CANADIAN REACTS | Best British Cider

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  • Did you know the UK is home to some of the best cider in the world?? This week I'm taste testing the most popular British ciders on the quest to find the best cider in the UK! Let's react!
    If you have a favourite British cider, please let me know! I can't wait to try them all!!
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  • @AndyD070568
    @AndyD070568 2 ปีที่แล้ว +160

    Another fine episode in the long running "Alanna gets wasted" series! As a cider drinker, Westons is my go to, but all of the ones you chose are decent.

    • @adrianstafford321
      @adrianstafford321 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Totally agree 👍 Westons is an excellent experience 👏
      😎❤✌

    • @Elberto71
      @Elberto71 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      We call westons "Gary barlow" cus I'm sure that's his face on the bottle 😄

    • @randomstuff2438
      @randomstuff2438 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How do you get a wasted on 6 ciders? Makes no sense

    • @wessexdruid7598
      @wessexdruid7598 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@randomstuff2438 She was going after the first one.

    • @alecneate76
      @alecneate76 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Definitely! It helps that it's 8.2% as well

  • @greyman3515
    @greyman3515 2 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    These taste tests would be so different if Alanna wasn’t a happy drinker. I think most of us would be happy to spend a sunny summers afternoon in a pub beer garden drinking with Alanna. Great video.

    • @bexbissell4576
      @bexbissell4576 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Think she should try a taste of that cider named after that Victorian author, Dickens....

    • @greyman3515
      @greyman3515 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bexbissell4576 You are a bad man. Keep it clean.

  • @eugeneshadwell6596
    @eugeneshadwell6596 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Scrumpy Jack is a dangerous fella indeed. Goes down so sweet, tastes so fine, you're there and so happy in the moment that you drink even more... then you stand up and walk sideways into a wall. ;o)

    • @garymiles484
      @garymiles484 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      You should try the real Scrumpy from Somerset, now that is evil

    • @me38443
      @me38443 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@garymiles484 Especially when your not sure what colour it will be when it comes out of the barrel.

    • @ghosthorse77
      @ghosthorse77 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@garymiles484 Moving to Somerset, I found out how good they are the hard way. lol.....

    • @leecromer3289
      @leecromer3289 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Once went in a pub in Devon while on holiday after hearing people talking about ‘Devon rough’ ended up having three pints and lost seven hours of my life…

    • @binzy1996
      @binzy1996 ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s very similar only weaker to one I have local to me called coppertop

  • @Quaker521
    @Quaker521 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    I have a sneaky feeling that you really, and I mean REALLY, enjoyed making this video. I liked how you asked if we knew when 'they' started while showing us the label with the date on. 😂 Oh, and such a classy lady - burrrrp! 🤣🤣 Thanks for brightening my evening. 😁

  • @boreilly82
    @boreilly82 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    This girl bloody loves a cider 💛
    I don't think I've ever come across someone so enthusiastic about cider.

  • @chrispierce4003
    @chrispierce4003 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    LOL, marvellous! "Old Rosie" has been my favourite drink (by far) for 30 years. It is a bit 'niche' for many folks though.
    It's been comedy gold watching a lovely young lady getting slightly squiffy on cider 😂

    • @AdventuresAndNaps
      @AdventuresAndNaps  2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Thanks so much!

    • @-NemoMeImpuneLacessit
      @-NemoMeImpuneLacessit 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thatcher's comedy gold, so to speak

    • @hmv6666
      @hmv6666 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Old Rosie (Westons) is one of the good ones although I'm going through a Sandfords orchards phase (Hangy Downs - definitely on the sweet side) at the moment - they also do a ginger flavoured cider which works really well.
      Proper (traditional) cider comes without bubbles and with cloudiness.

    • @lawrenceglaister4364
      @lawrenceglaister4364 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@AdventuresAndNaps my old man was in the Royal Navy ( 1943 - 46 ) and when they docked in port down south ( Portsmouth etc ) and went for a Cider ( always cloudy and loads of bits in it ) the landlords would only allow them one pint each because they wasn't used to it but the locals were allowed 3 ish pints , the only time they had 2 pints they understood the reason and that was they couldn't move their legs so had to wait 2hts before they could leave lol

    • @johnafirth
      @johnafirth 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Many's the time Old Rosie has left me in a very drunken mess.

  • @andrewgarrett7100
    @andrewgarrett7100 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I think you need a trip down to Somerset to the Thatcher's cider shop and their pub in Sandford. You can try their "proper" cider, similar to Old Rosie but nicer. And here, in Bristol, we have a few cider houses, even a cider boat that has a fantastic selection of ciders.

