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Courtney's Cider - About Us
Our STORY SO FAR
We are the Courtney's. We live in the small cider village of Whimple, Devon where we produce cider on our ancient 'Whiteways of Whimple' cider orchard. Whiteways, established in 1893 had the largest Cyder apple orchards
in the world and was famous for its Cydrax and Peardrax brands, amongst others.
Hi!
Our orchards were planted and used by Whiteway's over 100 years ago. They used an interesting and wide variety of apples chosen to make a fine blend of cider. As the older original trees fall in the orchard, we re-plant with old Devon varieties. At present we manage over 450 trees ensuring they are kept in the exception condition they enjoyed for over a century.
Our orchards are managed naturally, with as little human intervention as possible. We don't spray or use fertilisers on our orchards. We encourage biodiversity and the birds, bees and our sheep maintain the pasture and fertilise the ground. This all allows nature to do what she does best!
(Pictured above in order: Jess, Linda, Paul, Annabel, Richard & Jill Courtney)
Seeds of CHANGE
All our apples are hand picked and pressed within the orchard where they are grown. The leftover apple pulp is bagged up and given to the local farmers to feed to their pigs as a yummy treat, nothing goes to waste. We then blend, carbonate, bottle and pasteurise our juice and cider at our production facilities in Dunkeswell - 'Devon Drinks Solutions'. After successfully making cider for over a decade, we decided to challenge ourselves further and branch out into spirits.....
That's when we created THE EXE GIN followed shortly by Grumblebee Honey Spiced Rum - the ORIGINAL honey spiced rum.
We love creating drinks that draw inspiration from our local environment. Our product range is always expanding. To follow us and keep up to date with all of our exciting new products and news, why not sign up to our email newsletter?
Thankyou for Visiting &
HAPPY SHOPPING
HAPPY SHOPPING
