Tasting ~mysterious~ British Ciders | BLIND TASTE TEST

[@roundtheloopandback]

Welcome again to the Alana gets hammered set of videos, always informative and highly entertaining :) Perfectly embracing British culture.

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

😂 Thanks so much for watching!

[@thaknows2503]

As a cider lover buy cheap lidl or aldi cider £ 2 for 2 litres and add orange peel or strawberry or other berries to give it a kick 😀

[@jonathangreenwood793]

Absolutely love this. You should have called it 7 pints and a Stanley knife! Brilliant that you are getting into the cider culture. Keep drinking and discovering the delights of this lovely nation.

[@Leonard_Smith]

Only one word from me to describe this video Alanna - Brilliant! Ellie and Lily, take a bow, you deserve full praise for setting this up. 😎

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@TusharPankaj]

Another great edition of Alanna gets drunk on camera! This makes me want to get some cider.

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

🙏🏻

[@iancomputerscomputerrepair8944]

Another fantastic video, half the fun is watching you slowly get drunk as you sample the ciders. What are you like when you have drunk all 7 ciders????🤣😜😵‍💫😵‍💫🥴 Have a great weekend drinking more cider

[@jackdubz4247]

"Bulmers Original! I would have never guessed." GLUG! Comedy gold. My favourite is the 8.2% Westons. Neck two bottles and you can forget the night ever happened. Total night-night juice.

[@paulrobson7887]

I didn’t think Woodpecker cider was still made. For those of us of a certain age it was definitely our first experience drinking alcohol as a teenager. I remember being very ill drinking that, would never touch it again 🤢

[@georgefoster8133]

Woodpecker and Olde English put me off cider for life, a teenager in the 80s 😂

[@dprid]

Yep, Woodpecker used to be my drink of choice late 70s & early 80s, when most pubs only ever had Woodpecker or Strongbow, and seldom both. Then my local started to stock an unlabelled cider that I think was brewed in someone's bathtub on one of the local farms. It was much cheaper and tasted ok, and 3 pints had me on the floor!

[@waynekent7068]

I'm shocked too. For extra shock value, I recently found out they still make Skol

[@davebirch1976]

"woodpecker, what a refreshing change" 😂 Showing my age a bit 🤣

[@alanmackie7012]

You have to be careful with local cider that's been made in someone's barn. If it says scrumpy on the bottle, better pre-book your ambulance.

[@leroymayo8580]

Thank you Ellie & Lily for getting Alanna drunk on camera again... such a fun video, made me chuckle after a long day at work.

[@nigelmacbug6678]

a rough ready recipe for apple and herb bread preheat 180°C, cook for 48+min until passes skewer test grease/ line loaf tin melt 150g butter. mix 375g flour, plain add 3tsp bicarb or self raising add 1tsp bicarb, add 1tsp salt, 1 handful dried apple cut small, 3tsp of preferred herb(not that one) put12floz of cider in bowl, dump dry ingredients on top, fold well pour thick batter into tin, shake to level out, pour melted butter on top of batter cook , onto cooling rack ,enjoy

[@chrisfryer3118]

Woodpecker is what you drink while 13, down the park, with your mates, 40 years ago. It was easy to acquire then, as some retailers thought of it as a kids drink, as did some adults.

[@RalphBellairs]

Oh my! Woodpecker used to be the underage drinkers "let's-get-pissed-on-Saturday-night" alcohol of choice back when I was a teenager. It was cheap, came in 2 litre pop bottles and was so sweet it didn't taste like booze. This was 50 years ago, so it's been around for a while!

[@karenashworth5743]

I remember being about 14 and buying Woodpecker cider to drink before going to the school Christmas dance. Hated it! Far too sweet! Then I discovered Scrumpy !! Enough said !

[@janrogers8352]

Happy days...

[@RushfanUK]

A standard of Pubs and Hotel bars for many. many years when the only question from the bar staff when someone ordered cider was dry or sweet? I am going back 42 years here when I served behind bars at the start of my career in hotel and pub management.