    • @seanwilliams9443
      @seanwilliams9443 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I've had 3 nights on the boat - apparently!

    • @fleason771
      @fleason771 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      My Dad would take me to Thatchers farm over 25 yrs ago and I still remember the white brick walls with the wooden barrels. You could pitch up grab a gallon plastic bottle and fill up and for some reason I would be thrilled by the stickers you could put on the bottles!! Happy memories ❤ Stunned me how big Thatchers has become over the years but I was drinking it with lemonade from an early teen age and Gold is the usual one on tap at a pub

    • @andrewgarrett7100
      @andrewgarrett7100 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fleason771 It certainly has grown. Back as recently as the 80s there were loads of farms that made cider. Much of it decidedly ropey, mind. I always preferred Thatcher's. Bens Crossman in Hewish makes lovely cider but a bit too acidic for me. We used to crumble chalk in the flagons to ease it a little. It worked.

    • @davidstyles5449
      @davidstyles5449 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I lived in WSM and Banwell in the 70s and we used to go to Thatchers, old man Thatcher used to be sat inside by the 3 big wooden barrels, sweet, medium and rough ciders he would give us a half pint of each one so we could decide which one we wanted, we'd get a couple of flagons each and walk out half cut.
      Great times

  • @PaulFellows3430
    @PaulFellows3430 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thatchers Gold is the best. No question. The last drink I bought my Dad was a pint of Thatchers Gold on a hot, summer day and he absolutely loved it.

  • @harrybarrow6222
    @harrybarrow6222 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This is a hilarious episode. Not just broad grins here, bout outright laughter.
    Thank you Alanna for a great episode. 😁❤️🙃

  • @howardscott1556
    @howardscott1556 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    There are three basic types of cider. Singing cider, sleeping cider and fighting cider. Unfortunately you cant tell which is which until you start drinking them.

    • @Doug791
      @Doug791 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You're so right my friend . The troublesome ones are those that seem to be one sort and turn out to be another .🤣🤣

    • @AdventuresAndNaps
      @AdventuresAndNaps  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂

    • @DJKC
      @DJKC 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂😂😂😂

    • @jamesmatthews291
      @jamesmatthews291 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Can't imagine 'K' being anything other than a fighting cider for anyone!

    • @stephenbarrett8861
      @stephenbarrett8861 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jamesmatthews291 it’s a puking cider.

  • @thylacinenv
    @thylacinenv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Visited a farm that brews real Scrumpy, Farmer says "this'll put hairs on yuh chest", not perhaps an effect desired by most women. It was fearsome stuff but the Farmer's throwaway line about tossing a dead rat into the vat to aid fermentation I hope was a wind-up!

    • @Georgestella100
      @Georgestella100 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Tradition says a dead rat and an old leather boot! Old farmers wife tale?

    • @catherinerobilliard7662
      @catherinerobilliard7662 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      No, you need to find a worm at the bottom. Best bought from a cider apple farmer in Somerset.

  • @brianwhittington5086
    @brianwhittington5086 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    When coopers make wooden casks, it's a skilled art Alanna. They will often fire the inside to give a charred or toasted effect, it helps to seal and condition the wood. There's different levels of charring, depending on the type of wood and the intended contents. It will add to the aged taste of the alcohol as it matures.

  • @BongEyedBastard
    @BongEyedBastard 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    A nice cider, in the sunshine and fresh air, sat outside at the cricket club listening to the sound of leather on willow, cannot be beaten 👌

  • @sjnm4944
    @sjnm4944 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Supermarket worker: "hello regular customer. I see you've bought a load of ciders today. Having a party tonight?"
    Alanna: "oh no, this is for a taste test review I'm doing for my TH-cam channel."
    Supermarket worker: "oh, so it's work-related?"
    Alanna: "yeah, err, that's right. Work..."
    Thanks for the great vid Alanna, really good fun!

  • @popandroid
    @popandroid 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’m not sure you know what dry means with booze, but it refers to the AFTERTASTE…IF there is hardly any aftertaste, then it’s very dry. The best example I know of this is Asahi beer [Japanese] try it sometime, comes it a super shiny tall silver can, and it’s the driest stuff ever…like 2 secs later you’re asking your brain, “wait, what did I just drink? was it just water? I taste nothing in my mouth?!”

