Devon Food, Drink and Local Information - Blog — Cider

Interview with 'Real' Cider Expert Jim Callender

Jim Callender runs the website www.real-cider.co.uk that contains loads of cider related information, such as it's history, latest industry news, types of cider, producers and lots more. The website is focused on 'real' cider, meaning high quality cider with broadly 100% fruit content, rather than mass produced cider with additives and much less apple content. Jim has kindly offered to share his cider knowledge with us below so that we can all appreciate and identify the best high-quality real ciders. For more about Devon cider and producers of it see our other blog post. We sell hampers containing real cider here. Can you tell...

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Why's Devon Cider Special & Who Produces It?

We’ve recently obtained an alcohol license in preparation for stocking cider hampers, as well as including local real ales and wines within our Devon food hampers and afternoon teas. We have spent a lot of time researching Devon based cider producers and brands so that we can include the very best in our hampers. It therefore made sense to write this blog detailing Devon cider brands, along with a bit about why the region is a prominent cider producer. For more about cider production and how to appreciate and identify high-quality cider see our Interview with 'real' cider expert Jim...

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