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Man, I’ve been working too hard lately, but 3 of 4 carboys of cider have now been bottled and all indications are very positive. We intend to open some Perry this evening after dinner. For non-decedents of the West Country of England, like me, Perry is pear cider. This was hard work as the pears...
Man, I’ve been working too hard lately, but 3 of 4 carboys of cider have now been bottled and all indications are very positive. We intend to open some Perry this evening after dinner. For non-decedents of the West Country, like me, Perry is pear cider. This was real hard work as the pears broke...
Racked and tasted our cider. Though it got off to a slow start it now seems that it has a lot of potential. The apple has a really good balance and is well on its way to being special. The perry has a wonderful essence of pear though I erred when I didn’t let the pears ripen a wee bit more. Will...
I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. Terry and I smoked a beef roast, as we were alone and couldn't justify a turkey. We used the Butt Rub that APP smuggled back from 'Bama. It took a few hours and 3 bottles of wine but it was great. I am eating it for lunch and man all I can smell is smoke when...
Well summer is officially here. Carousel has passed. This year I was a wee bit disappointed by some of the villages but I still had fun. I wish that some of the 'more exotic' villages could be found but the tried and true were all there. At least are having more dancers so that is good too. My hat...
Well we bottled our cider on Saturday and there were no incidents or any explosions....yet. The taste was very good so I will give my thanks to Simpson Orchards whose owner selected the apples for me. The balance was very good. It had a very apply nose and very dry. It wasn't as tart as I would have...
What a weekend, after the benefit dinner at Calabria, which was great, Tso and I visited 7 wineries on a secret mission and got all my herbs for the summer. Am I writing about meeting a wonderful wine maker and having a superb time...not yet. Am I writing about our winery visits and all the neat...
Well you think that a vintner has it easy. You think that you can do it better. Try again. These guys are not amateurs and work really hard. As you know TSO and I endeavored to make cider last weekend. Well was it easy? Was it fun? Am I a budding Cider maven? Well it was hard work, was kinda fun,...
Well this Saturday,Tso and I are making cider. As per my belief system the apples will be local (though storage) and I will try to be as natural as possible. I really think that this product is a natural down here and I hope it will taste good. I am not going native and do what the English sites...
I hope that everyone had a wonderful Holiday Season. Mine was wonderful and except for a slight case of the plague it was a great time. Let me start with the wine. Through further research and testing, it appears that most people are quite happy with the wine made here. Actually they quite enjoy it....
Cidre Bouche Brut De Normandie, Etienne Dupont.
I know it sounds like a bad seventies song title (if it isn't, it probably should be), but the title of this is all about the significance of the following event: The other day I was the lucky recipient of a red lollipop! I got this via a mate who said he was told to pass it on to me by a girl who...
...as we'd finished early and it was a nice day for sitting in the pub beer garden. Turned into leaving the pub at closing time after arriving at around half four. I'm not feeling too shiny today. Tea and Sympathy please.
Lucy and I had a holiday in the Cornwall and Devon at the end of last month and beginning of this one (photos). In the Truro Sainsbury's on the way down I opted to eschew the usual selection of bitter for what seemed like a good range of ciders. This became a mini-theme for the holiday, and here are...
People phoning the HTS office might be distressed to find that the trademark sound of microwave *pings* in the background has stopped. That's because we are all trying to adopt healthier eating habits, and have been coming to work laden with salads and other non-foods that don't require two minutes...
I thought the hallway was going to be easy. The wallpaper came off fine and yes it took a day or two to wash the wallpaper paste off the walls but hey...I like cleaning. We bought one tin of this paint from Homebase in Aberdeen and I quite liked it when we bought it. We then proceeded to give the...
This recipe I got from The Guardian online. The Guardian writer called it "Srumpy Christmas cake" but I cant really call mine that, and I'll tell you why. When I saw what was required - i.e, cider, I gleefully added that to my grocery list when I went shopping. I was pretty sure that the smallest...
After enduring the National Express funfares due to a lack of funds for the last few months for our trip to Edinburgh i decided to have a bit of Luxury. I decided to go by train and take the scenic route whilst I was at it, so off i went to my first stop Carlisle via some of the most breathtaking...
Samuel Smith's Organic cider.
Well the photoshoot I done sunday went really well! Only seen one photo so far, getting the rest soon! Cant wait to see the rest, seeing as how amazing the first one is! The shoot was really fun, we all had a laugh and it was really relaxed and generally a nice day :) Nothing else majorly happened...
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