Ciderologist Gabe Cook leads a cider tasting in CAMRA’s virtual pub

Cider 101 with Gabe Cook

Ciderologist Gabe Cook will lead a virtual cider tasting session to uncover the wonderful world of cider styles on Tuesday 28 April at 6 pm.

Hosted at the Red (On)Lion, a new virtual pub created by the Campaign for Real Ale which allows beer and cider lovers to converge over a pint of their favourite drink, this tasting will form part of a series of virtual events known as ‘Tasty Tuesdays’.

Free and open to the public, the tasting will be limited to the first 50 participants to sign up and will help cider-lovers move beyond the normal descriptors of simply ‘medium’, ‘traditional’ or ‘scrumpy’.

Ciderologist Gabe Cook says: “Cider has never achieved a level of language or stylisation that has been associated with beer for centuries. Now it is time to learn what cider actually tastes like beyond terms such as ‘traditional’ and ‘scrumpy’!”

To prepare for the tasting participants will need to purchase cider from each list, which should easily be found in local supermarkets.

Cider List A – Tannic

Henny’s Dry Cider
Sandford Orchard Devon Red
Sheppy’s Vintage/Dabinett
Dunkerton’s Black Fox/Premium

Cider List B – Sharp

Sxollie Granny Smith
Aspall’s Premier Cru
Thatcher’s Katy
M&S Kentish Discovery Cider

To sign up simply visit https://theredonlion.co.uk/ and click ‘Join’ – up to 50 participants can get involved, and it will be on a first come first serve basis. You will receive a code by email which you can use to enter the presentation on the date.

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