[@DaveBartlett]

Of all the ciders sampled, Bulmers Woodpecker is probably the most filtered, most pastuerised cider available, and yet it was Alanna's favourite. That's a bit like a real ale enthusiast plumping for a gassy lager as their beverage of choice.

[@blxxdcxrmxny]

Woodpisher

[@gordonwallin2368]

Cheers from Vancouver on the Pacific West Coast of Canada.

[@klondikechris]

I LOVE English cider, especially the sweet kind, which cannot be found in Canada! We have our own ciders: dry, drier, and driest. We do have Strongbow, the dry version. Oh, to have the variety that you enjoy!

[@gdfggggg]

If you’re in the UK try thatchers or Aspall 🥂

[@elliewoolstenholmes108]

I gave Strongbow an F because it's the worst! lol I'm so glad you liked our Ciders from "hurfudshuuuure"! We make the best cider! I will fight anyone who says otherwise! All the Ciders were either made by Bulmers or Westons. The Bulmers factory is less than a mile from where I live and in the summer, the whole city smells like cider! Woop! Go hurfudshuuuure!

[@ShaneH42]

Thanks Ellie and Lilly, it was a gift to us all 😂

[@eze8970]

@@ShaneH42 Indeedy 😃

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

Wooo thank you so much pal!! 🥳

[@elliewoolstenholmes108]

Fancy a part two with ciders from our independent brewers? Lol

[@timelord5920]

@@elliewoolstenholmes108 yes

[@Judgles]

Great video Alanna, Ellie and Lily! Woodpecker cider brings back happy memories of drinking it as a kid - I haven't seen it for years!

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@kenada0903]

I'm from Hereford, Local pubs here will limit how many pints of Henry westons vintage and old Rosie you can have because it's so strong.

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

I'm not surprised! 😂

[@keirstanley1805]

Angry Orchard is sold in Shepherd Neame pubs. To my knowledge it is from the US

[@markj66]

This was great, and props to Ellie & Lily, good job 👍

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

Thanks so much!

[@johngardiner6800]

You twice thought Thatchers but they were not there, however you obviously know the brand and if you ever get down this way call in to the farm and try there rough (scrumpy) cider. Somerset is the true home of cider. There are also small makers with excellent ciders of their own.

[@georgedyson9754]

I can remember clearly as a student at Exeter University, going to a village called Thorverton, north of Exeter, and the bar man suggested I try a glass from a barrel in the corridor outside the bar. Silly me - that had to be the most alcoholic drink I have ever had. Scrumpy indeed! All the folks in the pub had a quick chuckle as another student fell prey to what was no doubt a common stunt.

[@simonturner138]

Here we go! Alanna on the lash again.

[@thehollymonsterr]

This was great! ❤️ I love your pronunciation of Herefordshire, and I guessed Bulmers from your description, it always tastes like pears to me! (Though I had a head start, Ellie is my best friend and I was with her when she bought some of the cider 😅)

[@simonsaunders8147]

'Woodpecker' cider is tasty enough. During my youth it was classified as the weak person's cider before you graduated to 'Strongbow' cider. Looking back now they are both more chemically enhanced and bear little/no resemblance to real cider (scrumpy) like 'Old Rosie'. Great cider selection from Herefordshire (HehRaFordshurr).

[@ZargonUSA]

As a Brit, and I believe other Brits may concur, there IS ONLY 3 major brands of cider in England and they are Strongbow, Taunton and Woodpecker, but there is ONLY one grand daddy of all ciders, and it's called Scrumpy, the strongest cider in England, Alanna? If you get to travel to the SW of England stop off at a small pub in Somerset and ask for a pint of Scrumpy, then try and walk out the pub door, and then you'll know why the locals call it "Knee Trembler". Real Scrumpy only comes from the Somerset area, there are ripoffs, being sold, but nothing compares to the real Scrumpy, also, real Scrumpy made by the locals in Somerset is around 15% alcohol by volume, whereas commercially bought Scrumpy is between 6% to 9%. Even though I live here in the US now, I originally hailed from a small village in Somerset called 'Four Forks", and I basically grew up on Scrumpy, I make here in the US, and man! hehehehehe, my neighbor tried it and just like moonshine, he couldn't breath for a while,,, his throat started closing up, but after a while he drank a bit more, and I said to him "I bet you can't drink an entire pint", he laughed and sure enough he drank the whole pint, and gloated "see I told ya, I don't feel nothing", "yeah?", I said "now get up and walk out the door" (this was in the winter), as soon as he started to walk out the door, the cold air got him and his legs literally gave out from under him, I just laughed and laughed and laughed, I just couldn't stop. I can only drink 2 pints and I'm so far wasted I can't even talk not alone see straight.

