Whin Hill Cider Reviews

danlo	3.5 Whin Hill Wells Norfolk Single Variety Browns 500ml bottle from Ciderincider. Clear golden colour, short-lived fizzy white foam head and aroma of apple, fruity, caramel hint. Taste is sweet, apple, fruity, with orchardy funk, some acidity and drying tannin. Medium bodied, medium carbonation, medium-sweet finish. Nicely drinkable. Sunday, January 21, 2024
Theydon_Bois	3.4 Whin Hill Perry (Draught) Bladder Bag at GBBF'23, day three, 03/08/23. Light yellow with little in the way of a head. Nose is pear drop, herb, hedgerow, balsa wood. Taste comprises sweeter pear notes, grains, light wood, straw, herb. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Not bad. Tuesday, September 19, 2023
danlo	3.5 Whin Hill Medium Sparkling Wells Norfolk Perry 500ml bottle from Ciderincider. For #rgpm. Deep golden colour, short-lived bubbly white head that dissipates to a thin layer and aroma of perry pear, juicy, fruity, and alittle sharp funk. Taste is sweetish, perry pear, fruity, fleshy, with some mellow funk, wood, citric acidity and tannin. Medium bodied, light soft carbonation, medium peary finish. Quite drinkable. Monday, September 4, 2023
danlo	3.3 Whin Hill Cider Single Variety Norfolk Cider - Falstaff (Bottle) Sample courtesy of Theydon_Bois, cheers Colin! Clear pale yellow gold colour, bubbly white foam head that dissipate away and aroma of apple, fleshy, sulphury. Taste is sweet and tart, apple, fruity, kiwi fruit note, grapey, with some acidity. Medium bodied, light carbonation, dry tart acidic finish. Quite drinkable. Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Theydon_Bois	3.5 Whin Hill Cider Single Variety Norfolk Cider - Falstaff (Bottle) Bottle at home, from Cider Incider, 06/08/23. Light golden yellow with a white head that thins to a swirl but retains well as it goes for a cider. Nose is tangy apples, hedgerow, tannins, straw, apple skins. Taste comprises crisp apple, light funk, tannins, vinous, green apple bite. Medium bodied, fine carbonation with a little spritz, drying close. Not bad ... quite sharp and dry. Sunday, August 6, 2023
Cheeseboard	3 Whin Hill Dabinett SV Cider (Draught) BIAB at Peterborough Beer Festival 2022. Pours clear gold with a smidge of a white cap. Sweet apple, caramel, honey, light vanilla, somewhat tangy, semi-dry finish. Medium body with low carbonation. Didn't love it. Tuesday, September 6, 2022
WingmanWillis	3.4 Whin Hill Single Variety Norfolk Cider - Major (Bottle) Thursday, June 16, 2022
minutemat	3.2 Whin Hill Single Variety Norfolk Cider - Dabinett (Bottle) Sample thanks to Grumbo. Misty gold pour. Fair amount of fizz to this, exceedingly dry, natural feel. Perhaps a bit too dry, but decent overall. Thursday, June 16, 2022
WingmanWillis	3.4 Whin Hill Growler Wednesday, June 15, 2022
mR_fr0g	3.5 Whin Hill Single Variety Norfolk Cider - Major (Bottle) Panda 🐼 at home thanks to Colin. A deep orange amber coloured pour with a small halo of white head. Aroma is semi sweet, toffee note,s sweet buised apple, sticky apple notes. Flavour is composed of still semi sweet apples, dry and pithy, light mineral, woody tannin, grass. Palate is semi dry, still, mellow funk. Monday, June 13, 2022
danlo	3.4 Whin Hill Growler Panda courtesy of Theydon_Bois, cheers Colin! Golden colour, bubbly white foam head that dissipates way and aroma of apple, some skin, fleshy, caramel hint. Taste is sweetish, apple, fruity, fleshy, with alittle caramel, some perry pear notes and tannins. Medium bodied, light carbonation, drying finish. Quite drinkable. Sunday, June 12, 2022
danlo	3.5 Whin Hill Single Variety Norfolk Cider - Major (Bottle) Panda courtesy of Theydon_Bois, cheers Colin! Bright orangey copper gold colour, no head and aroma of apple, orchardy, mucky funk. Taste is tangy, tart, apple, orchardy, barnyard funky with some muck, wood barrel, band-aid, and astringent drying tannins. Medium bodied, low carbonation, very dry tannic finish. Quite drinkable. Sunday, June 12, 2022
Theydon_Bois	3.5 Whin Hill Growler Bottle at home, from Cider Incider, 29/05/22. Clear golden with little in the way of a head. Nose is apple skin, caramel, light pear drop, sugars. Taste comprises bitter sweet apples, sugars, modest pear presence, tannins, straw. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Not bad. Sunday, May 29, 2022
