The Pickled Pig Philosophy

We care about everything we do, the impact that it has on our environment and on the people that enjoy Pickled Pig Ciders. Because we care we will:

• use local fruit and minimise 'food miles'
• not add any synthetic chemicals to our ciders
• minimise the use of chemicals in our cider house
• rely on the natural yeasts in our cider house to ferment the juice
• employ 'best practice' consistent with making traditional, safe and natural ciders
• encourage everyone contributing to our ciders, from the orchard to the point of sale, to support our philosophy.

Many people associate the West Country with the production of cider. Today much of the cider produced in England does originate from there but a few ciders are made in Suffolk, Kent and elsewhere. If we look to our past, we find that cider was made right across the South of the country. Until relatively recently, Cambridgeshire was home to many fruit farmers. Just to the West of Stretham, the home of Pickled Pig, orchards covered much of the landscape.

For generations, many of the fruit farms made small quantities of cider for the refreshment of their workers. Most of the apples grown in East Anglia are culinary or desert varieties. These apples present special challenges for the cider maker as they do not individually contain the balance of sugar, tannins, acids and aromas that are found in 'vintage' cider apples. With careful blending of culinary, desert and wild crab apples the cider maker can use his skill to produce fantastic ciders that are a match for any in the country.

Pickled Pig ciders are complex, aromatic and rich; enjoyed lightly chilled they stimulate all the senses.

Rest assured that you are enjoying a natural product produced with passion - just as it should be.

Looking after and enjoying our multi award winning Cider

We take great care to produce fine, rich and complex ciders from 100% whole local apples.We do not add any preservatives nor do we pasteurise or filter our ciders. They are natural products and need to be cared for as such (just like fresh milk if you like).

To enjoy Pickled Pig Ciders please:

Keep refrigerated (or cold) in their container
Keep the container upright
Use within 7 days of purchase
Serve lightly chilled and never serve over ice

Because Pickled Pig ciders are not filtered, pasteurised or dosed with preservatives they may, if kept too warm or for too long, begin to ferment again and that may spoil your enjoyment! Please look after your cider and enjoy it at its best - after all that´s why we made it so carefully!

PLEASE DRINK RESPONSIBLY