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Unique ciders celebrated at expanded Australian Cider Awards and Festival!
9 years ago

Unique ciders celebrated at expanded Australian Cider Awards and Festival!

It’s that time of year again. The 2015 Australian Cider Awards and Festival are just around the corner. Last years awards was a great event for cider fans and producers to catch up about the industry over some of the countries best ciders. Tickets are for sale now. More info after the break.
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Napoleone Methode Traditionnelle Pear Cider
9 years ago

Napoleone Methode Traditionnelle Pear Cider

Last year, Napoleone cider took out the top gong for the best Australian cider with their Methode Traditionnelle Pear Cider. After winning such an accolade the supplies quickly ran out at the tasting session the next day. Finally, I found a bottle to review.

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Golden Axe Big Hard Woody Cider
9 years ago

Golden Axe Big Hard Woody Cider

One of the first ciders I reviewed was the Golden Axe. Now the sequel has been released. Big Hard Woody Cider is the next cider off the line. Like the classic 1991 video game name sake, will the sequel better than the original?

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Harcourt  Apple Cider
9 years ago

Harcourt Apple Cider

Down in Harcourt, Victoria its the middle of the 2015 Vintage. Fruit picking is in full swing. It’s beginning to look like a bumper crop. I called Simon Frost between truckloads of apples bins coming out of the orchard ready to be pressed and turned into Harcourt Apple Cider waiting for me to review. Read More

Seven Oaks Farmhouse Rous Latour Cider
9 years ago

Seven Oaks Farmhouse Rous Latour Cider

Seven Oak Farmhouse Cider are a bit of a rare breed in Australia’s cider scene. We’re starting to see a few single variety ciders on the shelves. Most of these are made with eating apples; one or two might be English cider apples. Seven Oaks are making a single variety cider with the French “Rous Latour” cider apple.
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Cheeky Rascal Methode Traditionelle
9 years ago

Cheeky Rascal Methode Traditionelle

Rebello Wines are doing some interesting things in cider these days, they are introducing new ideas to the Australian market under the Cheeky Rascal label. They’ve done mulled cider kits and cider with fresh strawberries. But today I get to review Cheeky Rascals’ most premium cider, the Methode Traditionelle apple cider.

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Kelly Brothers Sparkling Cider
9 years ago

Kelly Brothers Sparkling Cider

Kelly Brother’s cider prides itself on traditional techniques. The brothers use Yarra Valley apples pressed on proper old-fashioned gear to make a medium sweetness cider called “Kelly Brothers Sparkling Cider”.
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St. Ronans Draught Cider
9 years ago

St. Ronans Draught Cider

St Ronan’s are doing things a little different in the Yarra Valley. Their real cider is unfiltered, has no added sugar or water, couple this with white wine yeast makes this draught cider an interesting little number. But the fact that this cider is only half of a double act is the real story.

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