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The Observer Food blog covered the Welsh Perry and Cider festival this year, by Hilary Osborne

Photograph: Hilary Osborne.
In Wales small scale producers of cider and perry – the apple beverage’s lesser known pear-based cousin – are popping up all over the place.

Last weekend’s celebration of Welsh cider, held at the Clytha Arms near Abergavenny, presented a good opportunity to try a few of those on offer – and there wasn’t an ice cube in sight.