Theydon_Bois	3.4 Whin Hill Single Variety Norfolk Cider - Major (Bottle) Bottle at home, from Cider Incider, 28/05/22. Rich copper pour with little in the way of a head. Nose is tangy apple skin, orchard wood, tannins, prunes, straw. Taste comprises apple skin, toffee apple, sugars, tannins. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, drying close. Ok stuff. Saturday, May 28, 2022
SHIG	3.2 Whin Hill Single Variety Norfolk Cider - Dabinett (Bottle) Sample thanks to Grumbo: Poured a golden with a lot of carbonation, head is bubbles. Aroma is fruity, apple, caramel. Taste is mushy smashed apples, light funkiness, tannins. Friday, May 27, 2022
danlo	3.3 Whin Hill Single Variety Norfolk Cider - Dabinett (Bottle) Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers Graham! Golden colour, short-lived bubbly white foam head and aroma of fruity apple, caramel, hint of mucky funk. Taste is sweetish, fruity apple, floral, fleshy with some tartness and drying tannin. Medium bodied, light carbonation, dry tannic finish. Quite drinkable. Thursday, April 7, 2022
Grumbo	3.4 Whin Hill Single Variety Norfolk Cider - Dabinett (Bottle) 25/3/2022. Bottle shared at ITFCfan's 30 for 30. From Norfolk Food & Drink Co, Cromer. Pours clear dark gold with minimal head. Aroma of apple, brown sugar, caramel, floral and herbal notes. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness, light tartness. Medium body, oily, average carbonation. Saturday, March 26, 2022
SHIG	3.4 Whin Hill Perry (Draught) BIAB: Poured a golden with a white bubbly head. Aroma is musty, pear, fruity. Taste is tangy dry pear, tingly. Saturday, January 22, 2022
danlo	3.3 Whin Hill Perry (Draught) BIAB at Frothblowers, Peterborough. Clear golden colour, bubbly white head and aroma of perry pear. Taste is sweetish, perry pear, floral fruity, elderflower hint, alittle tartness. Medium bodied, low carbonation, dry tart finish. Quite drinkable Saturday, January 22, 2022
SHIG	3.4 Whin Hill Single Variety Norfolk Cider - Browns (Bottle) Sample thanks to Grumbo: Poured a golden with a bubble white head. Aroma is apple, tannins, light leather. Taste is semi-sweet, apples, light tannins, caramel. Sunday, November 7, 2021
BlackHaddock	3 Whin Hill Medium Still Norfolk Cider (Bottle) Sample from Grumbo, via minutemat. Drank at home on 4th November 2021. Apples mostly. Friday, November 5, 2021
SHIG	4 Whin Hill Ice Cider Bottle at Norwich Beer FestPoured a white clear with white head. Aroma is sweet apples, sticky. Taste is sweet sticky apple, light tannins, high boost. Tuesday, November 2, 2021
minutemat	4.2 Whin Hill Medium Still Norfolk Cider (Bottle) Sample thanks to Grumbo. Clear gold pour, lovely vibrant fleshy tannic cox-esque aroma. Taste continues with a good characterful apple fruit, medium sweet with a natural mirage-like sparkle, some sugary moments, soft tannic tingles. Really enjoyable, great natural fruit flavours presented here. Saturday, October 9, 2021
ITFCfan	3.7 Whin Hill Medium Still Norfolk Cider (Bottle) Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers! Aroma of apples, sugar and hints of funk. Taste is of sugary apples with a slightly funky and spicy aftertaste. Very smooth and limited carbonation. Enjoyed this. Monday, August 30, 2021
SHIG	3.4 Whin Hill Medium Still Norfolk Cider (Bottle) Sample thanks to Grumbo: Poured a golden with a white head. Aroma is semi-sweet apples, tannin, musty, fruity. Taste is semi-sweet, apples, tingle, tannins, lingers around the palate. Sunday, August 29, 2021
Grumbo	3.2 Whin Hill Medium Still Norfolk Cider (Bottle) 27/8/2021. 500ml bottle from Norfolk Lavender. As Whin Hill Medium Still Wells Norfolk Cider 6.4% abv. Pours clear bright gold with no head. Aroma of medium sweet apples, with light musty and sugary notes. Medium sweetness with a slight tart edge. Moderate body, low carbonation. Sweeter finish. Not bad. Friday, August 27, 2021
