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Mulled cider is most often associated with the ‘wassail’ – a toast to good health in the New Year in banqueting halls when a large bowl of spiced alcohol was passed around, which almost certainly in the West Country Wassail consisted of cider. For lots of interesting...

We recently spoke to Orlando Murrin who is a regular writer for Waitrose Weekend and was doing an article on wasted apples. We also spoke about his book 'Two’s Company' which is a book with a positive message that cooking for two is exciting, fun and worthwhile. Read...

This article was made in collaboration with the MASHED! magazine which brings their readers tonnes of inspiration, interviews, recipes, tips, and tricks as well as awesome stuff to help and inspire your homebrewing journey. If you are new to homebrewing, they’ve...

This article was made in collaboration with the MASHED! magazine which brings their readers tonnes of inspiration, interviews, recipes, tips, and tricks as well as awesome stuff to help and inspire your homebrewing journey. If you are new to homebrewing, they’ve...

Wasted Apple are delighted to have retained their product of Cornwall status again in January 2020 and to have increased its scope to cover our Apple Juice, Chutney and Apple Jelly products. Local cornish produce For those who don’t know about the scheme run by...

Have you ever been put off preserving your apples or other fruit and vegetables in chutneys, pickles or jams? Think its difficult to properly prepare your jars, or perhaps you thought the expense of buying new jars was too much? If so, read on…. Of course, it is...

Wassailing is a term that you may be hearing a little more often recently. Wassails seem to be enjoying something of a resurgence these days, perhaps with the recent springing up of many local Community Orchards, or perhaps because as a society we are craving that...

So, we have reached the end of January 2020.   For some it will be the end of the wittily named Veganuary. Veganuary was started in 2014 by a non-profit organisation to encourage people to ‘go vegan’ for the month of January.  Veganism of course is the...

TV documentaries are numerous and can be about a vast range of things, from environmental issues, health issues, traumatic events and social justice. You name it and the likelihood is that there’s been a documentary about it. But what is it like when the documentary...

Reason 1 - It's Environmentally Friendly Buying locally is often a lot more ethical and ‘green’ than buying from commercial supermarkets or chains. When you shop at a local butcher, farm shop, bakers or green grocers, it is likely that a high percentage of the produce...

How we tackle food waste by turning wasted apples into artisan Cider… With a passion for hand crafted cider and an ambition to tackle food waste, Wasted Apple has a timely story to tell. Shockingly the average household in the UK produces more than a tonne of waste...

Take a swig of good craft cider and you’ll experience a delight of complex yet highly complementary flavours. From start to finish traditionally brewed cider gives an overwhelming feeling of refreshment with a satisfying and crisp finish. You’ll be pleased to know...