Coming back from work, putting your feet up and enjoying a cold cider – what could be better? Enjoying a cider at your local pub is fun, but sometimes the last thing you want is to venture out. Sure, supermarkets are great for a quick solution when you are craving a cider, however, their range is limited. And you won’t get anywhere near the quality that you find from smaller independents. Introducing eight cider subscription boxes for you to try out.
We have put together a list of eight different cider subscriptions, each unique in their offering, all delicious and with more variety than your local shop can provide. Depending on which subscription you want to try out, you will find unique blends, unusual flavours, different quantities, bottle sizes and more.
Whether you are looking to try a new cider, buy a subscription for a friend or enjoy hosting and want to offer unique ciders, you won’t go wrong trying out one of the eight cider subscriptions below. Hosting someone who doesn’t drink alcohol? These non-alcoholic rums are a great alternative. If you want to keep your ciders cold or want to open a bottle of champagne at the same time as enjoying a cider, keep them cold using a Champagne bucket. Check out these cider subscription boxes below and let us know which you choose!
Cider subscription boxes
Welsh Mountain Cider
Welsh Mountain Cider is a family-run business in Wales that make ciders that are 100% fresh juice, naturally fermented and cellar aged. They have an exciting range of ciders, each having its unique characteristics but all of their bottles are bottled unfiltered, unpasteurized and without added sulphites.
By joining Welsh Mountain’s cider subscription you will not only receive 6 or 12 bottles every four months (depending on the cider subscription you choose), but you will also be helping a small business grow and continue to produce delicious ciders. Members also receive a 15% discount on their ciders and trees, limited-production and estate ciders only available to subscribers and invitations to special events at their orchard and cider works. If you are in the local area, they encourage you to visit their vineyard.
Welshmountaincider.com
12 bottles, three times a year – £85.00 every four months
6 bottles, three times a year – £45.00 every four months
Crafty Nectar
When it comes to cider box delivery, Craft Nectar knows a thing or two about delicious ciders. Each month they work hard to give you access to unique, craft ciders from across the UK. Each cider sourced has its own characteristics, enabling any cider fan to try ciders they may have never tasted before. For the Crafty Nectar cider subscription, you can choose from 3 or 6 bottles or two 750ml fine cider bottles. Pricing for one month varies depending on the box you opt for. Upon writing this article a mini taster box comes with 3 premium bottles and costs £15.50 + delivery. The craft cider discovery box comes with 6 bottles and costs £28.50 + delivery, whilst the fine cider tasting box comes with 2 750ml bottles and costs £26 + delivery.
Craftynectar.com
£15.50 for 3 ciders | £26 for 2 750ml bottles of cider | £28.50 for 6 bottles of cider
Bristol Cider Shop
Having been named the UK’s independent cider retailer of the year twice, you can trust Bristol Cider to deliver an array of delicious ciders that you can enjoy at home. In their cider subscription, each month you’ll receive a different theme of craft cider complete with the full tasting notes – perfect if you want to know more about what you are drinking. It comes in at £20 a month plus delivery and you’ll receive a monthly case of 6 different ciders. If you did want to pause your cider box delivery it’s easily done, meaning you can start it up again at any time you please. (Although we don’t think you’ll want to give up receiving these ciders through the post!)
Bristolcidershop.co.uk
£20.00 for 6 ciders
Big Nose and Beardy
Part of the fun of signing up for cider subscription boxes is opening the box when it first arrives and discovering the different flavoured ciders inside. You may discover a new favourite which you will be ordering more of on a future date.
Big Nose and Beardy cider subscription supplies you with as much cider as you can drink in a month. You can choose from 6, 12, 18 or 24, 330ml bottles to be delivered as a mixed case, dry only, no dry or no sweet. This gives you the perfect opportunity to try something different and impress your friends with delicious ciders when they visit.
Your ciders are made in a little town in East Sussex village called Framfield. They are made from local waste fruit, harvested and pressed in-house, wild fermented in small batches, left to mature for months and months and then finally bottled by hand.
bignoseandbeardy.com
From £15.30 – 6 x 330ml
The Newt in Sommerset
When looking for a cider subscription to get your regular taste of the tipple, The Newt in Sommerset’s cider club is an effortless choice. By joining their cider subscription you will receive exclusive and limited edition ciders alongside their signature styles pressed and aged in small batches on their estate.
The box will be delivered quarterly throughout the year and it’s delivered in a stylish wooden box. As well as the drinks themselves, you will receive a snack such as apple crisps as well as an information book to help you learn more about the ciders in your pack. It is ideal for those who consider themselves cider connoisseurs, or for someone looking to learn more about good quality ciders.
thenewtinsomerset.com
Price: £40.00
Edinburgh Beer Factory Cider Subscription
This cider subscription box by Edinburgh Beer Factory sends you over twelve bottles – two of each flavour of the Thistly Cross cider collection. If you haven’t tried the Thistly collection before, it’s beautifully flavoured and you’re sure to find many you love and want to order again. Thistly Cross is based in Scotland and is one of the leading cider producers in the country. Each of their ciders is handcrafted in small batches using real fruit, slow-fermented & long matured. When selecting the cider subscription, the price will change depending on the size of the bottle.
Edinburghbeerfactory.co.uk
From £36.48 a month
Wise Bartender – Non-alcoholic cider subscription
Just because you don’t drink alcohol or want to take a break from alcohol doesn’t mean you should miss out! Wise Bartender has put together a monthly non-alcoholic cider subscription of 6 different ciders for your to enjoy each month. Non-alcoholic ciders are very similar to the alcoholic version you may be used to drinking. This is because the process to make them is very similar as they still need to go through a fermentation process with the same natural ingredients. Plus each year technology is improving, helping companies develop the process of how they make non-alcoholic drinks.
Wisebartender.co.uk
£16.99 for 6 ciders
Cider in Cider Surprise Mixed Case
The surprise mixed case is a great alternative to your cider subscription boxes. Instead of paying a monthly subscription, simply purchase a box whenever you fancy trying a selection of ciders you may have never tried before. You still get the excitement of trying something new as well as not knowing what you will receive but with the added benefit of not being in a contract each month.
In the surprise mixed case, you will receive 12, 330ml/500ml bottles of ciders or perries for you to enjoy. The bottles are 100% pressed juice ciders made by keen experts who have a passion to produce quality craft cider. You could receive sweet ciders, medium ciders or hopped ciders. What you do know is they will be unique, fresh and hopefully you’ll discover a new favourite. If you want to pick your own ciders, create a box from their online shop, they have a great selection.
Ciderincider.co.uk
Price £40.00
Tips For Enjoying Your Cider Subscription
- Makes notes on what you do and don’t like about the ciders
- Consider how many you want to receive a month
- Think about the glass you’re drinking the cider from
- Don’t be afraid to try something totally new
- Don’t drink it ice cold as this can mask the flavours
Have you tried one of the above cider subscriptions before? Which one have you tried and what did you like most about it? Are there any cider subscriptions that you have tried that we haven’t included on the list above? Let us know in the comment box below.
