Green Man Cider Batch Info
Information on out Limited Edition, bottle conditioned ciders. Each year we select some of our most interesting barrels, maybe blend a couple together and then give them a further secondary fermentation in the bottle. Usually very limited in number (100 to 200 bottles only per batch)| Barrel Number Year / Number | Apples | Apples from | Gravity of Juice | Date Pressed | Date Bottled | Yeast | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/1 | 100% Tom Putt | Venn Orchard | 1048 | 5/10/21 | 04/05/2022 | AWRI 350 | Lovely refreshing cider typical of the variety - light but with a good structure. Largely pressed with an early 70s funk/ soul sound track. | |
| First Press | 30% Browns, 30% Somerset Redstreak, 20% Sweet Alford 10% Tom Putt, 10% Fair Maid of Devon | Venn Orchard | 1048 | 15/10/21 | 17/03/22 | wild | Light and aromatic with refreshing citrus acidity | |
| 19/3 | Tremletts Bitter 40% - Sweet Alford 60% | Venn Orchard / Chumleigh | 1050 | 3/10/19 | 30/05/20 | AWRI 350 | time in the bottle has mellowed the tannins of the Tremletts while retaining a smoky depth. | SOLD OUT |
| 19/5 | Major 50% - Ellis Bitter 50% | Youlston / Bish Mill | 1055 | 10/10/19 | 14/04/20 | Saccharomyces cerevisiae x Saccharomyces kudriavzevii | Tannic west country apples give this blend a nice firm backbone. Very much not Kopperberg | |
| 20/K2 | 100% Gros Oeillet | Youlston | 1049 | 01/12/20 | 15/03/21 | wild | Slightly drier than the 2019 version - this keeved cider is rich and savoury with soft bitter orange and Calavados notes. | |
| Venn Orchard Blend 2019 | Blend of traditional Devon apple from a single orchard | Venn Orchard | 1053 | Autumn 2019 | 12/-2/21 | AWRI 350 / wild | A well balanced cider that reflects the orchard it was grown in. Matured for a year in the barrel and bottled in early 2021 | |
| Dabinett / 9 Square | Dabinett 70% - 9 square 30% | VennOrchard | 1050 | 21/011/2021 | 23/06/2022 | wild | A lovely blend with the rich tannins of dabinett tempered by the subtle aromatics of the elusive 9 square | |
| Yarlington / Luccombe Pine | 60% Yarlington Mill, 20% Luccombe Pine, 10% Northwood | Venn Orchard | 1050 | 7/11/2021 | 25/07/2023 | wild | Rich from the late harvest Yarlington with the addition of Luccombe pine for aromatics and citrus notes | |
| Devonshire Quarenden | 100% Devonshire Querenden | Venn Orchard / Totterdell | 1053 | 22/09/22 | 11/03/2023 | wild | Our first release of a single variety from this ancient Devon apple. Light, aromatic and the perfect summer aperitif. | |
| Browns | 100% Browns | Somerset | 1048 | 20/10/2022 | 5/5/2023 | AWRI 350 | Beautiful fruity cider, dry with nice acidity and a crunchy red current character |