Off dry, pet nat

Tangled together in this cider are two of the most rambunctious apples we work with; Knotted Kernel and Foxwhelp .

With notes of strawberry, red currant and zippy sherbet, tempered by enveloping warm tannins; this cider pairs beautifully with ripe gooey Brie.

Knotted Kernel is famed for its deep earthy tannins – there’s something about this apple that makes it taste almost ancient, wheras by comparison, Foxwhelp is full of bright, buoyant, youthful acidity. These two apples couldn’t be more opposite, with the single exception of the time that they leave the tree and ripen, neatly fulfilling the old saying, ‘what grows together, goes together’. A blend that went against conventional wisdom, in this instance, we believe that opposites really do attract!

Both varieties were harvested by hand from ten 90 year old trees in Herefordshire’s Golden Valley. Although both varieties are unusual, Knotted Kernel is particualrly rare and was actually thought to be lost forever until the 1980s when it was discovered growing in New Zealand! However, this supposition was proven wrong by ourselves, when we found some majestic 90 year old trees growing happily in one of the orchards we help care for here in Herefordshire all along! Their fruit the colour of rubies and the shape and size of cherries, these beautiful fruits yield an extraordinary flavour unlike that of any other apple we work with.

7.0% Vol.
Titratable acidity: 4.8 g/l
Residual (natural) sugar: 16.1g/l
75cl
Off dry, pet nat,unfiltered, unpasteurised, wild fermented, pure juice, natural cider
Ingredients: Apples (Knotted Kernel, Foxwhelp)
Handpicked from unsprayed traditional standard orchards
Orchard/s: Jury, Duffryn
Pressed October 2023
No added sulphites
Batch no: M238
Batch size: 158 x 75cl bottles