This year I got myself a cider advent calendar, because… Treat Yo Self. I figured it would be a great way for me to try out a bunch of Aussie ciders and hopefully find some new favourites! It was mostly great, there was only one that I couldn’t finish (why would someone make a cider with hops in it?? blech). And it really was a fun way to count down until Christmas.

Here are my thoughts, mostly for my records. Note: I prefer very very dry ciders.

• 1. The Hills Cider Company Apple & Ginger – quite gingery, not too sweet 7/10
• 2. Bilpin Blush Pink Lady Cider – really tasted like pink lady, a little sweet 6/10
• 3. The Apple Thief William Pear Cider – fine 6/10
• 4. Pipsqueak Apple Cider – not too sweet, yum 8/10
• 5. Woolshed Utopia Hard Lemonade – not too sweet, but not a cider! 6/10

• 6. Napoleone Apple Cider – standard, not too sweet 8/10
• 7. James Squire Orchard Crush Pear Cider – tasty 7/10
• 8. Batlow Premium Cider – pretty dry 8/10
• 9. Pagan Cider Apple –  nice 8/10
• 10. Crushed Pear Aussie Cider –  generic, bleh 5/10

• 11. Treehouse Cider – nice 9/10
• 12. Tuckerbox Premium Apple Cider – also nice 8/10
• 13. The Apple Thief Pink Lady Cider – meh 7/10
• 14. Willie Smiths Farmhouse Perry – different 6/10
• 15. Batlow Cloudy Cider – good 7/10

• 16. Golden Axe Apple Cider – Jemma drank this one ?/10
• 17. James Squire Orchard Crush Apple Cider – one of my pub favourites 9/10
• 18. Australian Brewery The Fresh Press Cider – kinda gross 5/10
• 19. Crisp Draught Aussie Cider – fine I guess 7/10
• 20. Pagan Cider Cherry – I don’t like cherries 4/10

• 21. Woolshed Brewery Utopia Apple & Pear Cider – literally tastes like juice 7/10
• 22. The Hills Cider Company Hop Edition – why would I want a cider that tastes like beer 0/10
• 23. Napoleone Cloudy Cider – not too sweet, nice 8/10
• 24. Willie Smith Bone Dry Apple Cider – very dry! 8/10
• 25. Forbidden Fruit Cider Original (unpictured) – smelled like body odour 4/10