Wychwood Green Goblin Cider is produced in partnership with Thatchers, fine cider producers in Somerset for over 100 years.
Green Goblin is a ‘Full Bittersweet’ style of cider, using all English Cider Apples, including Dabinett and Somerset Redstreak varieties. The apples mostly come from West Country orchards, managed much as they always have been, including the arrival of the bee keeper and his bees in the Spring to pollinate the blossom flowers to ‘set’ the fruit in.
When the apples are harvested in September they are graded, washed and sorted. All leaves, twigs and other orchard debris is removed and the apples are pressed in a Cider Mill to extract the juice, which is then taken to the Vat House. In a carefully controlled environment, fermentation is instigated by the introduction of a selected yeast. Once fermented the cider is transferred to a maturation vessel.
Green Goblin Cider is aged in 100-year-old oak, which gives a unique character and flavour. Once the matured ciders have been combined and blended into the finished product, the cider is filtered, pasteurized and carbonated before packaging.
As a company Thatchers combine the latest modern innovations and technology alongside original recipes and techniques used in the 1900’s. For more information see www.ThatchersCider.co.uk