Recommended ciders

Chalkdown dry sparkling cider 2014, £12.99, laithwaites.co.uk

Green apple deliciousness combines with honeyed, yeasty notes like you might get in an English sparkling wine. Better than prosecco.

Find & Foster Pétillant Naturel, £15.20, shop. beerzoo.co.uk

An ancient technique called keeving gives this one a cooked sweetness like apple pie, beautifully offset by acidity, a little tannin and a spicy, almost aniseed taste.

New Forest Kingston Black, £15.50 for three bottles, newforest cider.co.uk

Made from a great UK cider apple, Kingston Black, it’s packed with fruit. Tastes even better out of the barrel at Borough Market.

Oliver’s at the Hop #7, £4, oliverscider andperry.co.uk

You wouldn't think it could work but delicious citrus and floral notes from Cascade hops meld perfectly with the richness of the Herefordshire fruit.