orchard thieves cider

harry Bailey esq

anyone else tried it?Got a fridge pack of these yesterday,drank one,opened another but couldn't finish it.Dropped the rest into the chap next door,a hardcore ciderhead,and his verdict was the same.Its VERY sour,if you've ever drank those mickey Finn apple shots,green wkd or tasted those penny apple jack sweets from years ago you'll get the idea.Heineken have spent a fortune marketing the stuff,but I can't see this product lasting long.It will go the way of bulmers pear I reckon.Also the effects on the gastric system mirror bulmers pear,you'll sh1t rings around yourself.Not my cup of tea at all.Poor show from heineken.

eternal

Haven't tried it yet.

MonkstownHoop

Managed to get a free box of bottles from them via twitter, had a few last night, I'm not a huge cider drinker tbh and I found it very sweet and I certainly would never part with money for it.

Spanish Max

harry Bailey esq wrote: »

anyone else tried it?Got a fridge pack of these yesterday,drank one,opened another but couldn't finish it.Dropped the rest into the chap next door,a hardcore ciderhead,and his verdict was the same.Its VERY sour,if you've ever drank those mickey Finn apple shots,green wkd or tasted those penny apple jack sweets from years ago you'll get the idea.Heineken have spent a fortune marketing the stuff,but I can't see this product lasting long.It will go the way of bulmers pear I reckon.Also the effects on the gastric system mirror bulmers pear,you'll sh1t rings around yourself.Not my cup of tea at all.Poor shows from heineken.

Liked the ads. Tried it. Rank !!!! Awful sh1te altogether.

What happened to bulmers pear? IS it gone altogether?

harry Bailey esq

Spanish Max wrote: »

What happened to bulmers pear? IS it gone altogether?

Not gone altogether,just re-branded.Its now known as senakot...

harry Bailey esq

eternal wrote: »

Haven't tried it yet.

Probably better off staying clear of it,your insides will thank you for it.That said,if you enjoy sour apple shots you might enjoy it.Not for me though,I find it to be more like an alcopop than a cider.

oblivious

I found it to be a sugar mess

eternal

harry Bailey esq wrote: »

Probably better off staying clear of it,your insides will thank you for it.That said,if you enjoy sour apple shots you might enjoy it.Not for me though,I find it to be more like an alcopop than a cider.

One sweet is fine however drinking that may not be the best idea. Plus I'm not five anymore. Thanks for the heads up.

ChippingSodbury

harry Bailey esq wrote: »

Also the effects on the gastric system mirror bulmers pear,you'll sh1t rings around yourself.

They should've called it Olympic cider for the different colours your ring will turn...

dregin

Had some Boyne Valley cider from the brewer(is that what a cider maker's called???) a few weeks ago. Beautiful stuff. He's next door to the Bru brewery which we were getting a tour around (Paddy showed us around. Great lad. Seeing their setup first-hand really made me appreciate what the smaller brewers are going through to get their products to the shelves.) The distro for the cider is very limited, so you might have to go to Trim to get it!

Atlantic Dawn

Is it made in Clonmel? Picked up a box in the shop to look at last week, was not sure who makes it, seems to be Heineken but odd if it's made in Clonmel like Bulmers, perhaps made by them?

lk67

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Is it made in Clonmel? Picked up a box in the shop to look at last week, was not sure who makes it, seems to be Heineken but odd if it's made in Clonmel like Bulmers, perhaps made by them?

Made in Hereford in England.

It's not Irish.

oblivious

Orchard Thieves was a NZ company bought by hino in 2013, they produce flavour cider. And as ik6l said "produced " most likely in Herefordshire

RhubarbCrumble

Had a bottle of Orchard Thieves over the weekend. Well about half a bottle to be honest as I poured the rest of it down the sink. Horrible. All I could taste was those apple penny sweets that you used to get years ago. Will be sticking to Stella Cidre for sure.

leex

Had a can of it yesterday. A lot sweeter than Bulmers.

the_blackstuff

Wish I read this thread a few hours ago. Bought an 8 pack a earlier. It is $h1te. I wouldn't give it away to a mate.

harry Bailey esq

leex wrote: »

Had a can of it yesterday. A lot sweeter than Bulmers.

I don't think its sweet at all,its sour.As the poster above mentioned it tastes like applejack sweets.Its certainly not something you'd go to the pub and drink seven or eight pints of.The cynical side of me sees it as a sneaky attempt to tap into the lucrative underage market.

RuRuRo

I love my cider but this stuff is just strange. It's sickly sweet like those 1p apple cough drops and strangely bitter as well. Just makes my mouth feel sticky and I definitely agree that it's terrible for the gastric system. Felt nauseous half way through the pint...

Since it's British as well I think I'll stick to my lovely Irish grown Bulmers, thanks very much.

oblivious

RuRuRo wrote:

Since it's British as well I think I'll stick to my lovely Irish grown Bulmers, thanks very much.

Bulmers source apple for England and across europe as well

strobe

harry Bailey esq wrote: »

anyone else tried it?those penny apple jack sweets from years ago .

That's the first thing that came to mind for me when I tired it, apple jacks. But I loved them. And I really liked this too. Stands to reason I guess.

Gongoozler

There must be something wrong with me, I didn't find it sour at all. Sweet alright, but yeah I liked it. Not artificial tasting like so many of them. Actually tasted apples too, which was a nice change.

listermint

I love and apple drop,

I dont like ciders that much.


What to do, what to do. But im all for tasting stuff.

They spend some amount of money advertising it though. Jesus that wolf fox thing is everywhere ya look

blackbird 49

MonkstownHoop wrote: »

Managed to get a free box of bottles from them via twitter, had a few last night, I'm not a huge cider drinker tbh and I found it very sweet and I certainly would never part with money for it.

