This cider was made from a rare variety of apple called Binet Rouge, handpicked from a biodiverse 90 year old orchard in Herefordshire’s Golden Valley. The Binet Rouge is one of about 30 apple varieties designated for the making of Calvados apple spirits and is approved for the Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée in the region of Normandy. Sadly we only have two trees and neither yield enough to experiment with Calvados, however we’ve discovered that it’s a variety capable of making an absolutely delicious cider. The trees had a good year in 2024 and marked our first opportunity to make a single variety Binet Rouge.

Food pairing suggestions: Grippy tannins complement a flavour reminiscent of strawberries. This sparkling cider pairs beautifully with a soft creamy goat’s cheese. We like Perroche from Neal’s Yard.

The story behind the cider: We believe that small choices can have big impacts. Whether planting a tree to bear fruit for the next generation or simply making a conscious decision to eschew the faceless, profit extracting nature of big global business in favour of supporting local crafts, growers and in turn, community. In a world that seems to be moving further away from celebrating treasures made and grown by human hand this is our call to arms to shop sustainably for both people and planet. Let’s benefit the swallows, not the amazons.

Vital statistics

5.6% Vol.
Titratable acidity: 3.2g/l
Residual (natural) sugar: 19.2g/l
75cl
Medium, pet nat, unfiltered, unpasteurised, wild fermented, pure juice, natural cider
Ingredients: Apples (Binet Rouge) handpicked from unsprayed traditional standard orchards
Orchard/s: Duffryn
Pressed November 2024
No added sulphites
Batch no: M2410
Batch size: 226x 75cl bottles
Closure: Crown cap

Carbon footprint

The CO2 emissons for 1x bottle of No Amazons measures 2.65kg.

We are hugely proud to be the first UK cidery to publish our carbon foot printing data and since 2021 each bottle produced has contained this information on the label. We believe that sharing this data is essential for us all to start being able to make conscious and informed choices about what we consume and the effect those decisions will have on our planet.