181: The Cider Insider | 100 Craft Ciders to Drink Now

The Cider Insider | 100 Craft Ciders to Drink Now

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• This giveaway will be held on May 22, 2019 to May 28, 2019.
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This chat with Susanna and James Forbes was recorded at CiderCon2019, the annual trade conference hosted by the United States Association of Cider Makers.

Susanna & James Forbes

It was at CiderCon2018 when I first had the opportunity to sit down for a chat with Susanna and James. Listen to that chat on episode 126 Little Pomona’s Big Ciders | Hereford, UK They started selling cider under their brand name Little Pomona in 2015. James has been involved in the wine trade for quite a while and is now the Chairperson of the Three Counties Cider and Perry Association.

Susanna has been writing about craft libations since 2000. She writes for Imbibe magazine and sill uses the Twitter handle @drinkbritain. Her recent book The Cider Insider is what prompted this sit down chat and the fact that I adore the Forbes and always love hearing about and tasting their newest cider.

Little Pomona Cider Tasted during this chat

Hazy Ways Part 1

• 7.4% alcohol by volume
• Apples used: 91% Dabinet and some Elias Bitter
• 750 ML cider - bottle conditioned

Like all the ciders that I have had with the Forbes, James did a “Shake to Wake” of this bottle, which allows the sediment on the bottom of the bottle to come into solution before pouring, much like one would do with a Hefeweizen beer. You can also pour the cider without Shaking to Wake. But why, when tipping the bottle carefully back and forth is so much fun?!?

What’s up at Little Pomona?

• They are expanding the cidery and building a Tasting Room next to the orchard!

Contact Little Pomona

Website: http://www.littlepomona.com/

Telephone: +44 1885 410645

Email: mailto:[email protected]

Address:

• Thornbury, Bromyard
• HR7 4NJ, UK

Mentions in this Chat

• International Cider and Perry Competition - Herefordshire, UK
• Totally Cider Tour | Normandy September 22-28, 2019
• Follow @ahston1848 on Twitter a UK cider enthusiast

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