minutemat	3.6 Whin Hill Single Variety Norfolk Cider - Browns (Bottle) Sample @ obscure lager tasting with Jeremy. Thanks Graham for the sample. Pale gold appearance with a faint mist. Sweet fruity nose. Lovely sugary sweet Brown's apple fruit coming through to taste, caramelised hints, gently carbonated. Decent. Wednesday, August 4, 2021
BlackHaddock	3 Whin Hill Single Variety Norfolk Cider - Browns (Bottle) 3rd August 2021. The world lager and UK cider tasting with Mat: Cheers Graham (Grumbo) for the samples. Tasted of apples. Wednesday, August 4, 2021
ITFCfan	3.3 Whin Hill Single Variety Norfolk Cider - Browns (Bottle) 26/6/2021: Shared with Dan & Grumbo at the Euro 2020(1) watchathon. Aroma of apple juice, green apples. Very fruity. Juicy sweet apple taste, with a drying finish. Quite carbonated. Still nice. Saturday, July 3, 2021
Grumbo	3.4 Whin Hill Single Variety Norfolk Cider - Browns (Bottle) 26/6/2021. Bottle shared with Dan & ITFCfan at the Euro16 beer share. From Norfolk Lavender. Pours clear dark golden with a small frothy white head. Aroma of moderately sweet apples, juicy fruits, funky and light mucky notes. Moderate sweetness, light bitterness, moderate tartness. Moderate body, quite lively carbonation. Nice tart slightly acidic finish. Decent drop. Saturday, June 26, 2021
mR_fr0g	3.3 Whin Hill Medium Sparkling Norfolk Cider (Bottle) Panda 🐼 at home thanks to SHIG. A mostly clear pale golden yellow coloured pour with a fading halo of white head. Aroma is some mealy apple, vanilla, little nutty, . Flavour is composed of semi sweet, clean apple juice, light tart, fennel, liquorice. Palate is semi sweet, fine carbonation, Some socks. Friday, April 16, 2021
Theydon_Bois	3.4 Whin Hill Dry Sparkling Norfolk Cider Panda at home, thanks to SHIG, 11/04/21. Pale yellow with a white cap. Nose is apple skin, grass, vanilla, light balsa wood. Taste comprises sweet apple pulp, sugars, orchard wood, tannins. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close. Not bad. Sunday, April 11, 2021
Grumbo	3.3 Whin Hill Dry Sparkling Norfolk Cider 18/4/2021. Bottle sample courtesy of SHIG, cheers! Pours clear very pale golden with a small bubbly white head. Aroma of sweet apple juice, flowers, touch of caramel, light tannins.. Medium plus sweetness and light tartness. Moderate body, oily texture, sparkling carbonation. Sweet and light dryness to finish. Quite enjoyable. Sunday, April 11, 2021
Grumbo	3.3 Whin Hill Medium Sparkling Norfolk Cider (Bottle) 18/4/2021. Bottle sample courtesy of SHIG, cheers! Pours clear pale gold with a small bubbly white head. Aroma of sweet apple juice, baked apple, caramel, very light spicy notes.. Medium plus sweetness and light tartness. Medium body, oily texture, sparkling carbonation. Sweet apple and custard finish. Sunday, April 11, 2021
danlo	3.5 Whin Hill Dry Sparkling Norfolk Cider Sample courtesy of SHIG, cheers Shawn! Sparkling, clear pale yellow gold colour, fizzy white foam head that quickly dissipates away and aroma of apple fruit. Taste is apple, fruity, fleshy, some core and skin, with a hint of woody funk and some light tannin. Medium bodied, light carbonation, dry finish. Quite drinkable. Saturday, April 10, 2021
danlo	3.4 Whin Hill Medium Sparkling Norfolk Cider (Bottle) Sample courtesy of SHIG, cheers Shawn! Sparkling, clear pale golden colour, fizzy white foam head that quickly dissipates away and aroma of fruity apple. Taste is sweetish, fruity apple, some skin and core, with alittle funk, hint of caramel. Medium bodied, light carbonation, medium-dry finish. Quite drinkable. Saturday, April 10, 2021
SHIG	3.4 Whin Hill Dry Sparkling Norfolk Cider Bottle: Poured a clear yellow with a white fast dissipating head. Aroma is apple, tannins, must. Taste is tannins, apples, some carbonation, drying finish. Monday, April 5, 2021
SHIG	3.5 Whin Hill Medium Sparkling Norfolk Cider (Bottle) Bottle: Poured a clear with a bubble white head. Aroma is apples, tannin, spices. taste is nice semi-sweet apples, cinnamon, sugary, nice carbonated mouth. Sunday, April 4, 2021
