This year we’re following one apple’s journey from tree to bottle. He is called Apple 5135-286. He was picked on Sunday 19th September 2021 and was pressed on Monday 20th. What was left of him was fed to a pig that evening.

Whilst following his progress, we’ll also be counting how many times we had to lift him up. This will give us a good indication of exactly how many times each and every apple is moved, manually, in the process of making cider.

Apple 5135-286 is now safely in his barrel. It’s a 100 litre barrel and so he won’t be lifted again for some time. But from removing from the tree to going into a barrel, he’s been moved 8 times.