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Meet the producer: Pip & Wild

Pip & Wild is a range of drinks that current master cider-maker Colin Hamilton describes as ‘inspired by the hedgerow’. He says, ‘We wanted to make a cider with ingredients that can be foraged from the hedgerows, meadows and woods, keeping these foraged elements as natural as possible.’ Harnessing another drinks trend – the desire to live a little lighter – the Pip & Wild ciders also contain 30% less sugar than leading fruit-cider brands

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Summer ciders

As the season gets into its stride, there’s nothing better on a sunny day than a cold cider

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Summer ciders

As the season gets into its stride, there’s nothing better on a sunny day than a cold cider

Meet the producer: Thatchers

William John Thatcher started making cider at Myrtle Pig Farm near Sandford, Somerset in 1904. Thatcher’s cider quickly gained a reputation because, in 1910, William’s son Stanley started selling barrels of it to local pubs. The next generation, under John Thatcher, made cider the core business of Myrtle Farm and, as the pigs disappeared from beneath the trees, more land was bought to plant new orchards. John’s son, Martin, took over the business in 1992, and still runs it today