Recently we were joined by Pete and Bill who are putting together a guide to Welsh cider complete with a high standard of photography, handled by Bill. Pete is the reason we were recently mentioned in a Guardian piece entitled 'A Brief Guide to UK Cider', which we were very happy about. Pete and Bill have to spend the whole Summer going around Wales visiting all the cider makers and tasting their ciders. I can't wait to see the results it should be a great book. In other news, our 'straight from the vat' cider is probably a week or two away from being decanted into barrels for consumption, quite often during the plethora of small cider festivals that take place over the Summer at many local pubs. The Star Inn in Llansoy, which is the CAMRA Welsh country inn of the year 2012/13, rang up to order some of our cider, as did the Tavern Inn near Leominster. Other pubs to take our cider recently are the Bridge at Kentchurch, a lovely pub run by Nick Phillips in a fantastic riverside setting. We're also in another Bridge, this one at Michaelchurch, run by Glyn and Gisela. Another gorgeous setting, miles off the beaten track in the Golden Valley region.
Oh, and our mini kegs have arrived. We purchased these from our friend Ed who runs the Kingstone Brewery in Tintern, makers of extremely fine ales. We're very excited as they look fantastic, as well as holding about ten pints of cider. We think they'll be a hit!
