Welcome! John Hibbert is Ciderman and he lives at Broughton Bank,
just north of Cartmel in Cumbria, in the southern Lake District.
This is where he plants, picks and presses apples and pears to make
cider and perry using natural and traditional processes.
Broughton Bank Ciders and Perrys have both won awards for
3 years in a row, 2022, 2023 and 2024 at the IWSC (International Wine
and Spirits Competition).
CAMRA's Ulverston Beer Festival attendees also praised his medium cider
at their September 2022 Festival.
'Get some cider inside your inside!'
What is Cider?
UK Cider must be between 1.2% and 8.5% ABV and only needs to contain a
minimum of 35% apple juice, fresh or from concentrate.
This allows more commercial ciders available to be made from concentrated
apple juice, maybe from the other side of the world, the rest just sugar
and water. No wonder it can be sold so cheap!
Broughton Bank Perry and Cider is made from 100% juice, from 100%
local fruit.
