“We don’t usually start harvesting our apples until early October but this year looks set to be different,” he said, after the orchard’s apples started dropping in August. Our inspections throughout the summer have already indicated that this year is set to be an epic harvest and in anticipation of that we have invested in eight new tanks which will increase our capacity by 400,000 litres. So we’ll be able to do some really interesting small batch blends with them too!”Sandford Orchards was founded in 2002. It only presses ‘true’ cider apples fermented from fresh juice, and allows that juice to mature, age and develop before blending and packaging. Its best-sellers include Devon Red – a crisp and fruit cider; Red Zero – an alcohol-free cider; and Devon Mist – a hazy cider.