⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

"All our ciders are made from 100% hand-picked apples"

– Founder Cameron & Georgie

Made in Cornwall

Locally produced within a specific region.

All natural

Made with clean, natural ingredients.

Locally sourced ingredients

Uses ingredients or materials from local suppliers.

From the farm

Directly from local farms or growers.

Meet the founders

We, Georgie and Cameron, make full juice, natural cider in Cornwall, following the same principles as natural wine. It's 100% apples, naturally occurring wild yeast, hand-picked, hand washed and fermented in ex-wine oak barrels.

In contrast, in the UK, cider legally only needs to contain 35% apples. The other 65% can be just sugar and water with added sulphites and sometimes sweeteners.

However, when made from 100% apples, with wild yeast and no added sulphites, cider can be a delicious, interesting, complex drink. It can express terroir just like a wine and be a much better choice not only for our own health but also for the health of the environment.

– Cameron & Georgie

The Ripe Cider story

In response to our growing anxiety about climate change we took a year out from our lives and jobs in London - Cameron as Head Brewer at Brixton Brewery and Georgie in sustainability recruitment - to learn about organic farming.  We converted a van and travelled around the UK and Europe working on a range of organic farms.

It was on this trip that we discovered how incredible traditional orchards are, and their importance in building resilience against climate change. This led to combining our passion for protecting essential, yet now endangered orchards, with our expertise, to create a delicious low impact drink.

Our method of production involves minimum intervention requiring no chemical additions and minimal energy inputs. It means working with the seasons and their natural temperature fluctuations, having a long slow fermentation to create complex flavours and aromas.

The orchards we manage are chemical free and the pasture under the trees is mob grazed by our flock of Shropshire sheep. This is a symbiotic relationship as the trees provide shelter and shade for the sheep, the sheep manage the pasture and help to build soil health and we produce two outputs from one piece of land.

Our aim is to produce interesting, tasty ciders which are not chemically dependent or environmentally destructive which help us to protect and preserve these incredibly important endangered habitats we are sadly loosing. 

How we curate our independent makers
At The Local, every maker we feature has been handpicked — not just for what they make, but how they make it.From the first sketch of a label to the last pour of a bottle, we look for craft, care, and a sense of place that’s unmistakably local. Our curation process champions independent creators who share our principles of quality, sustainability, and community — so when you buy from The Local, you know it’s the real deal.

Explore more makers