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Events
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| Sunday 25th March 2012 |
Cider Tasting and Competition 2012
Everyone who made their cider at the Museum last Autumn is invited back for a 'Best Cider' competition, discussions, tastings and Apple/Cider Cake competition.
There will be the opportunity for everybody to taste a lot of the different bottled ciders that we sell in the shop, as well as the draught farm cider. A very fun and interesting afternoon for all !
Please Telephone (01305 852220) or email contact@millhousecider.com for entry details
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1st December until 24th December 2009
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Hot Mulled Cider at Christmas!
Throughout December we gave people tastes of Hot Mulled Cider when they visited the Museum or Gift Shop
Mulling Spice Bags and Ready Mulled Cider were on sale, as well as lots of interesting, unusual and local Christmas gift ideas
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27th October 2011
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Cider Making Open Day 2011 !
A day of Traditional Cider Making took place in October half term! Apples were crushed and pressed using the antique equipment - a chance for people to see traditional ways of making cider in the flesh!
There were also demonstrations of how cider can be made at home using simple everyday items, as well as tastings from many of our Dorset Cider Producers, games, face painting, Dorset Hotdogs, Hot mulled cider and Dorset Apple cake on sale !
NEW FOR 2011 - THE DALEKS INVADED !!!
Two daleks were trapped in a time tunnel at the Cider Museum by The Doctor! As punishment for being so evil, they were raising money for charity until they learnt their lesson. As he was very busy saving the universe, the Doctor wanted any children (or grown ups) who were brave enough to come and make sure they were doing a good job and not exterminating any people.
The money the Daleks raised is for an expedition to Nepal to support the Education First Foundation of Nepal - helping to educate underprivileged children.
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| 19 September 2011 |
BBC 2 show 'The Antiques Road Trip' came round to film us Traditional Cider Making for them ! We got to meet Mark Stacey and Margie Cooper, spent the morning showing them around the museum and even had Margie turning the handle on the 19th century Scratter Mill !
Will be on BBC 2 in spring 2012
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| June 2011 |
New Dorset Drink 'Schnapple' - Dorset Apple Schnapps!
On Sale Now ! Can be tasted in the Cider Shop !
Schnapple - Dorset Apple Schnapps 18% - '... a blend of 100% juicy Dorset apples from selected orchards. We make an apple wine that is freeze stilled to concentrate the flavours' Mel's Winery, Dorset
Can be enjoyed on it's own, as a shot over ice or as an exciting cocktail ingredient.
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| May 2011 |
Joe's Cider Sorbet on Sale !!!
NEW - Joe's Cider Sorbet made from Dorset Cider Apples !
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| May 2011 |
Traditional Farm House Ciders from Bridge Farm on sale !
Bridge Farm have been making award winning cider for more than 20 years. The farm sits on the edge of East Chinnock in South Somerset. The cider is made using fruit harvested from their own orchards and a selection of other orchards (some in Dorset!) all within a twenty mile radius. The cider is pressed using traditional rack and cloth methods with a hydraulic press from the 1900’s.
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| May 2011 |
New Dorset Cider On Sale !
Dorset Nectar Artisan Cider is made near Bridport on a family run farm from 11 varieties of West Country Cider Apples.
They were awarded 'Very High Commendation' at the 2010 Bath and West Show.
The apples are grown without pesticides and no sulphites are added.
A very nice cider available in our shop in a medium or dry.
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| April 2011 |
We are very excited to plant 14 Traditional Dorset Cider Apple Trees around the Museum grounds and Car park this spring. Many thanks to Liz Copas and Nick Poole on their research for the Dorset Cider Apple Project.
for more info see www.dorsetcider.com
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| 17th April 2011 |
Cider Competition 2011
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28th October 2010
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Cider Making Open Day 2010 A day of Traditional Cider Making
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Autumn 2010
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New Dorset Cider On Sale ! Joe's Cider made by the Purbeck Cider Company is now available to taste and buy in the Cider Shop!
