Sandford Orchards celebrates British Cider Week with a new collaboration.

In celebration of British Cider Week - 25th April to 5th May - Sandford Orchards has launched a brand new cider, created in collaboration with Somerset’s Ganley & Naish as part of their prize for winning the Breakthrough Cider Makers Awards 2023.

The new limited edition, High Tides Cider (ABV 5%), is available in 500ml bottles from Sandford Orchards, Ganley & Nash and selected retail outlets.

High Tides is crafted from a blend of wild-fermented early bittersweets and Browns apples. A medium cider, it marries the signature characteristics of Ganley & Naish and Sandford Orchards to create a beautifully balanced drink. 

Barny Butterfield, Chief Cider Maker at Sandford Orchards commented: "High Tides is a lovely cider that really incorporates both makers' styles into the bottle. The apples really shine in this blend. Browns bring acidity, Dabinetts bring tannins on the finish and the vintage bittersweet apples help to give the cider tonnes of body and structure."

The Breakthrough Cider Maker Awards were set up in 2019 by Sandford Orchards to support emerging producers, recognise and celebrate excellent quality whole juice ciders from around the UK. The winners also benefit from an invaluable package of guidance, vouchers to spend with suppliers and opportunities to have their cider sold by new retailers and venues. 

Ganley & Naish Cider was founded in a back garden in  2011 by two friends, Steve and Andy and has been steadily growing ever since. They champion sustainability, organic, provenance and terroir and their ciders are all vegan, vegetarian and gluten free. They proudly display all the ingredients on their labels with all their ciders containing at least 90% juice.