Cider Sampler

Cider is deservedly gaining great popularity with varietal styles coming to the fore. If you can brew your own beer you should be able to make your own cider.

Bulmers Norman BITTERSWEET
High yielding, bittersweet style, producing a fast-fermenting medium cider.
Harvest: March – April

Improved Foxwhelp BITTERSHARP
From Bulmers, Hereford, England, prior to 1920. One of the premier cider making apples.
Harvest: March – April

Michelin BITTERSWEET
Fruits are small and pale green to yellow. Produces a sweet juice resulting in a bittersweet cider ideal for blending. Mid-season harvest, good crop, slight tendency to biennial bearing.
Harvest: April

Kingston Black BITTERSHARP
Fruits are medium to small in size and produce a full bodied, excellent quality cider with a distinctive flavour. Most cider varieties produce unpleasant juice, but, this one yields a juice with a delightful appley taste
Harvest: April – May