Monthly Archives: June 2007

Sign the petition to defend small cider makers

The following is a link to the 10 Downing Street petitions site:  ”We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to oppose the abolition of the small scale cider producer exemption.” More details from petition creator Ever since duty was introduced … Continue reading

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900 UK cider pubs

Two pubs in Liverpool were added recently to the cider wiki pub guide , bringing the the total listed up to 900 for the first time. How accurate is the count? Pretty accurate I’d say. There will be some discrepancies … Continue reading

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Another cider drinker blogger

Emma is a cider drinker I am a very big fan of the cider. Oh yes, much research has been done in that department. Sadly though the East End of London isn’t quite the best situation for such a taste, … Continue reading

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Guardian Unlimited likes ciderstore

Hilary Osborne picked up my comment left on a previous article in the Guardian Food blog and appreciated ciderstore enough to write another article about great cider – delivered: http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/food/2007/06/from_core_to_door Ciderstore.com delivered in two days. Fantastic news – after talking … Continue reading

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Mad Apples Cider Bar

Mad Apples Cider Bar at the Northampton beer festival.

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Cider making in Herefordshire – video

http://www.channel4.com/life/advertorial If you haven’t drunk cider since your college days, you’re missing out – cider’s well and truly back. So in the name of scholarly research why not reacquaint yourself with all things apple. There’s over 9,500 acres of apple … Continue reading

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BBC – Radio 4 – Orchards

BBC – Radio 4 – Nature 30/04/2007 Traditional orchards differ from densely planted commercial orchards as they contain older, taller fruit trees, the grass pasture around them is usually grazed by cattle or sheep, the trees are more widely spaced … Continue reading

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