Out & About Autumn 2021

Out & About food & drink

“The first one I made was with blackberry which went down well and since then we’ve done strawberry, rhubarb etc. They’re all popular and again we use proper fruit juice. “We’re called Tutts Clump ‘proper’ cider because everything is made from natural ingredients.” Most of the ciders have local names – starting with Tutts Clump, the village where Tim grew up and where the cider press is based. One of the most recent additions to the range is The Ridgeway, which is 4 per cent alcohol and is extremely popular. The Legend is named in honour of Tim’s father. “We always called him

‘the legend’ and I wanted to make something a bit different.” The Legend is also packaged in a clear bottle rather than the darker brown bottles that the other ciders are in. While the family have no particular plans to come up with more flavours and varieties, it seems they have come up with a winning formula, which keeps the cider-drinking community very happy. “It got to the point when the cider business overtook the garage business and we’ve had a range of awards for our ciders – I had been in the motor business for 40 years and never got one award!”

If you have excess apples or pears that you would like to have pressed at Tutts Clump, contact the Wales on 0118 974 4649 - you will receive a bottle of cider for every 25kg bag of fruit. To find out more visit www. tuttsclumpcider.co.uk

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