May take a butchers up there next time I go up London on the train, looks very promising

Cornish Rattler.
Thatchers Gold.
Stowford Press.

Probably in that order

Available online..

http://www.kernowharvest.co.uk/store...witemRATT.aspx

Original Rattler Case 500ml x 12

6% abv

Price £26.00 + £10 shipping.

£6 per Litre, Ouch..

My fav is Weston`s Organic Cider - £1.67 a bottle from Morrisons.

Yes, it's lovely reminds me of the old glass 1 litre bottles of Strongbow from years ago

Old Rosie, although too many of them knocks me off my feet

Asda have this on offer at present with 3 bottles for £4.
Bought some the other day.
Lovely stuff.

And it's also included in their 4 for £5 offer, who could say no?

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I used to drink Red Witch when i used to go out,,Cider,, Pernod,, and black,,Was good for getting p!ssed on lol

I wish chains like Bargain Booze would take a punt on the likes of Cornish Rattler, Thatchers and Westons instead of just sticking with the usual Dry Blackthorn/Strongbow/Magners/Bulmers/Merrydown crap.

They've moved from 2007 to 2008 vintage and it now tastes like Strongbow. Very harsh with all the smokiness and subtlety gone.

My favourites are:-

Kopperberg Cider
Chapmans Premium Cider 79p Pint Bottles @ home bargins
Woodpecker Cider

When ever i got shopping I try and go somewhere when there is either a french or german market on and try different kinds of cider to drink.

Just got into Henneys lately - very nice

Yes, Asda have started selling it at £1.30 a bottle. It's better than Westons now I think.

I prefer St Helier to Kopparberg but I'd be happy with either.

Not a fan of any apple ciders I've tried except the kopparberg one, but that just tasted the same as the pear one.

St Helier pear cider is delicious.

Strongbow

I can remember the days when the average off licence only had a choice of Strongbow, Dry Blackthorn or Woodpecker.

Some Sainbury's appear to be stocking a perry by Westons.

tried one the other day.


Mmmmmmmm...........

And there's no such thing as 'pear cider'.

It's perry.

M&S have a few good ones:

Somerset Traditional Cider 5.5% vol by Thatchers. A medium Cider with a very full spicy taste. Very good indeed.

And also a Somerset Vintage Cider 6.6% vol also by Thatchers which I haven't tasted yet but I will review in my next post.

Both are exclusive to M&S.

Note they have a 4 for the price of 3 offer on 500ml Cider bottles so you can get 4 bottles for around £6.

It's decent but not as good as the Traditional 5.5% Cider according to my taste buds.

Recently I have been enjoying Henney's Frome Valley. They have a range of types but they all pack an appley punch. Sounds strange to say that but some so-called artisan ciders are a bit of a let down.

If I'm lucky enough to be in Cornwall I have draught Rattler. If I'm out cycling locally I have Thatchers Gold. (and usually fall off my bike on the ride home.) And if I'm feeling flush when I go shopping I'll treat myself to some Katy.

Mr Saz and I had a gorgeous cider from a pub in Brecon which was served with crushed ice - the ice was added to the drink via the tap. I can't remember what it was called though. It was just the ticket after the waterfall walk we'd just done.

It wasn't this was it?

http://www.gwyntcider.com/home.html

I've seen a few people on here raving about their Ciders.