[@mikecollins8936]

Favourite cider? Farmer Coomb's Scrumpy. £1.50 a gallon last time I bought it.

[@SteveGouldinSpain]

Wow I haven't heard of Woodpecker for years. Was big in the 70s.

[@howardkey1639]

Ha ha, love it. An Alanna blind cider taste that by the end was well on the way to turning into a blind drunk Alanna cider taste test, great fun. Well done Ellie & Lillie for coming up with the brilliant idea for the video. I rate this video 10 out of 10 Alanna burps for a bit of good old Friday fun. Now I think some one better hand Alanna a cloth. 👏👏👏😀

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

Thanks so much!! 🥳

[@pj_naylor]

I've not seen Woodpecker for years, slightly surprised it's still being made!

[@douglasbrown5692]

For a warm Summer afternoon, I love a bottle of lightly chilled Thatchers Haze.

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

Great choice!

[@michaellewin9339]

yay! Another Alannah gets pissed episode. These are the best!

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

☺️

[@raiskis1]

The way you pronounce Herefordshire is comedy gold. In the nicest possible way. Thank you.

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

😂

[@garypltn69]

I must admit i do like thatchers gold on draught or the cloudy apple one.

[@vijendrapatricknaryan2637]

Woh! It’s like going on a cider pub crawl. Punishment is so sweet, enjoy 😉.

[@thewabbit10882]

Girl, you said hurfurshur like it is in the Highlands of Scotland 😂😂😂

[@Andy_U]

Hiya. Back in the day, we used to have Woodpecker as the sweet cider to offset the bitterness of the stout (Guinness) when ordering a Stout & Cider Black Velvet. Other stouts are available. A bottle of each mixed together (obviously) would give you a pint and it's quite a 'heavy' drink. Stay safe. All the best to you.

[@fishboy3626]

Try seasider cider, it’s an award winning craft cider and comes in an abundance of flavours

[@steveaga4683]

We used to have Woodpecker with our Xmas Dinner when I was a kid! It is quite weak, so it's fine once a year in a small glass ...even as a child! That is probably where I got my taste for ciders

[@ianwills2738]

I’m loving the confidence followed by immediately doubting yourself “ I know this, I’ve had this, do I know this, have I had it? “ Excellent video and a brilliant idea by your followers.😀

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

😂 Thanks so much!

[@TheCiderDrinker]

Hi Alanna, I've got some ciders to recommend to you, that you can pick up right now off the supermarket shelves: Pulpt Flare The Sxollie range of ciders Dunkertons Black Fox Galipette Cidre Adnams Wild Wave Always good to find a fellow cider lover on the old KZbin's!

[@johnboy2562]

That little laugh you give at 10.40 cracks me up! It's the laugh of someone who knows they're in a bit of bother but doesn't give a hoot!🥴😄

[@andy2950]

When I was much younger, I'd order half Strongbow, half Woodpecker in the pub. I loved it. I called it STRONGPECKER.

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

😂

[@bruceelliott3518]

Just had a Sunday sesh on the cider and there are so many ciders to try 2 I would recommend are cornish rattler and black rat

[@indigoflow6525]

Great idea, congrats to Ellie, Lilly and of course Alanna.

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

Thanks for watching!

