Herefordshire Redstreak (early bittersharp) Lovely petrol and ripe apple aromas. Lots of acid and nice tannins.
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...
Tydeman’s Worcester Early. (aromatics) This apple drops all at once in late August. Be there or be square. Basically a summer...
Major (very early bittersweet) Ripens in late August/early Spetember. Soft and fruity aroms and nice tannin. Prone to fireblight and summer...
Cox Orange Pippin. (early acid, aroma) Intensely flavored and quite tart, Cox is a nice blending apple for early September acid...
Brown’s Apple (sharp) Just starting to get fruit on these. Big, red, early acid with a bit of tannin. English.
Brandy (precocious bittersweet pear) The earliest to come into bearing of our English Perry pear trials. Smaller, manageable tree. High gravity...
Ashmead’s Kernal (aromatic, late acid) Floral aromas, lots of dry extract, high brix and insane acid characterize this English heirloom’s cider...
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,...
Bramley’s Seedling. (pure acid) The acid is a fresh, bright acid that doesn’t come across as “malic;” an important blending component...
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...