Bittersharp Varieties

Broxwood Foxwhelp
Type – Medium Bittersharp
Origin – Herefordshire (?)
Class – Cider

AndrewLea –
Harvests September – October. Full body and good acidic blender. Fruity aroma persists long after fermentation. Tree - Growth moderate, biennial.

Dymock Red
Type – Medium Bittersharp
Origin – Gloucestershire
Class – Cider

AndrewLea –
Harvests September – October. Good all round bittersharp. Tree - Moderate, spreading, biennial.

Kingston Black
Type – Mild Bittersharp
Origin – Somerset
Class – Cider

AndrewLea –
Harvests mid October. Excellent distinctive flavour, allegedly the 'perfect' cider apple! Tree – Growth and cropping moderate. Slow to start bearing. Susceptible to scab and canker.

Skyrmes Kernel
Type – Full Bittersharp
Origin – Herefordshire
Class – Cider

JezH –
Planted on M26 root as a rare variety from Bernwode in 2009. This is new for them in the last few years, so I believe that it may be one of the first of the re-introductions.  Has been recorded as providing a high quality apple.

Stoke Red
Type – Medium Bittersharp
Origin – Somerset
Class – Cider

Andrew Lea –
Harvests end October. Fruity aroma, high quality, for single variety cider or blending. Tree – Slow and very twiggy. Resistant to scab, highly susceptible to mildew.

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