Summer cider cocktails: Top 5 cider cocktail recipes
The sun has finally seemed to make an appearance over the past few weeks, and it really is beginning to feel like summer is just around the corner. For us, summer is a season particularly synonymous with barbeques, picnics, and…
Types of cider: Traditional vs Session
Non-cider drinkers may be forgiven for assuming that cider is a drink with little variety or nuance, however as we at Sandford and our cider-literate customers know, that couldn’t be further from the truth of the matter. The possibilities with…
Add A Splash of Cider To Your Barbeques
Ask any Briton when, in their opinion, it is appropriate to fire up the BBQ and start grilling and you’ll get a range of answers. On one end of the scale, you have the hardy types who will tell you…
The History of Cider
Have you ever cracked open a bottle of Sandford Orchards cider and wondered about the history of this wonderful drink? You’re not alone – we are often asked about the origins of cider. Who made it first? How was it…
And The Winner Is…
Awards Like No Other The Breakthrough Cider Maker Awards are nothing like any other cider competition. It’s the competition that I wish I could have won when I was starting out. Without a budget, without much help and support it…
Introducing Our Vintage Collection
We are very excited to bring you a brand new collection of ciders. This is our Vintage Collection. To use the term ‘vintage’ as with wine, a cider must declare the year of harvest – every year has a distinct…
Inspiration & Hard Graf
Working with the Queen’s brewers was certainly not a pleasure I would have expected down in the old orchard land of deepest Devon. Working with them to produce an innovative cross over collaboration even less so. But on a project…
Our Latest Triple Variety Fine Cider
Y.D.B. Three Is The Magic Number Principle Cidermaker Andy May explains the art of blending our new triple variety fine cider. Harvest is just wrapping up here. You have no idea how satisfying that is to say. Whilst all cider…
Fermenting Away In A Hall Full Of Cider
Fermenting Away In A Hall Full Of Cider, With Dave Rowe – Head of Cellar. It’s no secret that we are all apple obsessed at Sandford Orchards, and although apple juice is delicious in its own right, there is a…
Hope Tastes Like Cider
A Call From The Orchards Late summer heat is the cider makers best friend. It rattles the glasses for a refill, before the long winter when many drinkers opt for beers and malt. More importantly the late sun brings up…
My First Taste Of Cider
How I Discovered Cider I still meet people who through tragic misfortune, have never tried cider. I can remember the very moment I had my first taste of cider. It was from a polythene bottle, it was mainstream and it…
Meet The Cider Makers
Meet The Cider Makers We’re always talking about our ciders and the apples that go into them but we seldom shine a light onto the people who make it all happen. In theory cider making sounds simple, but getting it…
Why We’ve Launched The Breakthrough Cider Maker Awards
The Secret Of Our Success Not wanting to blow our own trumpet but the rate at which we’ve grown, from a hobby business in 2010 to employing 25+ within ten years is something we’re very proud of. Barny began making…
How To Make Mulled Cider
How To Make Mulled Apple Cider Here’s something to warm your cockles; two of our favourite, quick and simple, mulled cider recipes. A Bit Of History First Though… Mulled cider may be giving mulled wine a run for its money…
Dear Barry: Cider Making Problems Solved
Dear Barry – Your Cider Making Problems Solved A Light-Hearted Guide To Cider Making By Barry Butterfield A problem shared. Gary: So how do you make cider then? Me: Well, I squash some apples and let the juice ferment. Gary: Great. (some time…
Cider Not From Concentrate
Making Cider Not From Concentrate If I spend the whole time banging on about trusting your palate and not caring less about production if it doesn’t improve flavour – then why do I whine on about our methods using Devon grown…
Why Cider Is More Sustainable Than Other Drinks
It’s hard to make the case that drinking cider will save the planet, but hold my cider. In a competing world of choices which we know lead to differing climatic and environmental outcomes, wandering into the pub, for a glass…
Rib Tickler Cider: From Rugby Pitch To Cider Press
The Tale of Rib Tickler Cider: From Rugby Pitch To Cider Press I’m around 14 yards from the try-line, the defending team are crouched and hungry. The referee eyes the off-side line like a hawk. The scrum half snaps the…