  • @twistycarpetwords2500
    @twistycarpetwords2500 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    After all the sacrifices Alanna has made in order to inform our dining and snacking options, this feels like a well deserved indulgence. The sheer joy was palpable!
    Haven't checked all the comments, curious if anyone has made 'that' cider joke yet?
    I refuse. Its beneath me...

    • @johnafirth
      @johnafirth 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Could that possibly be Dickens Cider, by any chance?

  • @tomsenior7405
    @tomsenior7405 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Love these Alcohol Taste Test Shows. I hope we don't end up with Alanna just sitting on a Park Bench all day, a Carrier Bag filled with Super Strong Cider and Shouting at the Pigeons. One Day you have an excellent job as an Airline Pilot. You get a fondness for Tequila. Before you know it, the Old Oak Tree is your New Home. And the closest you will ever get to flying again, is watching the Pigeons in the Park... Or, so I have been told.

    • @johnafirth
      @johnafirth 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Three litres of either Manors or Pulse.

    • @tomsenior7405
      @tomsenior7405 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@johnafirth Do they still produce 3 Litre Bottles? I can only find 2.5 Litre Bottles lately. Er... I am asking for a friend.

  • @Chad.Telecaster
    @Chad.Telecaster 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I once was drinking a bottle of Henry Weston's vintage & my 16 year old niece asked me why there was a picture of Gary Barlow on my bottle. We now simply refer to Weston's vintage as a bottle of Barlow.
    Saves time.

    • @gavinreid2741
      @gavinreid2741 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There is actually a Gary Barlow Organic wine. Available from major supermarkets.

  • @Redmist01
    @Redmist01 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I love your way of yours tests go, Your a proper drinker. congrats.

  • @hellomynameis
    @hellomynameis 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I've never yelled at Alanna for using (or not using) her glasses. Find whatever brings you joy... then bring that joy straight to the internet.
    Five out of five golden apples.

  • @SambaSp0rt
    @SambaSp0rt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Great episode Alanna. Hilarious to see the alcohol take hold. The most entertaining on TH-cam. Thanks for the Tuesday joy!

  • @zippybanana2691
    @zippybanana2691 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    One to try, Westerns Perry is lush, Perry pear, very classic drink, can be almost like sparkling sweet wine
    Old Rosie is Scrumpy Cider, very much what you could buy from a farm, gallon containers, unfiltered
    Scrumpy Jack - Not really scrumpy

  • @LiamE69
    @LiamE69 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Looking back Alanna's rapid slide into alcoholism and homelessness started with her popular "Afternoon Drinking With Alanna" TH-cam channel.

  • @russjoneswrites
    @russjoneswrites 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Old Rosie is deadly. I had to limit myself to two pints of it on any drinking session (plus other drinks, just not more Rosie) because it has no mercy

    • @stephensmith4480
      @stephensmith4480 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Old Rosie is just the Best, I Love it, especially on a warm day. I get the two litre Flagon`s 🍻🍻

    • @yomandinga
      @yomandinga 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me and a work mate got very drunk on Old Rosie the next day was not pretty.

    • @robertrhead570
      @robertrhead570 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I once lost two days to Old Rosie. Got drunk on Saturday night, didn't function until the following Tuesday. It is a time machine.

    • @yomandinga
      @yomandinga 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@robertrhead570 Do you remember a Bottom live show where Eddie makes weapons grade lager? Maybe Old Rosie is weaponised cider?

    • @russjoneswrites
      @russjoneswrites 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@stephensmith4480 that's quite a lot! i can drink a lot, but for some reason Old Rosie destroys me. I had 6 pints once and it was not good.

  • @davidchristian8218
    @davidchristian8218 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Back to my favourite type of videos from you, Alanna 😀😋 Your pronunciation of Herefordshire cracked me up 🤣 I like Old Rosie, although one is enough 😅 And it was 7.3% until 3 years ago.

    • @robertfeltham6554
      @robertfeltham6554 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Also Frome is pronounced like froom.

    • @leecromer3289
      @leecromer3289 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      ‘Hearfedsheer’…killed me😂😂😂😂🇬🇧👍

  • @billmayor8567
    @billmayor8567 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I actually laughed through this. You are absolutely hilarious 😂😂😂

    • @AdventuresAndNaps
      @AdventuresAndNaps  2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You're too kind!

    • @neilgayleard3842
      @neilgayleard3842 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Biddenden cider near Ashford and they make wine. Turners of marden near Maidstone. Local Kentish producers worth checking out. Turners make a apple pie flavoured cider. Sounds odd but it works. They go well with Kentish blue cheese.

    • @Phiyedough
      @Phiyedough 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes, it's like a Monty Python sketch!

