Sandford Orchards

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In celebration of National Apple Day here are a few thoughts on 2018 cider apple harvest so far...
The dry warm, weather we've had in October up until Storm Callum made an appearance has given us great conditions for harvesting so far. The hot dry summer has been tough for the young apple trees though and the continued warm, dry weather we've had well into October means that the trees are still thirsty. We're expecting fewer apples as a result but the exciting thing is that those apples we're getting are of exceptional quality and 2018 is definitely going to be a vintage year for ciders. This will enable us to make signature ciders with an unusual keeping length, we're predicting as long as 2021.

Need something to warm your cockles? Then try some Hot Devon Treacle, it really tastes as good as it sounds! Thanks to Hattiers Rum for supplying their outstanding Devon Rum to go with our delicious Devon cider!
Ingredients:
1 litre Devon Red cider... 200ml So Juicy cloudy apple juice 200ml Hattiers Rum 100g of brown sugar 1 apple finely sliced
Add all of the ingredients to a saucepan Heat gently for 10 minutes, be careful not to let it boil Once warmed, ladle into mugs and garnish with apple slices
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Tis always sunny too...

Some great shots from our harvest celebration on Saturday @ The Cider Works with Pipers Farm & Quicke's, thanks to all who came and made it such a great evening!

Do you have a glut of apples you’d like to turn into juice? We are opening our press to the public this Sunday.
Email events@sandfordorcahrds.co.uk or phone 01363 777822 to book a time slot.
BYO containers or purchase from us.
... Limited spaces available. Restricted to 6 feed bags or 18 carrier bags per slot.
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We only use apples grown within 30 miles of our press! #homegrown #cider #craftcider #devoncider #devon #orchard #orchards #harvest #local #drone

We're super excited about 'A Harvest Celebration' this Saturday with our good friends & fellow local producers Quicke's & Pipers Farm. It's of course a very busy time of year for us and with apples starting to flow through the press also a very exciting one!

Did you know we do juices too? We've just re-designed our juice range and it's 'SO Juicy'... ! We're building a dedicated website to show them off, so watch this space...

Thinking about booking a Christmas party? Get in touch and find out how we can tailor your evening to suit you. All enquiries to events@sandfordorchards.co.uk or phone 01363 777822

Red apples for a red cider . #devonred #cider #craftcider #devon #harvest #orchard #harvest2018

To celebrate winning another award for our Dry Hopped Cider we're GIVING AWAY a case of 24 bottles. In addition you can get 20% off our Dry Hopped Cider on our online store with the code: DRYHOP
To enter: 1. Like our page 2. Like this post... 3. Tell us who you'll share the cider with
Feel free to share this comp far and wide and help spread the word about this award winning cider!
Competition closes on Tuesday the 25th at 12 noon. Good luck! https://www.sandfordorchards.co.uk/pro… /st-louis-dry-hopped/
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Lots of apples on the ground now, helped along by the winds last night! . #cider #harvest #apples #craftcider #orchard #orchards #devon

To celebrate our St Louis Dry Hopped winning 2 more very prestigious awards, we will be giving away a bottle with every pizza sold in the Cider Works tonight. It's only £10 for 6 bottles too so come in and stock up for the weekend!

Unfortunately we won't be at the new Mole Avon Country Stores in Crediton doing some tastings this Saturday. We will re-arrange another date soon though. However we thoroughly recommend checking out their new store if you live locally!

Harvest season is underway and this year we'll be documenting what's going on over on Instagram. So follow us over there if you haven't already! https://www.instagram.com/sandfordorchard s/

We can't wait to have a look inside the new Crediton Mole Avon Country Stores which opens tomorrow. We'll be there on Saturday 15th September between 12pm and 2pm with some cider for you to try, so pop down and say hello!

We’re preparing for harvest season now, but hoping for that last bit of summer! #cider #devoncider #craftcider #cidercraft #devon #sauntonsands #beach