Henry Jeffreys

More than one bad apple: the sorry demise of English cider

Cider was the wine of England before commercial interests meant the characterful bittersweet apples were replaced by sugar and inferior fruit. But could a renaissance be under way?

‘Cider Making’, 1840-41 by William Sidney Mount. Credit: Heritage Art/Heritage Images/Getty Images 
issue 14 August 2021
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