fonefan	3.2 Whin Hill Single Variety Norfolk Cider - Browns (Bottle) Gravity (bag-in-a-box) @ GBBF 2018 - Day 1 🇬🇧 [ Great British Beer Festival 2018 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Whin Hill Browns Single Variety Norfolk Cider ]. ABV: 5.4%. Clear light yellow colour with virtually no head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy apple, barnyard, leather, sweet apple - vanilla. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average to long duration, apple, barnyard, vanilla - vanilla sweet, sweet apples. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is flat. [20180807] 6-2-7-3-14 Friday, December 25, 2020
imdownthepub	2.7 Whin Hill Single Variety Norfolk Cider - Browns (Bottle) Draught at The Live & Let Live, Kings Lynn, Norfolk. Orange gold with no head. Sweet eating apple flavour, quite pulpy in character, like drinking a bruised juicy apple. Lasting on the palate. It's okay. Tuesday, August 25, 2020
imdownthepub	3.3 Whin Hill Perry (Draught) Draught at The Live & Let Live, Kings Lynn, Norfolk. Pale yellow gold with white head. Feels like natural carbonation happening with this, light, pears, lightly fruity. Pleasantly sharp on the palate. Pretty decent. Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Grumbo	3.5 Whin Hill Perry (Draught) 4/9/2019. From bag in a box at the 33rd Chappel Summer Beer Festival. Pours pale gold with a slight peachy tint and a small bubbly white head. Aroma of pears, citrus, quite heavy tannins. Medium sweetness and moderate tartness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, soft to flat carbonation. Dry, tart, acidic finish. Nice. Wednesday, September 4, 2019
danlo	3.6 Whin Hill Single Variety Norfolk Cider - Browns (Bottle) BIAB at Station House Cider Festival 2019, as Whin Hill Browns Single Variety 5.4%. Golden colour, no head and aroma of apple pie. Taste is sweetish, mellow, apple pie, red apple, with some tartness and drying woody oak. Medium bodied, low carbonation, dry fruity finish. Nicely drinkable Monday, June 10, 2019
mR_fr0g	3.8 Whin Hill Single Variety Norfolk Cider - Browns (Bottle) Cask at the GBBF 2018 day 1 07/08/2018. A clear orange brown coloured pour with a. No head. Aroma is medium sweet, bruised brown apple, apple juice. Flavour si medium sweet apple juice, clean, white sugar brown apple,. Palate is medium sweet, rounded, light tang, Tuesday, August 7, 2018
Scopey	2.8 Whin Hill Single Variety Norfolk Cider - Browns (Bottle) Bag in Box at GBBF. It pours clear very pale straw yellow with no head. The aroma is sweet, oily, bit of tomato ketchup, tangy, vinegar and tangy toms. The taste is sweet, tangy apple, sweet tomato ketchup, apple pie, icing sugar, apple skin and dull tannin. Medium body and oily mouth feel. A bit of a mixed bag.... Tuesday, August 7, 2018
WingmanWillis	3.9 Whin Hill Single Variety Norfolk Cider - Browns (Bottle) Tuesday, August 7, 2018
danlo	3.1 Whin Hill Dabinett SV Cider (Draught) BIAB at Station House, Durham. Golden colour, afew bubbles on top and sweet fleshy apple aroma. Taste is cooked apple, sweetish, honey, caramel & vanilla, drying. Slightly syrupy mouthfeel, medium bodied, low carbonation, semi-dry tangy finish. Quite OK. Wednesday, August 1, 2018
SampleGuide22	4.6 Whin Hill Single Variety Norfolk Cider - Browns (Bottle) 20 Litre bag in box. only ever tried in 750ml bottle. This could even taste better than in the bottle (which is quite something) Sweet, rich, deep apple taste...almost sour but not off-putting. Perfect texture/mouth feel. Almost like Norfolks answer to a west country Henneys "sweet" (which too is a fantastic cider) The browns apple is a fantastic apple that works perfectly. Excellent cider. Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Parmenion777	3.1 Whin Hill Single Variety Norfolk Cider - Browns (Bottle) Pours a clear rose pink colour with not even a hint of a head. A soft scented apple peel aroma. Quite sweet, light tart apple flavours and a light dryness in the finish. It's okay. Thursday, February 22, 2018
danlo	3.6 Whin Hill Medium Still Norfolk Cider (Bottle) Draught at Station House Beer & Cider Festival October 2017. Golden colour, no head and fruity tangy apple aroma. Taste is mellow fruity apple, bittersweet with light wood funk and drying tannins. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi-dry fInish. Nicely drinkable. Friday, October 20, 2017