[@wbradleyUtube]

Allana, I loved the video. My favourite cider comes for a local Toronto, Ontario company "Brickworks" and the cider is Brickworks - Batch 1904 (absolutely delicious) and is all apples.

[@markwalsh1474]

Thanks Alanna.It goes to show if you don't know things do taste different. .Many thanks really liked this one ...Keep it up .

[@Tom_YouTube_stole_my_handle]

Thank you Ellie and Lily.

[@markthomas2577]

Woodpecker was the standard everyday cider that kids would sneak off and drink behind the bike sheds when I was a teeenager ...... it was ubiquitous and cheap and advertised constantly on TV

[@twelvesmylimit]

You'd love where I live in the West Country, Alanna. Somerset is Cider land and the Thatchers company is just down the road. 🍎🍏

[@Trillock-hy1cf]

'C' just got a little over excited to be on your video....:) I liked Merrydown Cider back in the early 60's, as a mate older than me bought it for me, (under age) and did give him the money. I thought that after that cider testing session, you would be up on the worktop, dancing and swinging your glasses over your head laughing.....:) But no... I have heard on the internet of a 'Dickins Cider' which apparently is popular.. I reckon there was a lot more cider consumed, but edited out......later....:) Good video!...

[@Nanonic001]

When we were kids we'd drink woodpecker and strongbow in the park in the summer. We'd have to have both as woody was so sweet and strongbow so dry

[@hughtube5154]

Shout out to the Patrons who went the extra mile to obscure the labels and paint the bottles / cans.

[@philipfieldhouse9229]

Cider was the first drink i got drunk on when i was about 9 at a pub with my mum. ( Alcohol is allowed to children if they are not at the bar and they are eating a meal). Im now in y 60s and remember that hangover!

[@greyman3515]

I love how you can go from a splendid, informative and thorough video on how to get to Britain to one on how to fit in by getting drunk when you get there. Much more fun than the Pepsi challenge.

[@Tiredtowel101]

Haha! Good to see you out to the test - and well done Ellie and Lilly for helping you out on a great video!!

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

Thank you!!

[@donthemanicmetaller845]

HER E FORD SHIRE !! Pronounce the HERE like herod then ford shire. Love a cider , toffee apple flavour , strawberry , dark berry , rhubarb & custard , all available in morrissons.

[@UAPJedi]

Some video ideas; 1) Alana does a pub crawl. 2) Alana visits UK Cider producers. You should get sponsored by cider companies

[@d45254uk]

Great taste test! My favourite ciders when I lived in the uk is Aspall’s Cider. Unfortunately Aspall cider was responsible for a early bath for me on what should have been a pub crawl lasting the whole day. I usually drink ales but for the first 4 pubs we went in there was very limited choice so I ended up drinking Aspall organic 6.8% or their Premier Cru also 6.8% so within 2 hours I was pretty drunk and decided to go home early in disgrace

[@GaryJohnWalker1]

A long time ago - decades - Woodpecker cider was heavily advertised on tv. Tho I've probably drunk it myself.

[@chriswalker8132]

Love seeing Alanna getting drunk! We need more vids like this. Take us to your favourite pubs

[@norbertfricke7116]

Another great taste test by Cider Lady Alanna. My favourite .s still the Canadian Cider ' scientist ' vid from some bank like , when you got properly sloshed in the garden , complaining about neighbour lawn maintenance. It's pure good !! Any Alanna can HAS to watch that one. Keep up the great video work , enjoy your holiday back home , and my best regards to your Liver !!!😂😇

[@the_lichemaster]

I've not seen a can of Woodpecker since the '90s

[@RoyCousins]

I love the confused collision of Herefordshire and Hertfordshire. 😆

[@Sidewalkpeace]

Many small farms produce independent local ciders out in the countryside. Most of them are divine but expensive

[@gerrimilner9448]

woodpecker is what i used to drink in the park when i was 17, still my favorate

[@DJGM1974]

Straightaway I knew C was Bulmers Original the second you opened it, and some of it spilled out of the top of the bottle. They do that everytime without fail, so have to hold it over a sink or a bowl when opening the bottle.

