Rockingham Forest Cider is a hand crafted,
traditional cider, made from 100% freshly
pressed apple juice. The cider is pressed,
fermented and matured in the Welland
Valley village of Middleton, which lies
within the area known as the Rockingham
Forest on the Northamptonshire/Leicestershire
border.
The apples used are a blend of traditional
Herefordshire and Worcestershire grown
cider fruit, including the 'Vintage'
varieties Brown's Apple, Dabinett,
and Tremlett's Bitter. These are
blended with a smaller quantity of local
'Sharp' apples to give a good
balance of tannin and acidity in the
finished cider. The apples are hand
washed and inspected, with only sound
fruit making the grade, then milled
and pressed to extract the juice. A
little yeast is added to promote a vigorous
fermentation, and the resulting cider
is matured through the Winter and Spring,
ready for drinking from early Summer
onwards.
Rockingham Forest Cider contains no
artificial flavourings, sweeteners or
colourings, and is not filtered, carbonated,
or pasteurised. The result is a naturally
dry, mellow, and full flavoured cider,
which may have a slight natural haze
in the glass.