  • @joeglover6367
    @joeglover6367 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The fact you’ve done a video purely on drinking cider which I’m drinking now I think it’s the perfect opportunity to say I love you 😂

  • @kjdempsey
    @kjdempsey 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Cider is what we’re known for in the West Country! I love every flavour of Thatchers, Gold, Haze, Cloudy Lemon, Rose, Katy, Cheddar Valley, Blood Orange, they’re all so good
    (Scrumpy Jack is classed as a tramp’s/hobo’s/homeless drink by the way)

    • @jizzmonkey9679
      @jizzmonkey9679 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cloudy lemon is vile,haze along with rattler are my 2 favorite at the moment,

    • @kjdempsey
      @kjdempsey 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jizzmonkey9679 blood orange is the best

  • @Malfie657
    @Malfie657 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Love a good cider, and it's great to see a review of some of the more standard/traditional flavoured ones - I have a soft spot for a Henney's but as you say it can be a bit dry. As well as the oak barrels some do cider from whisky barrels - Thistly Cross Whisky Cask is a good one which is worth a try. Plenty more to sample Alanna, but in the meantime a great fun taste test...bring on the summer!

  • @robertsnare1411
    @robertsnare1411 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    You should try Weston’s Vintage Perry, (made from pears), absolutely delicious, and deadly. It also goes brilliantly with a good curry.

  • @mouse-junkie
    @mouse-junkie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh, the sacrifices you make for your viewers. Thanks for entertaining us while educating us!

  • @marksnellingphotography
    @marksnellingphotography 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can imagine Alanna's calendar... Today is the day😂 ... Next up the snake bite mixture combos.

  • @matc6221
    @matc6221 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    This Christmas live stream, Alanna drinks a whole liter of Scrumpy Jack for our entertainment with hilarious consequences 🤣Are you down Napster, lol❓❓

    • @T-1001
      @T-1001 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I reckon she should play Edward Cider Hands where you duck tape a 2 litre bottle of Scrumpy to each hand and can't put them down until you've finished them.

    • @matc6221
      @matc6221 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@T-1001 🤘

  • @Judgles
    @Judgles 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Great video, Alanna! I'm looking forward to a proper pub garden summer this year - let's hope the weather doesn't let us down!

  • @davidmoss9244
    @davidmoss9244 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I love that Alanna put the Old Rosie in her backpack and carried it home! 😀I've spent many happy hours drinking Rosie so should she

  • @SSRT_JubyDuby8742
    @SSRT_JubyDuby8742 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Old Rosie is made down the road from me, it's actually a farm, cottage industry. I buy it on the regular, I fill an empty 2ltr pop bottle 3/4 full stick it in the freezer. Once the water has frozen, what you are left with is real scrumpy jack. If you decide to do it, it tastes delicious, go carefully,you have seriously increased the alcohol!
    Like deployed 👍

  • @TheLondonLass
    @TheLondonLass 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I used to live in Somerset and the local farmer's market sold 5-litre plastic containers of cider made from local apples. All my colleagues would be dragging these massive containers back to the office on farmer's market day. Maybe you should go on a cider tour of the west country?!

    • @robertfeltham6554
      @robertfeltham6554 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I also used to live in Somerset and back in the 60s my friends and I used to go to a farm where the cider was home brewed. A 1 gallon canister cost 5 shillings. Yes 25p. Wonderful days.

  • @jonathanfinan722
    @jonathanfinan722 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Weston’s Vintage wins everything. 8.2% of glory. Three bottles for a fiver. A very efficient session.

    • @andy2950
      @andy2950 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I totally agree.
      The best of the best.
      Smooth as silk.

    • @AndyD070568
      @AndyD070568 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      My go to drink. Goes remarkably well with a good takeaway curry.

    • @richardpooley9068
      @richardpooley9068 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You are entirely correct T. Weston’s vintage has always been my favourite.

    • @docsmellyfella
      @docsmellyfella 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      12 bottles for 15 quid at Costco :-)

  • @carl48uk
    @carl48uk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just started watching this and got that deja vue feeling (think beer testing) . Watching from the start knowing that you are going to get hammered again!! Brilliant fun watching you !!

  • @t.a.k.palfrey3882
    @t.a.k.palfrey3882 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My third son is a barrister in London and his husband is a surgeon. Like you, they both prefer cider to beer or ale, as a long-drink alternative to wine. Felix tells me his current favourite is Dunkerton's Black Fox, while his hubby is more fond of the rather more intense flavours of Welsh Mountain Cider.