[@stevebarlow3154]

Alanna, the county of Herefordshire is pronounced 'Herry-Ford-Shire'. I have family living there and it is a very pleasant, mainly rural county on the Welsh border. Well worth a visit, even if only to sample the cider!

[@harrisonandrew]

This video was so entertaining that it finally persuaded me to join your Patreon. Woohoo 🎉

[@karenward2789]

Try Thatcher's lemon, it's so refreshing.

[@simeon9388]

Woodpecker was one of the original ciders in England, I remember my dad drinking it in the sixties.

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

It was good!

[@adyl4fs590]

Brilliant! Nice selection from Hurfudshuuuure... what? ☺ Respect to the two engineers of this grand cider tasting extravaganza. T'was fab. Think I've had Woodpecker, years ago, think I remember the TV ad - guess which bird was in it, or at least in the ad running round my hazy memory. Cider! Huzzah! ...an'hic, brrp.

[@richardalfredpalmer4383]

That’s my favourite stowford press cider I had today 22nd of July 2022 in a Witherspoon pud harrow Middlesex.

[@richardharper3397]

Loved Alanna trying to pronounce Herefordshire (I think that's what she was saying) its funny when she was burping and slurring her words

[@racheltaylor6578]

Thistly Cross is one of my favourites.

[@ftumschk]

I preferred Woodpecker to Strongbow in my teens, when I was learning the craft of getting pissed. I always thought it had a much "fresher" taste, somehow. Nice to see it's still around!

[@winnywin]

Teens loved Woodpecker because it is so sweet. Also, it tastes quite nice too - on the way back up! That's what I was told.

[@Andrew-uq4zo]

Yes a cider tasting 😋 👌 class matey x 🍻🇨🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿been asking for this for ages lol 😆 x

[@OdinOfficialEmcee]

I also like Angry Orchard's Apple Cider, but I am confident that it is from Pennsylvania, and not anywhere in the UK lol. Great video, loved watching it 🙂

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

Thanks so much for watching! I had no idea!

[@frankmitchell3594]

Company address for Angry Orchard is given as Walden NY

[@gastrickbunsen1957]

Well done, by your original description of number B, I guessed it was Scrumpy Jack. It, Woodpecker and Strongbow are all members of the Bulmer family. I was surprised you didn't get Old Rosie from it's lack of fizz. P.S. Woodpecker is a little sweet for me and of the Bulmers I've tried, Strongbow is my favourite. Westons and Thatchers are my two favourite brands from 'er-ay-ford-sheer. Well, that's how it's pronounced in Norf-amp'on-sheer.

[@riverandsea]

Im drinking cider right now!! Thatcher Gold :) love these vids!

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

Good choice!

[@maxout7306]

A fun upload trip down seven ciders road. Many thanks to Ellie and Lily from Hered-ford-sheer - laughed and liked. Lovely hair!

[@richardbeaton7324]

Maryland cider and Kopparberg are really nice.

[@knightofnii4659]

Favorite Cider = Black Dragon by Gwenty Drang. Around 8%, best when chilled. Cannot praise it high enough, absolute quality.

[@sjnm4944]

Only just started watching, but it would be hilarious if Strongbow was one of these tested ciders and ends up being Alanna's favourite.

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

👀😂

[@akc5150]

The title had me straight away! I just LOVE any video of you trying alcohol as you are just soooo funny when ya get tipsy!..... And the burps make me howl with laughter!! Only thing I can say about the vid is I cannot STAND Woodpecker!!! SOOOO sickly sweet! Been a Cider drinker for far to many years that are good for me and will never touch that stuff again! All the others (specially Old Rosie ) are great though! So glad we get to keep you over here as an honorary English person! ♥ Oh, and its pronounced Herry (like in merry) fud (like Thud)-shuh. 😁

[@Codex7777]

Woodpecker used to be a big brand in the 70s and 80s. Possibly THE biggest cider brand? Strongbow's heavy marketing seemed to have pushed it to the sidelines since then. I'd completely forgotten about it until this video.

