Thatchers also maintains an exhibition orchard in which over 458 different varieties of apple tree are grown. Rachel Knowles of Sussex cidermaker Silly Moo believes that the “most exciting” trend in cider is the revolves around local producers, transparency and what she refers to as “discerning drinking”. Tremlett’s is a proper, high tannin variety of cider apple and Redstreak was England’s first bittersweet variety.

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The past few years have certainly been no picnic for pubs, bars and restaurants,” says Darryl Hinksman, head of business development at Westons Cider. For example, Haze as a Thatchers cider is a 10/10 but in an external review where I judge the looks, smell and taste, it would more likely be scored as 11 or 12/15.This year, as British people plan to get back to pubs, bars and restaurants just as often, if not more frequently than last year, and as we prepare for the first full summer of unrestricted trading since 2019, we’ve got high hopes for cider sales in outlets. He cites examples as using Aspall Draught, which he says has a delicate, fruity complexity that works with sweet and sour dishes and fish curries, as well as desserts like apple pie while the dry, floral tones of Aspall Premier Cru work well with roast pork and North African dishes like tagines, as well as cheeses like White Stilton and Red Leicester. We prefer quaffing cider to sipping cider and think good ciders need to have plenty of character, with well-balanced tannin, sweetness and acidity matched with a sessionable alcohol content.

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Meanwhile, premiumisation continues to reign supreme and in 2021 share continued to move from mainstream to more premium brands (47. Thatchers Haze is a cloudy premium cider crafted with specially selected eating apples to create a crisp sweet finish. Cook is an award-winning global cider expert and campaigner who you may have seen on TV as the regular face of cider on Channel 4’s Sunday Brunch​. In today’s new world, be ready to serve them the premium cider brands they’ve been enjoying at home during lockdown.

Kopparberg Mixed Fruit Tropical is available now, with a limited-edition bottle and can arriving in May. Many of the traditional ciders produced at Myrtle Farm are matured in 100-year-old oak vats, which gives the cider a distinctive taste although much of their range has a higher than average alcohol content. Family owned Thatchers’ mission is to make great cider sustainably, and our Fusion Font is no exception.

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Again it tastes like it is trying to be a full flavoured aged Somerset style cider but it just falls short. Westons’ Daryll Hinksman concludes: “We’ve already seen a significant uptick in on-trade cider sales post-pandemic and this year is set to be ever bigger. Apple cider dominates the draught cider market, accounting for three out of every four draught serves with premium brands showing the strongest growth. Bringing together three new Thatchers infused premium fruit flavours in a world first for cider, this summer it’s all about the Thatchers 3 in 1 Fusion Font, the new way of serving fruit cider.Flavour is composed of semi swet, white sugars, chalky, crisp apple juice, fizzy apple tyzer, Pretty refreshing. It may not be reproduced in any way whatsoever without Wm Morrisons Supermarkets Limited prior consent, nor without due acknowledgement. His son Stanley Thatcher, born in 1910, began selling draught cider to pubs in Somerset and the company's presence in the area grew.