Little Pomona’s makers, Susanna and James Forbes have a long history with libations. James worked as a wine buyer and marketer, while Susanna who started in physics became one of the UK’s leading libation writers. Do check out her website and blog Drink Britain, it will be time well spent.
Listen to this chat with Susanna and James as they tell their tale of moving out of city and into the country to begin selling Little Pomona commercially in 2015.
The orchard is located in Herefordshire, in the town of Bromyard.
Little Pomona Ciders
There is no doubt that these ciders are stepping out! Read: not your typical UK cider.
James’ background in wine is certainly influencing the profile of each cider produced. If ever there was a cider that would be worthy of buying one now to drink and 5 more to cellar, Little Pomona is the cidery to choose.
Delicate, yet bold, each cider that I tasted during this chat was complex, tannic and not your typical UK cider.
Little Pomona Ciders coming up for 2018
- Old Man and The Bees – 7.5% wild yeast cider
- Dabinet
- Harry Masters Jersey
- Foxswhelp
- Ellis bitter
- The Unicorn – a spontaneous keeved cider
- We “Shaked it to wake it” and then drank it in this chat! Lovely
- Art of Darkness (2015)
- Being released at the London Wine Fair on the 22nd of May 2018 go to (stand DB15) and find C’est Si Bon Bonnes (2016), a single barrel bottling
- In July 2018 look for Perry Comma, a single barrel bottling in Pet Nat style form the 2017 vintage. The fruit came from a very ancient orchard close to Dymock in Gloucestershire.
- In August, look for another Pet Nat with a blend of Dabinett (95%) and Ellis Bitter (5%) from the 2017 harvest, called For Those About to Rack.
Contact Felix at the Fine Cider Company distributes Little Pomona ciders in the UK.
Contact Little Pomona
Website: http://www.littlepomona.com/
Telephone: +44 1885 410645
Email: mailto:enquiries@littlepomona.com
Address:
- Thornbury, Bromyard
- HR7 4NJ, UK
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- Imbibe magazine
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