[@caphowdy666]

I think I said this before on your previous cider video, but during the 70s/80s, Woodpecker was probably THE biggest name in cider here. Even as a kid we all knew what Woodpecker was even if we didn't drink it as our parents did. It was way before cider became trendy. When I used to drink, I hated beer and lager, and used to drink spirits but I always finished before everyone else due to smaller pours, so I decided to give cider a go and that became my drink of choice, especially with the likes of Kopperberg and Rekorerlig, but one time in a pub (and this has to be 10 years or so ago) all they had at the time was bottles of Woodpecker (never seen cans before) so I decided to give it a try as I had never had one before, but remembered it from my youth. I absolutely loved it as it was to me the most apple tasting apple cider I had ever had.

[@nute2706]

You should try some of the west country scrumpy. Its not something you can get from your local "offy" and often comes in a random assortment of odd bottles/ packaging and its generally flat (as in not fizzy). Its very good but doesn't keep for long (as its flat).

[@GemDotThirteen]

Weird toffee apple flavour?! How could you Alanna, that's one of my favourites! 😂😂 Not sure the tapping does anything but I can't not do it, it's an ingrained habit... Only guessed 'A' right lol... I've tried them all except Woodpecker, which my grandparents used to drink, didn't realise you could still get it! Fantastic video Alanna, very funny & well done to Ellie & Lily for setting it up!

[@elliewoolstenholmes108]

I had to go to the Cider Museum to get Woodpecker! lol

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

Thanks Gem!! I think we need a strange cider flavours vid next 👀

[@CowmanUK]

Woodpecker is *really* sweet. I used to drink it when I was about 17 and didn't yet like beer.

[@gdfggggg]

Had 4 cans of Thatchers and a voddy and coke to finito last night. Twernt bad at all.

[@frederickwoof5785]

Thought you were saying Hertfordshire for a while, very little cyder from there bouts me lovie.

[@suzanneantippas8420]

Another great adventure!!😊 Yes, of course we want to see the low alcohol drinks! I haven't had a low alcohol drink since the 1980's. . .

[@kevinhemmings5447]

Love cider or scrumpy as we call it in the west used to buy a half gallon from local farms for about 45p in the 70s 😁

[@pasteye1671]

In my younger days, Woodpecker was regarded as a "Woman's Cider" because it was so sweet. I prefer dry ciders and my favourite is Gayner's Old English.

[@gregofthedump]

I think Woodpecker was the first cider I ever had, more years ago than I want to admit. Very nice. And the can design helped.

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

It definitely tastes like juice! 😂

[@ukpaullouis2708]

🤣🤣Nice to see you having fun 🤩 Your hair looks particularly lovely in this video.

[@louiselane806]

Yay! Drunk Alanna!

[@grantparman4705]

Just when I thought a taste test video couldn't get any better, Alanna makes it a blind taste test!

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

😂 Cheers pal!

[@grantparman4705]

@@AdventuresAndNaps Cheers!

[@johnship5635]

You are the taste test maestro! Loved this

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

Thanks! 😃

[@adamclark7536]

That was excellent, what a fabulous job by Ellie and Lily. In my memory, Woodpecker cider was around a long time ago alongside Strongbow. I bet this has been the best taste test you have ever done!

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

Thank you so much!! It was a lot of fun to do

[@potatodumpling385]

I feel like Woodpecker is a real 80's cider. I vaguely remember TV adverts for it. I don't think I've ever deliberately drunk Strongbow outside of a park when I was underage. Maybe in a Snakebite many years ago.

[@hill_skills]

Now i, I am a bit of an authority on cider. Well, an enthusiastic amateur with vast experience, as my Facebook bans will attest to and my favourite is Thatcher's Vintage. Henry Western's Vintage used to be called Old Rosie and I have only passed out on my mates hall floor once after walking up the hill to his house despite what the tabloids say x

[@robertwoolstencroft5946]

Woodpecker cider is a very old brand I remember it when I was a youngster and I'm in my 70s now