Cuddybridge Apple juice is a very simple product…..a squashed apple! Nothing at all is added.

Well, not quite so simple as the type, variety and age of the apple has a great affect upon the final taste.

The only additional product added to the juice is ascorbic acid acting as an antioxidant. The amount of ascorbic acid is tiny, approx 5 gms per 20 litres of juice.

All our year round juice is varietal, mainly, Braeburn,,Pink Lady and  Granny Smith. From time to time we also have Cox’s Orange Pippin, Gala and Royal Gala.

It is estimated that just around the Border town of Innerleithen(where we are based) and Peebles, that up to 250 tons are not used. Edinburgh, which is only 30 miles away, has an estimated 3500-4000 tons of apples going a-begging!

Our apple juice is not organic, not because of anything against organic production, but purely because we cannot certify to that fact.

What we can say, is that the juice is 100% pure, natural, squashed apple. No water, sugars or any additives have been added.

Because we hand press all the juice, we are able to be very selective about the apples that pass through our press.

The old adage about ‘one rotten apple in the barrel’ is so correct, except that we don’t even accept any form of bruised apple or partial bruising.

PRICING

Our 2012 retail  price for a 330ml bottle is £2.50.

For the smaller ‘wine cooler’ shape the retail cost  is £3.00 per bottle. The reason that it is more costly than its bigger sister is  two fold. It is more expensive to buy and secondly it is really only used for the sales of Apple and Scottish Seabuckthorn.

Our large bottles retail at £6.00 per bottle for 750ml.

The increase in VAT and the fact that we are not VAT registered,means that we cannot claim back any VAT.

We have had to add a £5.00 per order charge for all orders more than 20 miles from Kailzie. Remember that it is for the entire order-not per box !!

Our minimum order is 24 bottles.