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Apples with the use of cider
Bulmer’s Norman
2
summary: Mildly sweet and astringent. On its own, it makes a mild bittersweet, British style cider.
Bunch
origins: Exists in the Gloucestershire Apple Collection, Dymock (UK), collected from George Hedges’ farm at Shepperdine in 2003 where it had been growning since the ...
Burrowhill Early
origins: NFC Introduced to Long Ashton Research Station, Bristol in the 1980s by a cider maker from the Martock area in Somerset.
Bush
origins: The variety was was sumbiteed to the Long Ashton Research Station by Daniel J.Phelps of Tibberton (UK) in the early 1900s and was documented in its List of ...
Bushy French
origins: Considered critically rare in 1999 with one tree located at Broadway, Minsterworth, Gloucestershire (UK) from which cuttings have been collected for propogation ...
Buttery d'Or
summary: Though primarily a cider apple, this British apple is also used for cooking and makes superb apple dumplings.
C'Huero Biz Bras
1
characteristics: The flesh is white, fine-grained soft. Moderately juicy, sweet, slight tannins some years. Browns quickly when exposed to air.
Calville Blanc d’Hiver
1
summary: This is the quintessential ingredient for French apple tarts. Aside from its wonderful flavour and sharpness, it holds its shape well when baked. It is also ...
Calville Rouge d’Hiver
characteristics: The flesh is greenish stained with red next to the skin. Tender, soft and somewhat dry. Sweet and perfumed. Keeps for about two months in cold storage.
Calvin
origins: According to history, Calvin was brought from Virginia to Kentucky over a hundred years ago
Cambridge Quoining
origins: Believed to be from the village of Cambridge, Gloucestershire as it was quite well known locally and since it is a cider variety it is unlikely to have come ...
Camelot
1
characteristics: The flesh is cream-coloured and crisp. Very sharp and somewhat astringent.
Campfield
summary: A cider apple that originated two centuries ago, it is an essential ingredient for making a quality Newark-style North American cider.
Canada Baldwin
characteristics: The flesh is white but often stained through with red, coarse textured,crisp and firm. Tart and sometimes slightly bitter.
Canadian Strawberry
characteristics: The flesh is sweet-sharp. Juicy. Very flavourful.
Cannon Pearmain
summary: A highly regarded American cooking apple grown in Virginia during the 1800s or maybe even earlier. Almost lost, a single tree was discovered in 2000 and has ...
Cap of Liberty
2
summary: A British bitter-sharp cider apple, rated as a vintage variety which can be used to make a single varietal cider.
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