  • @ianwills2738
    @ianwills2738 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Loved it, I have to say I was worried when you sat down for the comparison between Thatchers and Scrumpy that the rest of the video would take place on the floor but well done for powering through😀 I don’t know if you can get it in Kent but Rocquette is quite a nice cider produced in Guernsey in the Channel Islands. Oh and just in case you missed the outrage for not using glasses normally “ I am beyond furious that you decanted these into glasses!!😂

  • @DH-zr1xz
    @DH-zr1xz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Always enjoy your videos alanna - you do make me laugh...
    Anyway, if you ever go to Dorset,Devon or Cornwall then try a proper Freshly made scrumpy, it tastes beautiful and you can drink looaaads of it without getting a hangover - very good indeed.
    Keep up the great videos 🤪

  • @vijendrapatricknaryan2637
    @vijendrapatricknaryan2637 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Really great session you have made my day. Enjoying your enthusiasm and your staying power.

  • @craigavonvideo
    @craigavonvideo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ahh, the spirit of Keith Floyd lives! :) Great to see you getting pished in the name of TH-cam. Although it could have done with some Tayto Smokey Bacon (don't worry, I ate those so you didn't have to) and you missed my favourite cider ... Healey's Rattler. Nothing better than sitiing at Land's End having a pint of rattler! Scrumpy Jack is my second fav though.

  • @glynburton5560
    @glynburton5560 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Alanna you need a trip to Normandy especially the Valley D'auge and try some farm cider bouche, pommeau and Calvados

  • @tombaxter6228
    @tombaxter6228 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    That was hilarious!
    My cider of choice, as a young Sussex kid, was Merrydown Vintage. Definitely the most 'bang for a buck', an impoverished teenager could get.
    For the love of all things holy, however, avoid 'white' ciders. They are industrially brewed in vats, taste like alcoholic lighter-fuel, and are brewed from onions. Probably. I sincerely doubt they have ever seen an apple...

    • @shaunw9270
      @shaunw9270 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      True about "white" ciders... the only time I ever completely blacked out from alcohol was after consuming a 3 litre Asda "White Lightning" .

    • @tombaxter6228
      @tombaxter6228 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@shaunw9270 Ooft! I bet you were hanging, the next morning...

    • @stephenbarrett8861
      @stephenbarrett8861 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Did you ever do a tour of the Merrydown brewery?

    • @tombaxter6228
      @tombaxter6228 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@stephenbarrett8861 I never had the pleasure. I did the Heineken brewery tour in Amsterdam, though. That was fun... 😉

    • @stephenbarrett8861
      @stephenbarrett8861 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@tombaxter6228 there were so many different drinks, Elderflower wine, mead and a bunch of ciders. The mead was lethal.

  • @thislullaby13
    @thislullaby13 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Looking forward to more videos in this series because you are the most fun tipsy person ever 😂 You’re giving me so many recommendations for my trip to the UK this summer!

  • @KopCole
    @KopCole 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You know as soon as you see the title “The U.K Has the Best Cider” that Alanna is gonna be tipsy by bottle 4 …that girls becoming more British every day

    • @steven54511
      @steven54511 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😄
      What do you mean, by bottle 4?!? Alanna would have been plonked by the 2nd bottle, especially if she drank the whole thing! 😎

  • @GemDotThirteen
    @GemDotThirteen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Your Canadian cider video is probably my favourite video, so of course I'm gonna love a follow up UK cider video!
    Love cider, wouldn't say no to most lol... If I had to choose one of those, I'd go for the Thatchers Gold too, followed by Henney's. If I could pick any cider, then I'd probs go for Thatchers Rose, Rekorderlig Mango & Raspberry or anything by Brothers, especially toffee apple! Gotta listen to my sweet tooth lol 🍺

    • @AdventuresAndNaps
      @AdventuresAndNaps  2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Totally agree!! We'll have to do a weird-flavours-episode next!

  • @mistycrom
    @mistycrom 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Only 6 minutes in and I'm already loving this. The fact that you've found a way to make day drinking "work".
    I really like the tumbler you used for the Henry Western.
    Ok... 'What were we doing here? Oh yeah, I was rating it!" I do hope you were feeling ok after doing this. But hey, you're clearly enjoying yourself!
    That you can still read at this point, I think is somewhat impressive.
    "Don't they know I'm filming? I'm trying to be a professional here! " *hic*
    Great fun video. I hope you had a nice lie down after.

