COVID-19 and Llanblethian Orchards As everyone knows, the human race is suffering the worst pandemic since the Spanish Flu. The news is changing daily and it is impossible to keep up with the twists and turns this disease is causing. Please keep safe in these troubling times and look out Read more…
Our Christmas shop is back! Our Christmas shop is open on the 14th December 2019 12-6pm.We will be open for any last minute presents for Christmas . As well as supplies to get you through the festive season (and inlaws). 5L bag in boxes of traditionally made cider In our Read more…
First annual barn party We are pleased to announce our first annual barn party at Llanblethian Orchards. Over two days on the 2nd and 3rd of August we will be hosting our party. On offer we will have all our usual ciders and perries on draught to drink there or Read more…
Label designs – before the beginning! Our label designs have changed a lot over the years. The first label we did for our cider was from before Llanblethian Orchards properly began. Llanblethian orchards was founded in 2008 and our orchard in Llanblethian was predominately planted between 2006-2008. Before then I Read more…
The barren wilderness of dry January has passed, so it must be time to sell the first cider of 2019 🙂 In 2018 we sold out six months early which was spectacular. It did mean we were left with several months with nothing to sell however. The wait is now Read more…
Christmas is nearly upon us! I can barely believe it but Christmas is right around the corner. It feels like yesterday I was picking apples in the orchard in Llanblethian in the sunshine panicking about how much work harvest brings. If you are needing some cider supplies to go with Read more…
2018 Cider Making season in review The 2018 cider making season has now finished, finally. Hip hip hooray! Cider making season is always a hectic time of year. Essentially you have 2-3 months to make all the next years cider. Thus every minute is valuable and every decision you make Read more…
Where has the year gone, I can’t believe it’s cider pressing season already! It seems only yesterday when it was snowing and I was cursing the fact it was too cold for the cider to finish fermenting. Last year we started pressing apples on the 3rd September and this year Read more…
As it is now August one of the most important jobs in our orchard in Llanblethian is checking on this years harvest to ensure we have enough crop and determine what fruit needs to be sourced elsewhere. Pears From looking at what we have available it’s going to be a Read more…
Our new webshop is now open! At launch we are selling our traditional cider vinegars as well cider infused oak chips for use on smoking bbq’s. Hopefully later this week we will also be offering a limited number of Llanblethian Orchards T-Shirts on the site. Further ahead we aim to Read more…