Orchard Thieves Cider is a mass market cider made in Hereford by Heineken in the former HP Bulmers cider mill and at the plant in Belgium, from apples from around Europe. Except this bottle was made in New Zealand. Read More

Batlows CiderFest is back for another year. The small apple growing town west of Canberra is well known for its annual CiderFest. Last years event was a great day, This years promises to be bigger and more interactive. Read More

As we all know cider is made from apples. The best ciders are made from locally grown apples and nothing else. These are known as the real, craft, or proper …
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Spreyton Cider’s story started over one hundred years ago when the first orchards were planted. Last year I thought they had come of age with the Big Q that I named the Best Cider of 2018. This was Spreytons Cider Makers Select release of last year. This year they have a new Cider Makers Select, the “V Squared” Read More

Miss Seed Apple Cider is a sweet cider by the Victorian from Monkey Shines Brew Co. The first thing you are going to notice about this cider is the label. It’s a stunner of a label. But we can’t be judging a book by its cover.  Read More

Pomegranates, you know the fruit you need to smack with a spoon to get to the sweet seedy edible bits. Well the folks at Rusty Bike Wines have chucked some into a cider to create the Easy Rider Pomegranate Cider. Read More

Time for a bit of an April cider news update. In Australia harvest is progressing nicely. Then there are the Cider Events. Read on.

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