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@The_Yellow_Ardvark, I wrote to Bulmers ref that old cider as you suggested and they directed me onto The Cider Museum. They in turn wrote:
Hello,
Of course, happy to help.
The crates are hard to date precisely as they were used from the 1920s onwards, the design didn’t need to change. That one looks probably 1950s - H.P Bulmer and Co. Ltd was used from 1918 up til 1967 when they dropped the ‘and co.’
The Special Cellar was sold since 1970, I don’t have a clear end date to it on the information we have, but I would assume it lasted the decade, probably into the 1980s. That bottle looks 80s with that shrink wrapped plastic stopper. I might find out at some point in the future as we continue to explore the archives, so that’s not a definitive answer! Anyway, from the dark colour I suspect the cork or stopper has let oxygen in, so the taste would be like a slightly-off sherry.
Best wishes
Hello,
Of course, happy to help.
The crates are hard to date precisely as they were used from the 1920s onwards, the design didn’t need to change. That one looks probably 1950s - H.P Bulmer and Co. Ltd was used from 1918 up til 1967 when they dropped the ‘and co.’
The Special Cellar was sold since 1970, I don’t have a clear end date to it on the information we have, but I would assume it lasted the decade, probably into the 1980s. That bottle looks 80s with that shrink wrapped plastic stopper. I might find out at some point in the future as we continue to explore the archives, so that’s not a definitive answer! Anyway, from the dark colour I suspect the cork or stopper has let oxygen in, so the taste would be like a slightly-off sherry.
Best wishes
