Based in cider’s heartland, where sun-dappled orchards have been producing high-quality cider for generations, Pilton makes an exciting range of whole-juice ciders using the artisan method of ‘keeving’. This process uses only cider apples – no water, no sugar, just patience – to develop sublime creations that in its use of wild yeasts, cold cellars and bottle fermentation, has much in common with the winemaking process. Pilton was started in 2010 by Martin Berkely, who uses apples from high-quality orchards planted in the 60s and 70s to produce this most traditional and evocative of local beverages.