a 17th century coaching inn.
The Stable, Dorset
c/o The Bull Hotel 34 East Street Bridport Dorset DT6 3LF
T: 01308 422878 F: 01308 426872
Predominantly a cider house, nearly 50 types of ciders and perry are stocked along with apple and pear based spirits. Food is stonebaked pizzas and pies. Have a look at The Stable Dorset website, or even better, if you are in the area why not pay a visit.
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A guest post by Julian Temperley from the Somerset Cider Brandy Company www.ciderbrandy.co.uk:
“I read with interest how Devon Cider Brandy is produced in Devon
and how they have permission to distill, either the second or third license
in the UK . All sounds brilliant especially the bit about the importance of
provenance. The photos of their stills look good too. The looked to me
very similar to our stills, Josephine and Fifi, normally to be found in our
distillery in Somerset.
As far as I am aware we distill all of the Devon Cider Brandy at
our distillery at Burrow Hill, Somerset. Some barrels of the spirit find
their way to Liverpool for maturing and some are still in our bond here
though not for much longer.
Sadly not a word of thanks even though we provide them with the
barrels and much else, just a series of half truths more suited to
MacDonalds or a politican. A shame on them. Sadly for them the public are
not that stupid.”
Regards,
Julian Temperley,
director Somerset Cider Brandy Co Ltd and distiller of apples for the past 20 years.”
Julian Temperley
Published at December 31, 2009
in blogs.
Happy New Year for 2010 from the UKCider blog.
Lots more challenges in the coming year, bring it on!
Acclaimed Cornish brewery Sharp’s of Rock near Padstow has teamed up with Cornish Orchards to produce a cider for the UK market.
Orchard Cider is made from 100% local cider apples and is being trialled in selected outlets in Cornwall and Devon.
Joe Keohane, of Sharp’s, said: “Our introduction to Cornish Orchards was the Eden Project. We are incredibly proud of the cider produced as a result of this partnership.” Orchard Cider is the only draft cider available at local tourist attraction the Eden Project.
Sharp’s said there are plans to extend the distribution of Orchard Cider next year.
Another brewery, Bath’s Abbey Ales has launched Hell’s Bells, produced by the Tricky Cider Company, situated in the Blackdown Hills in Somerset.
Abbey Ales managing director Alan Morgan said of his company’s new product: “We will be offering it to our existing customers initially, and in our own pubs, the Star, the Coeur De Lion and The Assembly Inn.” Distribution will be extended later in the year.
At UKCider we believe cider and all alcoholic drinks should be bound by the same ingredients listing laws as any other foodstuffs. This would help to educate the public about what goes into making pure natural cider compared with the adulterated output from many well known brands. According to the industrial cider makers organisations, it’s the wine industry holding this back, so it’s always good news to see some parts of the wine world moving forward with additives labelling.
There is a movement in the wine business that says that all wines should carry ingredient labelling (see what Bonny Doon(1) are doing) just as most other food & drink products do. The question will be, will any consumer understand those ingredients, what they mean, and what the effects are? Are we defending the consumer, or simply confusing them “for their/our own good”?
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Spotted yesterday at a trade tasting: Bonny Doon’s labels are now baring all and putting a full “ingredient” list. This is not a legal requirement but more comprehensive labeling for wine is a subject that is in play. While more information on labels is a probably good thing, it would be helpful to have some context about some of lesser-known aspects of winemaking. But maybe that’s what the internet is for, researching things like wine ingredient lists.
Heron Valley Cider
We ordered one bottle of Heron Valley Cider to try and it arrived today so we made a tasting video to share our reaction on opening the bottle and trying some of the cider.
Heron Valley Devon cider is claimed to be “Authentic Devon Cider”
None of this ‘serve over ice’ rubbish…. We make our award winning cider in an entirely natural and honest way, using local Devon Cider apples, many from ancient orchards, pressed in our hydraulic press through Acacia boards and cloth, and then allowed to ferment and mature naturally using the wild yeasts present on the skins of the apples. No added yeasts, water or sulphites, just pure Devon cider apple juice fermented and nothing else.
and yet the label says that it’s only 6% and lists as an ingredient, “organic cane sugar” so there’s a bit of an anomoly there.
The cider was clean tasting, fruity and sharp but perhaps not quite dry enough for my preference, but I could easily drink a pint of it in one go, and then maybe another.
So we ordered a whole bag-in-box of the Heron Valley Dry cider and made another tasting video when it arrived.
Excellent cider and all made with 100% organci cider apples, and no added sulphites. There are some people would have you believe that it’s impossible to grow apples organically on any scale, and that making cider without using sulphite is a horrible gamble, but fortunately the good people at Heron Valley Cider aren’t listening to any of them.
One box of Heron Valley Dry cider cost £35 delivery included so that works out at £3.50 a litre which is less than £2 a pint for some of the best natural cider you can buy anywhere.
Video by Cider Workshop
A California-based travel Website called VirtualTourist.com chose Spain’s Asturias region to top its list of the world’s “Top Five Places for Cider.
- Cider makers in Asturias embrace showmanship in its pouring rituals, allowing the public to watch as the cider and its destined glass are kept two to three feet apart during pouring to aerate the beverage.
- La Route du Cidre, a 25-mile stretch of road in France’s Normandy region, was picked as No. 2 on the list for the massive number of cider producers lining the road.
- New York was third on the list for the farms, apple orchards and cider mills that work in tandem to create the freshest cider for visitors.
- Fourth was the Frankfurt region of Germany, which boasts several pubs serving Ebbelwoi, a traditional alcoholic cider variant popular with locals and visitors alike.
- Fifth was Somerset, England, which has embraced cider as part of its local tradition since the 1600s, with frequent festivals, tastings and educational lectures devoted to the drink.
Here at UKCider we decided to make up our own top five cider and perry regions, to see how they would compare.
1) The Three Counties of Herefordshire, Worcester and Gloucester for having the largest diversity of cider and perry makers and producing the largest volume of real cider and perry.
2) The Basque region of Spain and France for the greatest revival in traditional cider making and for producing the most delicious natural ciders.
3) Wales for reintroducing perry making and for celebrating Welsh cider in new areas.
4) Kent for keeping the Eastern counties style of cider going and for growing huge numbers of apple trees.
5) Devon for maintaining traditional farmhouse cider methods against all advice to adopt modern scientific techniques.
Just for fun, I wonder which would be your choices for the top 5 cider regions?
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