  • @geordigirl40
    @geordigirl40 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am with you there Alanna nothing better than a nice cold glass of Cider sitting in the sunshine watching the day go by. Enjoying your take on my favourite drink

  • @kenplatt7332
    @kenplatt7332 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You are a credit to us all Your dedication is remarkable

  • @IanMarshall79
    @IanMarshall79 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Really enjoyed watching the cider slowly take affect, love cider too, Aspall or Thatchers are my choices.

    • @suejones8508
      @suejones8508 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Draft Aspell's is the best. 🍺

    • @IanMarshall79
      @IanMarshall79 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@suejones8508 I agree

  • @roryoconnell4098
    @roryoconnell4098 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Not going to lie... when you said you're taste testing ciders, I expected them all to get full marks based on your previous expressions of love for cider.

  • @cactustactics
    @cactustactics 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Oh lord, the chaos energy is high in this one! You deserve it after the sad meal deals though, treat yoself
    You're gonna get people complaining about how you said Frome, but it's officially the hardest place in the UK to pronounce, nobody knows how to say it! If you haven't seen that Map Men video on British place names that's a big recommend, I bet you'd love it

  • @MarcTheHat
    @MarcTheHat หลายเดือนก่อน

    I've seen DOZENS of your videos and your alcohol taste testing ones are absolutely the very best! MORE MORE MORE!

  • @liamanthony6617
    @liamanthony6617 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Henry Weston’s - Vintage Cider. It’s 8.2% and comes in a glass bottle.
    It’s absolute rocket fuel. 🚀🤯

    • @ange1098
      @ange1098 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      3 bottles totally fd, very addictive although found it quite sweet with a big kick.

  • @davecampbell5353
    @davecampbell5353 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    You need to test Biddenden cider and Merrydown cider. Shame they didn't make it to the list this time. As an aside, both are excellent when used to make snakebite :)

    • @garymiles484
      @garymiles484 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Love Biddenden cider, especially the special reserve. Used to visit the vineyard frequently. Was never keen on Merrydown. Now, Somerset Scrumpy, that is Soo good.

    • @wessexdruid7598
      @wessexdruid7598 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      If only you could still get Merrydown Dry.

    • @dennisbain2348
      @dennisbain2348 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Biddenden cider is the nuts ...I love it

  • @norbury57
    @norbury57 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    No Taunton Dry Blackthorne Cider? That was my favourite as a student when I lived in the UK in the 70's. A cider for "Laying down and avoiding".

    • @jonathan.palfrey
      @jonathan.palfrey 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I also liked that some years ago, but it’s been through some changes since the 1970s. The Taunton Cider Company was taken over in 1996, and in the 21st century there have been changes to the recipe.

  • @hellcurve
    @hellcurve 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Really like your videos, generally. Your taste tests are splendid. Have enjoyed lots of them over the years. This one was brilliant too. Ones to try next: these are some of my favourites - Thatchers Katy (7.4%), Thatchers Vintage (7.4%), Henry Westons vintage (8.2%). Yum.

  • @mueslicamel
    @mueslicamel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Maybe you can test hangover remedies tomorrow morning too Alanna!
    “Without further ado, let’s go for the Alka Seltzer and Bacon Sandwich combo” 😂

    • @bobbell4461
      @bobbell4461 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Only one cure for a hangover. A large bottle of the soft drink that outsells Coca-Cola in Scotland. Irn Bru will sort you out nicely.

    • @AdventuresAndNaps
      @AdventuresAndNaps  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😂

    • @AdventuresAndNaps
      @AdventuresAndNaps  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Irn Bru just makes me more nauseous! 😂

  • @howardkey1639
    @howardkey1639 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You have got to love an A&N cider taste video, they start well and then the alcohol kicks in and they just get better including the added burps, so much fun indeed.
    May I suggest a Naps trip to the West Country to do a taste test tour of the local scrumpy farms to try out there fare. it could get messy but would be great fun to do. Peanuts, come get your peanuts. 🥜🥜🥜😁

  • @Bluedex2011
    @Bluedex2011 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow, that was fun to watch and I bet even more fun for you ! 😂 I don't drink cider, but sounds like I could be persuaded 😃 - I really liked the picture you painted of drinking outside in the summertime - roll on summer !

  • @s.rmurray8161
    @s.rmurray8161 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    British cider, the superhero drink. Just a couple of pints and you turn into Captain Nonsense!