"Made with a blend of Dorset apples to produce the refreshing taste and velvety tones of cider made in the traditional way" Joe
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| June 2010 |
Bath and West Show - This year again we were invited to have a Museum Display in the Cider tent, and also to sell some Cider T-shirts and souvenirs. There was a lovely atmosphere as usual , crowds of people around and a lot of interest in all the different Cider and Apple Displays, and of course, the cider bar!
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11th April 2010
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Cider Tasting and Competition 2010 Everyone who brought their own apples in the Autumn to make cider was invited back for a 'Best Cider' competition, discussions and tastings. There was be the opportunity for everybody to taste a lot of the different bottled ciders that we sell in the shop, as well as the draught farm cider. A very fun and interesting afternoon for all !
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1st December until 24th December 2009
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Hot Mulled Cider at Christmas!
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29 th October 2009
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Cider Making Open Day 2009 !!! A day of Traditional Cider Making took place in October half term !
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13 th September 2009
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Hilton House Three Churches Fete, Hilton, near Blandford On a lovely sunny afternoon we gave tastes and sold different ciders from Dorset, Devon and Somerset at this traditional Fete
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Wed 2nd - Sun 6th September 2009
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The Great Dorset Steam Fair - We brought our Cider Museum Display along to the Steam Fair near Blandford again this year. We were in the Forest and Farm area with the South Wilts Agriculture Preservation Society (SWAPS) whose aims and objectives
are to preserve some of the country’s forestry, agricultural and
rural heritage.
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30th August 2009
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Rose & Crown Cider Festival, Longburton, near Sherborne.
Ciders, Hog Roast, Folk Singers, Morris Dancers,
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May 2009
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Bath and West Show
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Sunday 29th March 2009
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Cider Tasting and Competition 2009
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 From 3rd January 2009
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SEED POTATOES
Over 70 varieties in stock ! You can help yourself to the number required for your own size of row - even if it is only one or two! - enabling you to enjoy trying many different varieties
CLICK HERE TO VIEW POTATO LIST 2009
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Sunday 26th & Wednesday 29th October 2008
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Cider Making Days 2008 !!! Two days of Traditional Cider Making again took place in the October half term!
On Wednesday 29th October Author and Poet James Crowden talked about and signed copies of his new book "Ciderland" (www.james-crowden.co.uk)
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27th - 31st August 2008
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The Great Dorset Steam Fair
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31st July 2008
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Cider Tasting for the Thomas Hardy Society Conference. In Dorchester Town Hall we ran a Cider Tasting for about 100 people! We selected 6 very different ciders from Dorset, Devon and Somerset (including the one we made at the museum on the antique equipment last year) and talked through how to taste, how they are made and the differences between the Ciders. Extracts from Thomas Hardy's writings involving cider were read out in between each tasting. A fun and interesting evening was had by all! (If anyone wants to book a cider tasting for their event please phone for details)
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May 2008
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Bath and West Show - Cider Tent Display |
From 3rd January 2008
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SEED POTATOES CLICK HERE TO VIEW POTATO LIST 2008
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21st & 24th October 2007
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Cider Making Days 2007
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1st December until 24th December
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Hot Mulled Cider at Christmas!
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1st December until 24th December
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Christmas Holiday Special! - Free Candy Cane with every Cider Fun Sheet !
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22nd & 25th October 2006
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Cider Making Days 2006 - Two days of Cidermaking and fun again took place in the October half term!
Click here to see Cider Making Days 2005
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 Easter Sunday 16th April 2006 @ 3pm
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The Big Beef Experiment - Blind Tasting!
An old cousin of ours always put a shin of beef in his cider while it was fermenting. So on our open days last year we decided to put it to the test! It has now finished fermenting, and we have got some volunteers who have bravely agreed to undertake a blind tasting of ciders made with different apples and one with beef added, to see which is best!
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December 2005
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Hot Mulled Cider at Christmas!
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23rd & 26th October
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Cidermaking Days 2005 !
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