Then they plodded round a circular mill, crushing the cider apples.
"Russets are our favorite cider apple," he said.
They passed the orchard where the cider apples grew.
They also have a very different tannin content to cider apples, with a predominance of astringent over bitter flavours.
There are now just under 3,000 acres of orchards, 95 per cent of them planted with cider apples.
They are also valued as a cider apple.
True cider can be made only from cider apples, descendants of the crab apple.
Local agriculture includes the growing of hops and cider apples.
More cider apples are being planted to expand the product range.
And they are the best cider apples in the world.
