@yarlydry2sweet
Sister account of @mnkybridgecider.bsky.social Plan is to share the love of the fantastic famous best bittersweet cider apple of them all Yarlington Mill. Each week I'll be pulling a bottle out of the archives n tasting a range of styles through one apple
Vanilla and brown sugar aroma
Very dry mouthfeel, really heavy prominent chewy tannins, think over stewed Yorkshire tea gone cold. There is the usual Yarlington Mill characteristic at the finish however it's grappling for position with a twang of suble acidity. 2/2
Next up is Tricky cider from The Somerset levels.
The vintage is unknown from the label on this bottle but I know it's from pre-2022.
Dark amber colour. Zero bottle condition when opened or poured despite the sediment in the bottle. 1/2
Served at kitchen room temp, cooler than norm room temp.
Slight pop and fizz on opening,
Marmalade arona
Taste - Caramelised sugar, subtle rum barrel aged notes. Baked oranges,woody spicey palate. Interesting to note the bottle condition didn't hang around long after pouring with this bottle
First up is fellow East Midlands maker Rob Clough from charnwood cider in Leicestershire. This is Robs 2019 S.V YM also have the 2018 also stashed away. From memory, this was particularly good when I last had it many years ago.
Let's crack it open. 1/2
I did have one once iirc. However, it never made it to the stash. 😋
