Maybe you’ve heard of fine cider and are curious to know more? The Fundamentals of Fine Cider series reveals all:

The Fundamentals

#7 - What is Cider? (Part 3) - Pommelier Club

#7 - What is Cider? (Part 3)

TimeWe describe time as a tool of the cider maker, as it is an important element in making the finest cider! While a mass-market cider might be made from concentrate...

#7 - What is Cider? (Part 3)

TimeWe describe time as a tool of the cider maker, as it is an important element in making the finest cider! While a mass-market cider might be made from concentrate...

#8 - History's First Fine Ciders - Pommelier Club

#8 - History's First Fine Ciders

The first thing to know is that cider hasn't always been what it is today! In times past, both in Britain and other parts of the world, it showed itself...

#8 - History's First Fine Ciders

The first thing to know is that cider hasn't always been what it is today! In times past, both in Britain and other parts of the world, it showed itself...

#9 - How is Cider made? (Part 1) - Pommelier Club

#9 - How is Cider made? (Part 1)

So, we've already explored a nice bit about the history of cider, and touched on some factors of its making, like the yeasts that ferment the apple juice, but let's now...

#9 - How is Cider made? (Part 1)

So, we've already explored a nice bit about the history of cider, and touched on some factors of its making, like the yeasts that ferment the apple juice, but let's now...

#10 - How is Cider made? (Part 2) - Pommelier Club

#10 - How is Cider made? (Part 2)

Now we come to the stage where we need to get the juice from the apples! There are lots of different kinds of equipment a cider maker can use these...

#10 - How is Cider made? (Part 2)

Now we come to the stage where we need to get the juice from the apples! There are lots of different kinds of equipment a cider maker can use these...

#11 - How is Cider made? (Part 3) - Pommelier Club

#11 - How is Cider made? (Part 3)

So, the ripe apples have been picked, washed, milled, and pressed for their juice. Now what do you do with it, where do you even put it? It's one of...

#11 - How is Cider made? (Part 3)

So, the ripe apples have been picked, washed, milled, and pressed for their juice. Now what do you do with it, where do you even put it? It's one of...

#12 - How is Cider made? (Part 4) - Pommelier Club

#12 - How is Cider made? (Part 4)

So by now, fermentation has rather magically transformed a maker's fruit juice into alcohol, and the maker may have blended different batches together, to get the balance of flavours and...

#12 - How is Cider made? (Part 4)

So by now, fermentation has rather magically transformed a maker's fruit juice into alcohol, and the maker may have blended different batches together, to get the balance of flavours and...