THE CIDER
The second batch of Malus - just about the most delicious thing you oculd want on a cold winter evening. A heady blend of Eau de Vie and fresh juice, aged for two years in a single, 15 year old, ex-cider cask. The spirit was 80% bittersweets and 20% sharps, with as broad a range in varieties as could be included. A blend of bittersweet and sharp fruit was used for the juice component, aiming to have plenty of tannins to handle the long ageing. This is great to drink after dinner either by itself or with nuts, dried fruit and very aged cheeses. You could also serve as an aperitif with one large, very cold, ice cube and just the tiniest splash of soda.
THE PEOPLE
Sam and Beccy of Wilding Cider grow organic vegetables and make cider near Chew Magna in Somerset. All fruit comes from unsprayed and unfertilised traditional orchards. Naturally, only wild yeasts are used, with no filtering and no additives whatsoever.
THE PLACE
Based just south of Bristol Beccy and Sam work with several old orchards across this traditional growing cider region - some of these being part of the Long Ashton research centre.
Wilding - Malus Lot 02 NV(50cl)
6% Off 6 Bottles
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