They were advertising in Tesco a few week back my husband said he buy them to try they were cans can't remember how many in box, he would not buy them again and he also said it was very sweet, but I suppose you have to try new things to make your judgement on them.

bullvine

Its rotten, bought two bottles at weekend, ended up pouring second down sink it was that sweet! Horrible Stuff.

irish_goat

Is it out on draught anywhere? Had a bottle and couldn't finish it, far too sickly sweet.

gypsy79

irish_goat wrote: »

Is it out on draught anywhere? Had a bottle and couldn't finish it, far too sickly sweet.

I had a pint of it in the Olympia. Better than Bulmers but that isnt much of a complement

Antrim_Man

leex wrote: »

Had a can of it yesterday. A lot sweeter than Bulmers.

Sounds disgusting.

PTH2009

had 3 pints and a bottle yesterday and man its sickaning

its so hard to drink fast imo

Peig Sayers

I've just started drinking this one from Aldi. It's an Irish cider, it tastes really nice and it's only €1.29 per can

https://www.aldi.ie/en/product-range/drinks/ale-stout-lager-cider/cider/cider-product-detail/ps/p/cullens-irish-apple-ciderr/

emo72

The orchard thieves is a great example of marketing.

lk67

Peig Sayers wrote: »

I've just started drinking this one from Aldi. It's an Irish cider, it tastes really nice and it's only €1.29 per can

https://www.aldi.ie/en/product-range/drinks/ale-stout-lager-cider/cider/cider-product-detail/ps/p/cullens-irish-apple-ciderr/

Presume this is another C & C brand? No one else could handle the volume and canning?

gypsy79

emo72 wrote: »

The orchard thieves is a great example of marketing.

Only successful if people continue to buy it after the initial period. It will need sell alot of cans to get the initial marketting budget back

Now Bulmers 'is a great example of marketing'!!

Peig Sayers wrote: »

I've just started drinking this one from Aldi. It's an Irish cider, it tastes really nice and it's only €1.29 per can

https://www.aldi.ie/en/product-range/drinks/ale-stout-lager-cider/cider/cider-product-detail/ps/p/cullens-irish-apple-ciderr/

Will try some this weekend. What is the style? The Lidl dry cider from a can is lovely. Had it from an old style flagon and it was awful, almost stale!!

Simon2015

How does Orchard compare with Bulmers cider ?

Would a Bulmers drinker like it ?

Gongoozler

It actually tastes of apples. slightly sour I think. I would have drank Bulmers before, but would much prefer this. had to have a Bulmers today and it seems much less tasty by comparison.

Though most on here seem to find it too sweet so I suppose it depends on what you like.

suicide_circus

Very sweet. How people are describing it as sour is beyond me. Plenty of artificial apple flavouring to make for quite a pleasing beverage on a hot day. Bulmers has virtually no taste in comparison. This should be treated as an alcopop.

limnam

Simon2015 wrote: »

How does Orchard compare with Bulmers cider ?

Would a Bulmers drinker like it ?

It's sweeter; think Cidona sweet. But I think your average Bulmers drinker would be fine with it.

Simon2015

suicide_circus wrote: »

Very sweet. How people are describing it as sour is beyond me. Plenty of artificial apple flavouring to make for quite a pleasing beverage on a hot day. Bulmers has virtually no taste in comparison. This should be treated as an alcopop.

Does it have a similar taste to Kopparberg ?

Gongoozler

Simon2015 wrote: »

Does it have a similar taste to Kopparberg ?

Why not just got a can?

Simon2015

Gongoozler wrote: »

Why not just got a can?

Because its not a good idea to drink and drive.

eternal

I think it's sweet as well. It's not a bad drink, nice on a warm day and kind of refreshing. It wouldn't cause a massive hangover either as it's low in alcohol.

n97 mini

PTH2009 wrote: »

had 3 pints and a bottle yesterday and man its sickaning

its so hard to drink fast imo

If it's that bad why did you keep ordering more?

Deranged96

First few glugs are fine, then the sweetness becomes cloying imo. I think it tastes kind of artificial and chemically as well, like TK's red lemonade.

I'll stick to my plain as dishwater bulmers, thanks.

KwackerJack

Sour?

I tired it and prefer it over Bulmers!

Not sure what some people here were drinking as it's not at all sour!

happyoutscan

No sour at all. Drank 6 or 7 pints of it in Dublin yesterday. Was grand.

eternal

happyoutscan wrote: »

No sour at all. Drank 6 or 7 pints of it in Dublin yesterday. Was grand.

Bet you had no hangover. It's tangy is what it is, tangy.

happyoutscan

eternal wrote: »

Bet you had no hangover. It's tangy is what it is, tangy.

Not bad at all.

Fat Christy

I really like it. Not as rank as bulmers and not as sickly sweet as kopparberg.

Eugene Norman

It tastes sweet sour. Like an apple drop.

It actually does taste of apples though. Apparantly they are taking share from bulmers, which doesn't.

ghogie91

I love the stuff!

Even better now its on tap absolutely everywhere, because its so sweet/sour its easy to drink in a nightclub.

Also thought I would have to drink the dirty Heineken in Marlay Park this day last week but was absolutely DELIGHTED when I seen they were selling Orchard aswell

Sonderkommando

Had a few bottle's at a BBQ during the summer, enjoyed it although I must admit to having a poor knowledge off what is considered decent cider .

rubadub

suicide_circus wrote: »

This should be treated as an alcopop.

+1, kids would love it. I had read this thread and thought people were exagerrating, then I had a few sips, bizarrely fake tasting.

I remember old homebrew cider kits which came with flavouring sachets which I never added. I think some people are more sensitive to fake flavourings, like strawberry or almond which some find absolutely vile, or at least VERY different tasting.