National Association of Cider Makers
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The National Association of Cider Makers is an industry trade group that represents the UK cider industry.
and South West England
. There is an All-Party Parliamentary Cider Group.
History
It was formed in 1920. The UK cider industry produces around 130 million UK gallons a year. 45% of all apples grown in the UK are used for cider making. Excise duty was introduced in September 1976. Cider only has an 8% share of the UK drinks market, compared to 42% for beer, 25% for wine and 25% for spirits.Function
It represents the British cider making industry, which is mostly based in England - HerefordshireHerefordshire
Herefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the...
and South West England
South West England
South West England is one of the regions of England defined by the Government of the United Kingdom for statistical and other purposes. It is the largest such region in area, covering and comprising Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire, Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. ...
. There is an All-Party Parliamentary Cider Group.
Structure
Members include:- Aspall CiderAspall CiderAspall is a manufacturer of cider and other apple derived products. Its brewery is located at Aspall Hall in the village of Aspall, Suffolk, England.-History:...
- SuffolkSuffolkSuffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east... - BulmersH. P. BulmerH.P. Bulmer is a brewing company founded in 1887 in Hereford, England. The founder was Percy Bulmer, the twenty-year-old son of the local rector at Credenhill...
- HerefordHerefordHereford is a cathedral city, civil parish and county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately east of the border with Wales, southwest of Worcester, and northwest of Gloucester...
(StrongbowStrongbow CiderStrongbow is a brand of dry cider manufactured in England by H.P. Bulmer. Popular since it was launched in 1962, it is the best selling cider in the world, and its sales account for more than 20% of all the cider sold in the UK...
and WoodpeckerWoodpecker CiderWoodpecker Cider is an alcoholic drink originally made in 1894 by Percy Bulmer in Herefordshire, today it is still brewed by Bulmers .Woodpecker is noted for having a lower percentage of alcohol than most other ciders, as well as its sweet taste. It is usually available in pubs and bars and is...
) - C&C Group - Ireland (Magners cider)
- GaymersGaymer Cider CompanyThe Gaymer Cider Company produces and markets Cider. It is owned by C&C Group plc since 2010, who also owns Magners Cider, Bulmers Cider in Ireland and Tennents in Scotland.-History:The Gaymer family had a cider making business in Banham, Norfolk, from 1680...
(BlackthornBlackthorn CiderBlackthorn Cider is a cider produced by Gaymer Cider Company, a subsidiary of C&C Group. Previously it was known as Blackthorn Dry or Dry Blackthorn...
) - Henneys - Herefordshire
- MAC's Armagh Cider
- MerrydownMerrydownMerrydown is a brand of cider manufactured in England, previously having been made in Belgium. Originally brewed in Sussex, England by the Merrydown brewery, the cider was acquired by SHS in 2005...
- Based in South GloucestershireSouth GloucestershireSouth Gloucestershire is a unitary district in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, in South West England.-History:The district was created in 1996, when the county of Avon was abolished, by the merger of former area of the districts of Kingswood and Northavon...
, once produced in East SussexEast SussexEast Sussex is a county in South East England. It is bordered by the counties of Kent, Surrey and West Sussex, and to the south by the English Channel.-History:...
and now produced in BelgiumBelgiumBelgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... - Sheppys - SomersetSomersetThe ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
- Thatchers - North SomersetNorth SomersetNorth Somerset is a unitary authority in England. Its area covers part of the ceremonial county of Somerset but it is administered independently of the non-metropolitan county. Its administrative headquarters is in the town hall in Weston-super-Mare....
- Weston's CiderWeston's CiderH. Weston & Sons Limited is a cider producer based in Much Marcle, Herefordshire, England. The company has been making cider in the same place since 1878 and sells more than 150 ciders and perrys, including both organic and low alcohol varieties.'Stowford Press' is Westons Cider's most popular...
- HerefordshireHerefordshireHerefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the...