  • @markwalsh1474
    @markwalsh1474 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    A couple of questions. First what time of the day did you make this .Second after did you go for a curry or kebab. Many thanks. This one should do well . ☺

  • @TechyMantis
    @TechyMantis 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I would recommend you try Black Dragon Cider by Gwynt Y Ddraig, I have never found it in the supermarkets in England, but can get it in Wales no problem and there are some websites that sell in England. Edit, it used to be sold at Waitrose but stopped for some reason and sometimes Wetherspoons (near me) has it on tap for a limited time.

    • @AdventuresAndNaps
      @AdventuresAndNaps  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Great suggestion!

    • @ftumschk
      @ftumschk 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Seconded. It's a very nice cider.

    • @CraigPaulWilson
      @CraigPaulWilson 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      +1 on the Black Dragon. Outside of Wales, I've most often found it at beer festivals.

  • @zapkvr
    @zapkvr 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    At the risk of appearing to repeat myself, the way you express gratitude for your life is 👏 you should never lose that

  • @malcolmross8427
    @malcolmross8427 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have watched several of your TH-cam and I enjoyed them all. Keep a doing what you're doing!

  • @CrazyInWeston
    @CrazyInWeston 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That Old Rosie was non carbonated, try the carbonated ones you get in the 500ml bottles, it makes it better in my opinion.
    Plus Scrumpy Jack is one of my fave cider of them all, I seriously cannot get enough of it.

  • @KEITHMU
    @KEITHMU 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love your taste test videos and the ones involving alcohol are just comedy gold! Hope you enjoyed finishing them all off in a moderate fashion!

  • @jonathanbignall1198
    @jonathanbignall1198 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That was fun to watch, you were clearly in your element there Alanna! I've moved away from Cider in recent years because it tended to upset my stomach, but I'm tempted to give it another chance based on your verdicts! 😋

  • @mark-anthonyconti684
    @mark-anthonyconti684 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I grew up in Somerset cider country and boy has she got a lot to learn . . . It'll be fun though

  • @DaveBartlett
    @DaveBartlett 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I think that the "doesn't taste like alcohol at all" illusion occurs with cider, more times than it doesn't. At times, even when I'm drinking the strongest cider available to me, providing it's good quality cider, I find myself quaffing it as though it were just a soft drink - of course an hour or so later (when the tunnel vision sets in, and I find my legs wobbly,) I realise how strong it is.

  • @matc6221
    @matc6221 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Happy Tuesday! Loved the video, Alanna, lol 😂. 7 belches out of 7🥃💨

  • @atorthefightingeagle9813
    @atorthefightingeagle9813 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I work for a bookseller and many years ago we unearthed a tome on how to make cider published in 1646! Slap bang in the middle of the Civil War and we English still had our priorities right!

  • @robertwatford7425
    @robertwatford7425 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Slarmied Alanna, belching and slurring her words, complaining to a passing truck, "I'm trying to be professional!' Classic, why we love you :-)

  • @jamesalberg1132
    @jamesalberg1132 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Soo much fun, 👍 love your food/alcohol taste test videos ❤ well done (again) Alanna! 🙌 👏👏

  • @AaronTheHipHopGuy
    @AaronTheHipHopGuy 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was really funny! I’m glad your beer video did well, your channel is so good and you put a lot of effort into it, you deserve to get lots of views! I hope this cider video does really well for you too!

  • @thetrevor861
    @thetrevor861 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Middle Farm, outside Lewes in Sussex. National cider and perry collection. You get a little thimble glass to taste from the loads of barrels of draught cider before you buy. Bring a designated driver.

  • @andymcgarty3099
    @andymcgarty3099 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Brilliant video, one of the best ever. Gotta love a cider and dry roasted peanuts. Good selection. I hope Rosie will join us for the subathon later in the week? Thtchers gold is a top cider, good choice.

  • @neilcowley8651
    @neilcowley8651 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    a great way to spend a dull Tuesday afternoon, looking forward to more cider adventures

  • @andy2950
    @andy2950 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What about Strongbow or Woodpecker?
    I used to have a pint of half/half called Strongpecker.
    I'm not kidding either......

  • @rhunl
    @rhunl 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great stuff Alanna. I know the flavoured ciders are on your radar - the new Blood Orange one from Thatchers is a sweet little thing. Great video!

