Stan’s Big Apple is a medium-dry, still cider. The juice from this blend of bittersweet Redstreak, Tremlett’s Bitter and Dabinett apples is allowed to mellow and mature. The result is a full-flavoured traditional Somerset cider, with a hint of spice.
Crafted from vintage bittersweet apple varieties including Tremlett’s, Dabinett and Somerset Redstreak, Thatchers Big Apple is a traditional cider full of flavour and big on personality. Following limited edition appearances at festivals over the summer, we have now introduced Big Apple in 20 litre Bag-in-Box exclusively for the on-trade. At 6.4%, Thatchers Big Apple is […]
We’re very proud that our latest innovation is not only the biggest cider launch of the year, growing the category faster than any other new product, but also an award winner at this year’s The Grocer New Product Awards! Made using 100% renewable electricity and harnessing the CO2 produced during fermentation to use as bubbles […]
We’re embarking on our biggest calendar of events and festivals to date, as part of a marketing campaign that will see us introduce our ciders to new customers across the country. We’ll be sampling to over 800,000 people over the summer months, which includes appearing at nine festivals new to Thatchers, including Boardmasters, Kendal […]
Father and son Philip and Robert Griffiths have been named our Apple Growers of the Year 2022. The family run business was praised for its attention to detail, which has meant the duo have grown consistently great quality fruit to be used in our best-selling ciders. Philip Griffiths has been growing apples on his Herefordshire […]
50 community organisations across the UK have been planting young apple trees this spring as part of Thatchers Community Orchard project 2022. We’re really pleased to have been able to donate 350 apple trees to groups who applied to be a part of this year’s project, now in its second year. With 500 groups sending […]
With the largest and most diverse collection of apples used in cider making under our care, we have been partnering with the University of Bristol in a ground-breaking project that is using DNA fingerprinting techniques to identify apple tree varieties. With many old and heritage varieties of apple trees beginning to disappear, the project is […]
“From one family business to another, we love growing apples for Thatchers. Their ethos for quality is exactly in line with how we work. We supply what our customers want, and Thatchers want the best. Their success is our success. So we invest in our farm to make success happen. “Knowing you’re working with people […]
