Building on previous success, Aston Manor’s extensive range of ciders has triumphed again at the World Cider Awards and Great Taste Awards.
Aston Manor’s premium cider brand, Friels, was awarded world’s best range design at the 2021 World Cider Awards. The Friels brand has also been recognised with silver for its First Press Vintage, and three more bronze awards for its signature blend, low-alcohol cider, and rhubarb cider respectively.
Other Aston Manor brands performed well, with Kingstone Press picking up silver in the specialty cider category for its low- and no-alcohol drink. The brand’s traditional Apple Cider and Wild Berry flavour also maintained bronze awards in the sparkling and flavoured cider categories.
There was a successful outing for the Crumpton Oaks brand, too, which secured silver for its Apple and Pear Ciders in the sparkling cider and perry divisions, both new product entries to the categories at the 2021 World Cider Awards, where Aston Manor took a total of 17 honours.
Different categories
And there were three more wins at the Great Taste Awards. The most notable went to Malvern Cider Co, achieving two stars for its Malvern Gold. Feedback from the judges highlighted that Malvern Gold is the epitome of balance and very cleverly made, with balanced sweetness, fruit, acidity, and bitterness, where drinkers can taste the quality of the apples.
Friels also picked up two one-star awards for its First Press Vintage and low-alcohol ciders. Feedback from the judges noted that the Friels First Press Vintage was very enjoyable, with a bit of a kick, but not too overpowering, whereas the low-alcohol cider was described as a solid, satisfying, and refreshing drink.
Calli O’Brien, marketing controller at Aston Manor, said: “The strong performance of our ciders at the World Cider Awards and Great Taste Awards was exciting to see and further enhances our reputation for producing great tasting and award-winning ciders.
“It was fantastic for a wide range of our brands to pick up so many awards in a number of different categories. To be honoured in this way is gratifying for everyone at Aston Manor and is testimony to all the hard work and ongoing development we put into ensuring our extensive range of cider brands continues to be popular and successful.”
