That’s right! We’re hosting a cider tasting at Corto on Thursday 9th September from 7pm and you’re invited. Natural cider is one of our favourite things. It’s made from apples grown on orchards free from pesticides by folks who are so passionate about cidermaking that they’re even doing their own apple and pear conservation work. Did you know? Apple and pear orchards are being pulled up at a scary rate in Britain. According to Henry Johnson in The Traditional British Orchard:

Cider is having a moment, and we are really keen to push that moment as far as it can go. We love how diverse it is, and we’re so happy that so many of you have been trying and enjoying our ever-growing cider selection. It makes us smile! Real, natural cider is a beautiful thing, full of gorgeous aromas, textures and flavours. One thing that’s really special about the cider we sell is that it’s made by cidermakers who are passionate and totally obsessed with producing the bes

We’re excited to remind you all that Katie (and maybe Tom for some of it) will be presenting this month’s Manchester Beer Club’s event, which is itself hosted by and celebrating Cider Women. Tune in from 7pm on Thursday 10th December 2020. There are some incredible women making cider and perries in the UK and all over the world, and on Thursday 7th December from 7pm we will be celebrating them and the delicious drinks they create. Katie will also be talking about Corto’s prog

By Katie Back in time, before I’d ever tasted Belgian beers or ordered an IPA at the pub, I was a cider drinker. In fact, I liked cider so much that I went on a trip around cider festivals in Herefordshire, and visited the Westons cidery in Much Marcle. It blew my mind. It was around 2007, and I’d never been to a brewery, never seen how my favourite alcoholic drinks were made — I’d never even given it a thought, if I was honest. Yet here I was being shown orchards full of app