Welcome to West Milton Cider Company

Welcome to West Milton Cider Co Dorset Cidermakers

This is the home of West Milton Cider, producers of the award winning Lancombe Rising cider and a traditional barrelled cider known as West Dorset Real Cider. West Milton Cider Company

We produce Lancombe Rising, our naturally sparkling cider through the old English method of keeving, to produce a full flavoured refreshing drink. The taste of apples and caramel are prominent as the cider finishes its fermentation in the bottle at a medium to sweet level, becoming drier as the cider matures.

This art of keeving cider is still used throughout Normandy and Brittany for all cider making, and is known as ‘cidre boucher’, but has largely disappeared in English production. In November of 2009 we were very pleased to win a first prize at the “Concours de Cidre” at St Helen de Bondeville in Normandy.

Nick produces cider in our barn at Lancombe Cross West Milton, pressing apples collected from orchards in this and the next village; both old and commercial.

The cider is a blend of juice from several varieties including Yarlington Mill, Chisel Jersey, Dabinett and Bulmers Norman. Lancombe Rising was Highly Commended at the Bath & West Show 2011.

CAMRA National Cider Competiton 2013

West Milton Cider Bronze Award

Powerstock Festival 2013

West Milton Cider 1st in Medium & Sweet cider competition

August 23rd 2012

Melplash Agricultural Show

West Milton Medium Cider 1st Prize

and "Best In Show"

2011
"Highly Commended"
Lancombe Rising - Royal Bath & West Show

2010
"Highly Commended"
Gall Medium Cider - Royal Bath & West Show

2009
Winner of Senator Christian Revet cup (Cider competition in Bondeville, France) with sparkling cider

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