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Cider Somerset cider tradition The philosophy of traditional farmhouse cider making owes its origin not just to the monasteries but to the generations of small farmers who have over the centuries excelled at using the very best cider apples from their own orchards and surrounding villages. Apples that they have themselves had a hand in selecting, grafting and even naming. Orchards, soil and climate are therefore vital ingredients and farmhouse cider became distinctive in the same way that wine from certain vineyards in France has become famous. The cider makers of Somerset are marketing not just a fine drink, but a landscape and a distinct locality where the role of the individual craft cider maker is paramount. Cider made from pure cider apple juice, pressed and matured in oak barrels on the farm is the true Spirit of Somerset.