Oliver’s Royal Cider Fortified 2023 (500ml)

Barrel Aged Fortified Fine Cider


Royal Cider is a fortified cider, a rare & brilliant example of craftily using British cider apples in the same way you might other fruits like wine grapes.
This is achieved by sending off Foxwhelp cider to be distilled to a pure spirit which is then added to a blend of Dabinett & Foxwhelp dry cider to age in rum barrels for 12 months. Cyder Royal appears in "Aphorisms upon the new way of Improving Cyder" by Richard Haines and published in 1674. 
Deeply burnished in colour, ripe brown sugar & fruit character soaks up all the flavours of the rum barrels beautifully. The apple spirit gives this fortified cider a wonderful appley depth. Think of this like a semi dry sherry when pairing it with fine foods like the best blue cheeses or Jamon Iberico or other vegan salty savoury snacks. Alc. 20% vol

 

A limited number of Magnum sizes bottle of this fascinating spirit are available HERE .  £35.00 GBP £102.00 GBP £198.00 GBP Add a gift/box? (Optional) No Gift Box Fine Cider The Book (+£12.99) Fine Cider Tote Bag (+£10) Blue card box for one 750ml bottle (+£2) Wooden box for one 750ml bottle + Glass (+£12) Blue card box for two 750ml bottles (+£3) Wooden box for three 750ml bottles (+£15) Fine Cider Bottle Opener (+£3) Add to Order

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Description Royal Cider is a fortified cider, a rare & brilliant example of craftily using British cider apples in the same way you might other fruits like wine grapes.

This is achieved by sending off Foxwhelp cider to be distilled to a pure spirit which is then added to a blend of Dabinett & Foxwhelp dry cider to age in rum barrels for 12 months. Cyder Royal appears in “Aphorisms upon the new way of Improving Cyder” by Richard Haines and published in 1684.  

Deeply burnished in colour, ripe brown sugar & fruit character soaks up all the flavours of the rum barrels beautifully. The apple spirit gives this fortified cider a wonderful appley depth. Think of this like a semi dry sherry when pairing it with fine foods like the best blue cheeses or Jamon Iberico or other vegan salty savoury snacks. Barrel Aged Fortified Cider. 500ml. 20%.