A German Perry Bonanza

It’s been 2 years since we checked in with our favourite drinks writer: Adam Wells of Cider Review. We were curious to find out how our current vintage stacks up; and how the 2020 vintage has matured. Adam had predicted that our 2020 Perry Cuvée (sold out, alas) would develop well over many years to come. Was he proven right? Read on to find out …

A fabulous, vibrant, full-hearted smasher of a perry. Super impressive.

Such an impressive, complex, grown-up perry – and, excitingly, with potential to develop further. Serious stuff.

Beautiful, complex, gastronomic perry that I reckon would be perfect with – dare I say it? – rich Christmas fare. 

Adam Wells – Cider Review

Cider Review: 1785 – Black Forest Cider and Perry Reinvented

Cider Review featured the first in-depth review of our products. A bit over a year later we are back, this time with a focus on how we got started with cider-making, our philosophy, and of course reviews of 4 of our perries.

Many thanks to Barry from Kertelreiter for compiling the interview and tasting his way through our perries.

Read the interview and tasting notes here.

Cork and Crown Perry Reviews

Cork and Crown is a purveyor of fine cider and perry, based in London. A signature feature of Cork and Crown is that owner Chris George posts video reviews for every single product they carry (plus many more). You’re definitely not buying the cat in the bag; and you can learn a thing or two about cider from these videos.

Chris recently sampled a selection of our perries. It is really interesting to hear him discuss the similarities and differences between english and german perry. Did Chris love our perry? Watch the videos and find out.

Pajunk Pioneer: Genuine, authentic, down-to-earth

Pajunk is a medical technology company headquartered in southern Germany, with subsidiaries world-wide. The in-house publication Pioneer regularly spotlights cultural highlights from the region. Issue February 2022 included an in-depth article on 1785 Cider – and bi-lingual, no less.

Thanks a lot to the Pajunk team for the excellent coverage and fabulous photos!

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Five perries and ciders from 1785

In the english-speaking cider scene, Cider Review is highly regarded for the breadth and depth of its coverage. If you are at all interested in where cider is headed, or want to discover top notch craft ciders and their producers, you should definitely visit the site.

We were more than thrilled that our products caught the attention of Cider Review and were recently reviewed by the peerless Adam Wells, in the context of a longer piece on orchard-based cider making.

Here are a few teasers – but you should really read the full piece

A tangy, full-flavoured bottle of exuberant joy. Another win for dry cider.

Big flavours to match big mousse and more big tannin. We have an epic food-pairer and a candidate for ageing here and no mistake. If you can bear to leave it, that is. 

A delicious, fresh perry with real heft. Thorn meets Flakey Bark for sure.

Adam Wells, Cider Review

German Ciders and Poirés

Bianca Potenza is the sommelière of renowned Restaurant 212 in Amsterdam. Her interests extend beyond wine to include cider and perry. We were very excited to have her taste some of our products; and extremely gratified that our Perry Cuvée 2020 inspired her to write this blog post.

“I personally consider Perry Cuvée one of the most sublime perries I have ever tried”

Thank you, Bianca!

Cider Explorer: Perry Cuvée 2020

Natalia Wszelaki has been reporting on the craft cider scene for a number of years now – both within Germany and eastern Europe. Her site Cider Explorer features cider reviews and other related content.

Natalia’s reviews are known for being brutally honest. Find out what she thought of our Perry Cuvée 2020 here.