Ashton Bitter. (early bittersweet) Early season English bittersweet. Hard, sometimes quite bitter tannins. Useful source of concentrated tannins for September harvest.
Bulmer’s Norman. (bittersweet) Precocious and productive. Tannins are hard and can be bitter and the fruit drops all at once, bruises...
Major (very early bittersweet) Ripens in late August/early Spetember. Soft and fruity aroms and nice tannin. Prone to fireblight and summer...
Brown Snout (soft bittersweet) Melt in your mouth tannins define this English bittersweet. This apple does not produce BSA in cider...
Chisel Jersey. (bittersweet) An English bittersweet with beautiful aromas, hard tannins and a lot of bitterness. Very fireblight susceptible on our...
Yarlington Mill. (femininity) This highly biennial apple adds soft, supple tannin to the structure of a cider which tends to make...
Dabinett. (bittersweet) A beautiful example of an English bittersweet variety, Dabinett has all the attributes we want: ripe apple aromas, leather,...
Frequin Rouge. (concentrated BSA aromas, tannin) This apple has incredible concentrated smoky/leather/orchard floor aromas plus a firm tannic structure. Late to...
Somerset Redstreak (fruity bittersweet) Absolutely love the beautiful fruity aromas on this English bittersweet. Early to mid September harvest. Very biennial.
Ellis Bitter. (bittersweet; leather, ripe apple skins, bacon) Ripening in early September, Ellis Bitter is our main early season bittersweet. Heavenly...
Vilberrie (Perfumed and tannic) This extremely late blooming French bittersweet is extremely perfumed with the classic “BSA” aromas we love in...
Medaille d’ Or (High gravity high tannin bittersweet) Fireblight susceptible, late blooming french bittersweet with loads of biennial golden fruit.