Camra is urging Government to raise the legal minimum juice content for cider and perry to at least 50%, and has set up an…
Camra is urging Government to raise the legal minimum juice content for cider and perry to at least 50%, and has set up an…
The International Cider Challenge 2022 is now open for entries. The awards, which are in their 12th year, include tasting categories as well as design and packaging awards. The tasting categories comprise acid-led cider, flavoured, ice, low/no alcohol, naturally sparkling, pear, perry, rosé, Spanish, speciality, tannin-led and wood-aged. Ciders entered into these categories will be blind tasted by an expert panel of independent judges…
A new online drinks shop is reporting surprise consumer trends for perry and cap classique sparkling wines from South Africa. Home Tipple says sales of perry have increased by 80% since June. The site lists bottle-fermented perry from Burrow Hill in Somerset. Home Tipple director Mikey Studer said: “Shoppers are seeking more boutique producers and are intrigued by perry because it…
By John Perry, managing director of leading supply chain and logistics consultancy SCALA While it is very difficult to predict exactly how life will look once normality has resumed, it is inevitable that neither business nor society as a whole will return to exactly how it was prior to the coronavirus pandemic. But where is the supply chain likely to see change? …
A UK and a US brewery have joined forces with a cider specialist to create a “special new style” of beer. Derbyshire-based Thornbridge Brewery and US brewer Brooklyn have joined forces to create Serpent, a 10% abv Belgian-style beer, packaged in 750ml bottles. Serpent was brewed at Thornbridge Brewery and then refermented in bourbon barrels, with lees from cider and perry fermentations (from Oliver’s Cider…
Waitrose has seized the Supreme Champion crown at the International Cider Challenge 2015 after judges decided its English vintage perry was the star drink this year. The elite panel of judges – chaired by cider expert Pete Brown and featuring supermarket buyers, award-winning independent retailers, cider afficionados, journalists and publicans – blind tasted a record 180 entries this year. They praised the consistent quality of…
Members of the Campaign for Real Ale have decided to stop criticising drinkers for choosing different types of beer and have instead pledged to get behind the entire category. Camra was formed in the 1970s to fight back against “bland, processed, mass-produced beers” and the homogenisation of the category by big brewers. But at a meeting of 1,200 members in Nottingham, they voted in support…
Babycham has added two flavoured variants to its range for the first time. Cherry Soda and Cream Soda were picked because they were popular soft drinks in the 1950s, when Babycham was created. Amy White, marketing director at brand owner Accolade Wines, said: “Since Babycham updated its packaging at the beginning of this year, we’ve seen renewed interest from retailers and consumers alike and this…