  • @MS-19
    @MS-19 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Another one of *those* videos!! Although this time I watched without trying to match drinks, given the disastrous consequences of my last attempt to do so.
    It's such fun to see you revelling in the richness of variety afforded by the makers of your favourite drink! All those differences owe to the apples, each taking on the 'terroir' of their region, and to the methods of production including the composition of the vats and the time taken to ferment the juice.
    Right from the bat, you are a heroine for only considering ciders without added flavours.
    3:01 Ah, dear sweet Alanna, the disconnection between spelling and pronunciation in our arcane land has once again confounded you... "Frome" is actually pronounced "froom" - it's an ancient word meaning "stream," if memory serves - and "Herefordshire" has four syllables: "Heh-reh-ford-shur" might do the trick. (But, having said that, part of the joy you bring to us watchers lies in your valiant effort to engage with the linguistic subtleties - we love you just as much for getting it wrong as getting it right!)
    18:10 You had a verdict and also a touch of vertigo, it appears. The things you go through for us, dear Alanna! One conclusion that perhaps goes without saying is that easy drinkers make easy drunk.... I think that Henney's would be my choice out of all these, but not being much of a cider drinker I look forward to using these reviews as a guide. Cheers!

  • @stephenparker6362
    @stephenparker6362 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi, Alanna, that was brilliant and so entertaining, the picture of you on your knees with a glass of cider in each hand was a classic, it would have made a great thumbnail for this. If this doesn't get thousands and thousands of views I'll be astonished, it was great, well done.

    • @AdventuresAndNaps
      @AdventuresAndNaps  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks Stephen!! Glad you liked the video!

  • @deano2208
    @deano2208 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Roger Wilkins, if you know you know
    Great video, much love from Somerset🙂

  • @ougadougou9
    @ougadougou9 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Alanna, it was one of your videos made me try Thistly Cross. I now have to order several dozen bottles every month or so. My wife has taken to cooking gammon in Thistly Cross Ginger Cider - delicious!

  • @frankparsons1629
    @frankparsons1629 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you so much Alanna, makes me want to rush out and buy some ciders right now!

  • @ianmoffat4460
    @ianmoffat4460 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi Alanna. Such a joy to watch your drink tastings. There are a couple more Aspull ciders, same shaped bottles but with green or red? lbels denoted maybe sweeter tastes. My personal favourite is the green label. Worth a try. Thanks again for your very humorous opinions. Always funny and informative too! 👍

  • @peebee143
    @peebee143 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Was down in Kent, again, today. Delivered (a car) into Gillingham, then Public Transport and picked one out of Bexhill.

  • @ProductivityOrchard
    @ProductivityOrchard 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video, Thatchers make excellent Ciders, so I look forward to your Thatchers taste test. A few years ago I applied for a job with them, and felt it was important to try all their ciders as part of my interview prep :). Thatchers Katy was by far my favourite as has a Champaign like finish, far better than gold IMO, that is their main seller. More recently I tried Haze which is their new Cloudy cider, I liked that one as well, but there is always a chilled bottle of Katy in my fridge.

  • @bikercuz69
    @bikercuz69 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Alanna, another fantastic review. I'm also a cider drinker (hops don't agree with my system). You should definitely try Addlestones cider, used to serve it in the little pub I worked at in Suffolk, it was also my favourite. Again, not to sweet nor too dry. Looking forward to more videos in this series!

  • @Dan-zb7vn
    @Dan-zb7vn 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thatchers is good I agree with you, great video Alanna as always you really do have a great sense of humour, love it!

  • @user-in3sd5ju1c
    @user-in3sd5ju1c 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This made me laugh so much, it's so nice watching someone enjoying their work 😂

  • @johnj4130
    @johnj4130 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I drink normal asples as it's made just a few miles from my house. Using glasses is better as we get to see the colour of the drinks.

  • @simonmarley6420
    @simonmarley6420 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for this Alanna, I do love your videos - especially the taste tests! :-) Of the ones you tested, my favourite would be Scrumpy Jack, but I do prefer Thatchers Haze (it's a cloudy cider).

  • @miguelangelesparzacabrera3985
    @miguelangelesparzacabrera3985 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like your videos. It was funny, I learned about cinder drinks and you made it great. Congrats

  • @EASYTIGER10
    @EASYTIGER10 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Alanna will be be-cider self with joy by the end of this video

  • @nickjenkins9210
    @nickjenkins9210 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Born in Somerset and grandmother's family originally from Herefordshire, it's no wonder I like cider. Loved this video as you got happier and happier. Long ago, my favourite was Taunton Exhibition, which I believe is now only available at the Coronation Tap in Bristol. 'We' (I wasn't old enough) used to buy it by the flagon in Uphill. Happy days.

  • @markjlewis
    @markjlewis 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video, definitely put a smile on my face. Weston's is my go to, I like their vintage cider with 8.2ABV.