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We're pleased to bring you another recipe from The Fuss Free Foodie - Old Rosie Chicken with French Peas. Visit the recipe page to find out more and watch the video.  Looks like a great choice for Sunday dinner with friends! You can find out more about The Fuss Free...

Fourth generation cidermaker Thatchers will be driving awareness of its Katy Single Variety cider this spring with an outdoor and sampling campaign with retailers. Thatchers Katy, a traditional premium cider, has been crafted at Myrtle Farm for over 21 years, enjoying...

Westons Cider is adding to its Rosie’s Pig range of refreshing cloudy ciders with the launch of Rosie’s Pig Raspberry Roller Cloudy Cider, following the success of the existing flavoured range since its launch in 2016. The new Raspberry and Cucumber flavoured cider...

Revellers braved the elements on Wednesday evening (17th January 2018) for the annual Wassail Ceremony held in Thatchers Cider’s orchards at Myrtle Farm and hosted at The Railway Inn, Sandford. The Wassail is a traditional ceremony that sees apple trees blessed with...

We hope to bring you a series of new recipes using cider this year, to celebrate the great range and diversity of British ciders.  Here is the first one from food blogger "The Fuss Free Foodie" using Sheppy's to help create this lovely dish - visit the recipe page and...

 January is a time for celebration in the cider orchards of Great Britain, and this week, that celebration moved to Westminster.  The All Party Parliamentary Cider Group (APPCG) and The National Association of Cider Makers (NACM) reception was well attended with over...

It was with sadness that we heard this month about the passing of Peter Ellis, former managing director of Aston Manor Cider.  In an announcement from the business, Chief Executive Gordon Johncox said: "Peter had been ill for some time but faced his condition with...

Dabinett and Redwood are the two new ciders introduced into the Thatchers Cider Barn range for 2017/18. The series of special vintage ciders feature small batch runs, with each cider demonstrating a particular skill or story about the apple varieties chosen. The...

We love seeing all the mulled cider posts at the moment, so here's one that we liked for it's simplicity.  There are many others you can find with all sorts of wonderful additions, but basically, just choose your favourite cider and get started... and take a look at...

After several years of investment added 400,000 trees to the landscape, Aston Manor Cider has just completed a record harvest. The 2017 harvest is a landmark as all new orchards have provided fruit for the first time. The business anticipates yields from the recent...

22nd November 2017 - Response to Autumn Budget We are pleased that the Chancellor has listened to our concerns about the long-term decline in cider.  This freeze in excise duty announced in the Budget today is much needed, as it will work towards supporting the...

The second Budget of 2017 will be announced on 22 November and we’re calling for a different outcome to the first 2017 budget, which saw the Chancellor increase duty on cider.  The cider, brewing and pubs sector supports hundreds of thousands of jobs and contributes...