Mahorall Farm Cider

Appearance
Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 4   Pale(1)->Dark(5) : 1   Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 1
Aroma
Intensity : 2  
Yeast : 3   Bread : 2   Hay: 2   Brett : XX   Floral: 2   Wood: 3   Leather: 2   Barnyard : 2   Medicine : XX   Phenols: XX   Cheese : XX   Vinous: 3  
Notes: Caramel : XX   Honey : XX   Applesauce: XX   Appleskin : 1 Pear : XX   Tropical FruitsXX  
Flavor
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 2 Juicy: 3   Sourness : 3   Bitterness: XX   Farmy : XX   Complex: XX   Length : 2
Palate
Light(1)->Full(5) : 3   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 1 Chewy: XX   Sharp: 2   Chalk : XX   Astringence : 2   Tea tannins : 2   Alcohol : 1
Comments: I’m not 100% sure if this is the one I had, it was called Mahorall Medium. Well assembled cider, pretty yeasty in the finish, but surprisingly clean initial outing.

King-Turner is the name of the family that owns Mahorall Farm Cider. Although they usually use the Mahorall Farm label, it appears that the ciders often appear at festivals under the King-Turner name. I have no reason to think this is a different product to the one already listed (although traditional ciders do, of course, vary from batch to batch and from year to year). ABV not stated. This was an uncompromisingly traditional cider, although the farmyardy elements in the aroma were quite muted. Highly attenuated, bone dry and rather austere. Some residual apple flavour. Crisp and fresh. Plenty of rasping tannin on the finish. If you like traditional dry ciders (and I do) you’ll like this one. From the barrel at Catford Beer Festival 2005.

Straight from the barrell at the Derby CAMRA winder beer festival on 09/02/05. Merky yellow colour. Very appley. Nicely dry. really drinkable.