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A third generation cider maker from Devon. I've come across their ciders at beer festivals and at the odd pub although you can buy directly from them but only in bag in boxes.

I've been impressed with the 2 I've tried so far so it's a fair bet the rest of the range would be good.

Medium Cider

Medium

Golden, clear & flat

Very farmyard nose... Takes getting used to.

Taste is a lot nicer than the nose. Farmyard and straw yes, but lots of rich apple pulp. Quite fresh and a sweet honey note off the side of the tongue. Lovely long smooth sweetish aftertaste with lots of fruit and a fair amount of honey.

That’s a very nice cider at 5% you could easily do a session on that. Don’t get put off by the nose...

5%
Farmer Jim's Cider Medium Cider review

Dry

Dry

Light golden clear flat

Very gentle farmyard nose on top of the apple

Lovely drop. Big mouth-full of fermented apple pulp initially which mellows quickly where a slightly floral/honey taste comes through. Gentle but long refreshing aftertaste.

Very easy to drink. Could easily have several before getting bored

5%
Farmer Jim's Cider Dry review

Farmyard Perry

Medium

Cloudy, straw yellow and flat (sorry the photo is out of focus)

Light Perry nose with lots of fresh straw

Big sweet pear mouthful. Very reminiscent of a pie basically down to the hints of vanilla. To me a hint of blackberry. Lovely long aftertaste.

Nice. Sweet but not dreadfully so to me. Nothing complex there but very easy to drink and full of flavour.

4.5%
Farmer Jim's Cider Farmyard Perry review

Rootin Tootin

Medium

Blended with ginger and raspberry

Straw yellow slight haze and flat

You certainly get the ginger on the nose.

That is a lovely fruit cider. You get the refreshing sharp ginger straight away with the apple but then you get a tartness from the raspberry but no overpowering raspberry flavour. The apple comes out in the aftertaste but the ginger lingers to leave a nice refreshing pallet.

That’s one of the nicest ginger ciders I’ve had. Slightly drowns out the apple but that still leaves it as a nice refreshing pint.

4%
Farmer Jim's Cider Rootin Tootin review

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