In the New Year  look out for details of the 2025 Cider and Perry Trials which will be on Saturday, 3rd May in Putley.

It is open to all cider and perry makers, novice or experienced, commercial and non-comercial.  If you’ve never taken part but are interested, the report below of the 2024 Trials gives a flavour of what to expect.

Big Apple Cider and Perry Trials 2024

These were held on Saturday 4th May. 

This was a peer-judged event in which the makers themselves judge the entries, tasted ‘blind’ of course.  We had around 60 entrants with about 150 entries in nine classes of cider and perry.

Venue

In previous years the venue was Putley Parish Hall but this year the Cider And Perry Trials moved to their new home at Dragon Orchard, Putley.  Some of you may remember this was used for the ‘Covid’ Trials of 2021 and it gave us more room, plus it is in an orchard.

Other Blossomtime events also happened at Dragon Orchard on the Sunday and Monday, including cider and perry tastings and sales, music and entertainment.

The results are now available – click on the button below