Varieties

December 2025: A new look for our Single Varieties

In recent years, thanks to the rich range of apples in the three orchards that we harvest, we have been able to produce Single Variety ciders, using certain apples that traditionally cider makers have regarded as being distinctive enough to stand on their own.

Our Dabinett and Brown’s Apple ciders have proved popular: and this year the Brown’s Apple was awarded a prize in the International Cider and Perry Competition.

Now we’ve decided to give the single varieties a new look: Cider for Sharing, presented in wine-sized, 75cl bottles with smart new labels.  Kingston Black and Dabinett are already available, and Yarlington Mill and Brown’s Apple will follow in the spring.

Ideal for drinking chilled, with food: and it tastes even better from a wine glass…

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Unlike big commercial producers, our ciders change from year to year, depending on weather, and how different varieties of apple have fared. We aim to produce one or two single variety ciders each year, which may be Kingston Black, Dabinett, or Brown’s.

The ‘queen of cider apples’, Kingston Black produces a cider that is full-bodied and well balanced, with a fresh, mellow flavour. Dabinett is a full bittersweet apple, giving a cider that is well balanced and full-bodied, with a rich smoothness and a deep golden colour. Brown’s Apple cider is slightly scented, sharp and clean, with a fruity aroma.

Each year we also put together blended ciders that are Medium, Medium Dry, and sometimes Sweet. The orchards we harvest offer us a wonderful range of apples: not just the classic cider makers’ favourites, but also more obscure ones such as Dymock Red, Balls Bittersweet, Ladies Finger, Ten Commandments and Landore.

Our ciders contain no artificial ingredients – just apples.

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