Sandford Orchards have launched Red Zero, a non-alcoholic version of their award-winning Devon Red cider, but just 0.5% ABV.
“We have wanted to create an alcohol-free cider for some time, because we are keen to offer all the great taste of our fabulous cider to all drinkers, whatever the occasion,” said Sandford Orchards’ chief cidermaker Barny Butterfield. “But, as you know, we like to do things properly at Sandford Orchards, and we weren’t ready to compromise.
“We knew we weren’t prepared to make a dressed up soft-drink, which sadly many zero products are. We learned from the best. We thought that Guinness Zero was the most impressive of all the beer products, so adopted the same technology and used it on cider.
“As with Guinness, you’re drinking the real fermented drink with the alcohol filter extracted at two degrees. It may be the most expensive way to make it, but for quality, it’s on another level.”
He added: “I’m really proud of the team and how hard they’ve worked to produce a cider with the same attention to detail as our flagship Devon Red. You can now drink the most fabulous cider imaginable, you get all the flavour but skip the alcohol – we’d call it alcohol-free cider, done right.”
