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✦ Established 1894 · By Royal Warrant · The Old Press House, Somerset ✦
HC1894
HERITAGE CIDER CO.
Pressed the old way · MDCCCXCIV
Cellar
Anno MDCCCXCIV

Cider, pressedthe old way.

Six generations. One barn. Eleven hundred trees. A stubborn belief that good cider takes time, oak and silence.

Our History

One hundred and thirty years.

From a single press in a Somerset barn to six generations of cidermakers, the story has never strayed from the orchard.

1894
Albert Hancock plants the first orchard
1922
The Press House is built from estate oak
1947
Post-war re-grafting of bittersweet varieties
1978
Third generation takes over the orchard
2008
First international award · Premium Produce Register Gold
2024
Six generations · one hundred and thirty years
The Cellar

Six varietals. One soil.

Multi-Gold · Premium Produce Register · British Vineyard Guide · Rural Heritage Magazine
No. 01 · B/0214
7.4%
ABV
HCSINCE 1894

Kingston Black

Vintage 2022

Bittersweet, tobacco, leather, dried plum

£9/ 500ml
No. 02 · B/0215
6.8%
ABV
HCSINCE 1894

Yarlington Mill

Vintage 2022

Honeyed, hay, baked apple, light tannin

£8/ 500ml
No. 03 · B/0198
8.2%
ABV
HCSINCE 1894

Dabinett Reserve

Vintage 2021

Deep, smoky, oak-aged twelve months

£14/ 500ml
No. 04 · B/0212
6.9%
ABV
HCSINCE 1894

Brown Snout

Vintage 2022

Earthy, autumnal, wild yeast funk

£9/ 500ml
No. 05 · B/0221
5.8%
ABV
HCSINCE 1894

Foxwhelp Sharp

Vintage 2023

Crisp, sharp, lemon zest, slate

£8/ 500ml
No. 06 · B/0007
8.5%
ABV
HCSINCE 1894

1894 Heritage Blend

Vintage Vintage

The blend of our founder. Six varietals.

£22/ 500ml
Visit the Press House

Walk the orchard. Taste the years.

A note from the Cellarman

"Visit in October if you can. The press is in full song, the barn smells of apples for fifty yards in every direction, and the first sweet juice of the year is yours to drink straight from the wooden vat." — Tom Hancock, sixth generation

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Trade enquiries from independent retailers, restaurants and hotels welcome.

Open trade account
The Cider Calendar

Festivals, pressings & private tastings

08
JUN

Spring Tasting · Six Vintages with the Cellarman

The Press House · £85 pp
Six tickets remain
12
JUL

Cider & Cheese Long Table

The Old Barn · £110 pp
Limited
21
SEP

Apple Press Open Day · Free to attend

The Orchard · Complimentary
Family welcome
19
OCT

First Juice Festival · 130th Anniversary

Whole Estate · £25 pp
Three day event
30
NOV

Vintage Disgorgement Dinner · Six Courses

The Press House · £185 pp
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Correspondence

Write to the Press House.

For visits, private tastings, weddings, press, or to enquire about our wholesale programme — we reply personally to every letter within one working day.

The Old Press House,
Hancock Orchard, Glastonbury,
Somerset BA6 8XR
01458 555 894
cellar@heritagecider.co.uk

One personal reply, within 24 hours.