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Style | 'Off' Dry, Hampshire style (50/50 desert/cider) |
ABV | 6.5% vol. (3.25 units) |
Available | Draught - 5, 10, 20 litre Bag in Box; 500ml Bottle Conditioned |
Hampshire Heritage is made from over 25 cider and desert varieties of apples, blended as a 50/50 mix to give what we refer to as a 'Hampshire style of cider'. This blend produces a near dry cider that has plenty of tannin and body whilst retaining a good sharpness - stopping it from being bone dry.
This cider is exclusively made from cider and desert apples sourced from the Fruitwise Heritage Orchards near Southampton, making it a truly Hampshire born and bred cider.
It is supplied as a draught, traditionally flat cider, and as a bottle conditioned naturally sparkling cider. As it is unfiltered, expect some yeast sediment in bottles, or a slightly hazy draught.
Hampshire Heritage, made in the traditional method won 1st prize at the Big Apple Cider Trials in Hereforshire, 2013.
For 2013, Hampshire Heritage contains:
- 48% Cider apples
- 52% Desert apples
These were made up from the following varieties:
- Ashmeads Kernel
- Dabinett
- Egremont Russet
- Grenadier
- Harry Masters Jersey
- John Downie
- Kidds Orange Red
- Kingston Black
- Laxtons Epicure
- Le Bret
- Lord Lambourne
- Millers Seedling
- Orleans Reinette
- Ribston Pippin
- Sunset
- Taylors Sweet
- Tremlets Bitter
- Yarlington Mill
Fermentation was via natural yeast and the fruit was pressed from September through to December 2012.