Shacksbury Cider

Behind the scenes of our Hereford cider:

A bin of hand-picked cider apples at Dragon Orchard.

The Shacksbury blend in the hands of the cidermaker! From top left (clockwise): Ellis Bitter, Dabinett, Michelin, Somerset Redstreak, Brown's.

Norman Stanier driving their old faithful Super Dexta tractor.

Spartan apples.

Georgi building a cheese of Dabinette apples on the press, for our 2013 vintage.

The cheese being pressed - golden juice pouring out.

One of the tanks of our 2013 Hereford vintage.

Tank samples being tasted and checked.

Cider on a sunny day.

Our Hereford cidermaker, Simon Day, raising a glass in the orchard.