May 13, 2015 - Henney's Cider Co., Bishop's Frome, Herefordshire. Second. Out of the Orchard, Ashleworth, Gloucestershir
CIDER MUSEUM, HEREFORD International Cider & Perry Competition 2015 The International Cider & Perry Competition was held at the Cider Museum in Hereford on Wednesday 13th May 2015. The judges were: Mr. Nick Bradstock, Mr. David Sheppy, Mr. Patrick Shave and Mr. Julian Temperley. A total of 224 entries were received from 51 cidermakers from England, Ireland, Scotland & Wales plus Finland and the USA. The results are as follows: OVERALL CHAMPION - Henney’s Cider Co., Bishop’s Frome, Herefordshire (Dry Cider) Class 1 – Dry Cider First Second Third
Henney’s Cider Co., Bishop’s Frome, Herefordshire Out of the Orchard, Ashleworth, Gloucestershire Oliver’s Cider & Perry, Ocle Pychard, Herefordshire
Class 2 – Medium Cider First Second Third
H. Weston & Sons Ltd, Much Marcle, Herefordshire Oliver’s Cider & Perry, Ocle Pychard, Herefordshire Out of the Orchard, Ashleworth, Gloucestershire
Class 3 – Sweet Cider First Second Third
Shaun Canavan, Much Marcle, Herefordshire Shepton Mallet Cider Mill, Somerset Pershore College, Pershore, Worcestershire
Class 4 – Perry - Dry First Second Third
Gwatkin Cider & Perry Co Ltd, Abbeydore, Herefordshire Raglan Cider Mill, Usk, Monmouthshire Rosie’s Triple ‘D’ Cider, Wrexham, Denbighshire
Class 5 – Perry - Medium First Second Third
Oliver’s Cider & Perry, Ocle Pychard, Herefordshire Raglan Cider Mill, Usk, Monmouthshire Hallets Cider, Hafodyrynys, Crumlin
Class 6 – Perry - Sweet First Second Third
Ralphs Cider, New Radnor, Powys Gregg’s Pit, Cider & Perry, Much Marcle, Herefordshire Rosie’s Triple ‘D’ Cider, Wrexham, Denbighshire
Class 7 – Single Variety Cider First Second Third
Woodredding Cider & Perry, Yatton, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire Oliver’s Cider & Perry, Ocle Pychard, Herefordshire Thatchers Cider, Sandford, Somerset
Class 8 – Culinary Cider - Dry First Second Third
Jyrki, Finland Once Upon A Tree, Putley, Herefordshire Thatchers Cider, Sandford, Somerset
Class 9 – Culinary Cider - Medium/Sweet First Second Third
Angry Orchard, Boston, USA Snowdrift Cider Co., East Wenatchee, USA Winkleigh Cider Company, Winkleigh, Devon
Class 10 – In-Bottle Fermented Cider First Second Third
Llewellyns Orchard, Lusk, Co. Dublin, Ireland The Cider Mill, Slane, Co. Meath, Ireland Richard Johnson, Okehampton, Devon
Class 11 – In-Bottle Fermented Perry First Second Third
Butford Cider & Perry, Bodenham, Herefordshire Oliver’s Cider & Perry, Ocle Pychard, Herefordshire Once Upon A Tree, Putley, Herefordshire
Class 12 – Best Presented Packaged Cider or Perry First Second Third
Gwatkin Cider & Perry Co Ltd, Abbeydore, Herefordshire Shepton Mallet Cider Mill, Somerset Severn Cider, Awre, Newnham, Gloucestershire
