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The Apple Wizard for picking up apples

Well the Apple Wizard looks very efficient at picking up apples off a nice clean lawn in the short video example below: Does anybody have experience in using such a device for real in a cider orchard or is it … Continue reading

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Helford Creek Cyder

Helford Creek Cyder Originally uploaded by AndyRob I bought this bottle of Helford Creek Cyder in the Costcutter shop at Carnon Downs in Cornwall on the way between Truro and Falmouth. At £3.99 I didn’t know whether to expect a … Continue reading

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Sharps Orchard Cider – Abbey Ales Hells Bells

Acclaimed Cornish brewery Sharp’s of Rock near Padstow has teamed up with Cornish Orchards to produce a cider for the UK market. Orchard Cider is made from 100% local cider apples and is being trialled in selected outlets in Cornwall … Continue reading

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The Orchard Pig

This is a light cider ( 5.5% ?) with some good somerset cider apple flavour, but a hint of toffee I thought, although the label indicated a pure fresh pressed apple juice product. Found in a farm shop in Fife, … Continue reading

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Organic dry cider

This bottled cider in the eastern counties style was of excellent quality and interest. I think the cider comes from Seddlescombe Vineyard and is labeled simply as “Organic Dry Cider” made by Organic County Drinks Ltd. Using only real, fresh … Continue reading

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Indian Cider

Drinks? Anyone… Originally uploaded by Saurabh_Makkar Evidence from a bottle shop in Himachal Pradesh found on Flickr. One brand is Tempest Cider, the other might be HPMC.

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Olivers Perry in the Guardian

The things food and drink writers say… Around Britain with a fork | Experts | Life and Health Oliver isn’t a scientific blender, he says. “I just use my nose and palate, and I try to end up with something … Continue reading

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