Showerings’ triple vintage cider has secured a new listing in Selfridges’ London flagship store, in its food hall as well as in the retailer’s restaurants.
Showerings is a dry and gently carbonated cider made from a blend of three vintages. Its balance of sharp and sweet tasting notes makes a good match for food.
It’s already appreciated by some of the UK’s leading chefs, being served at Alain Roux’s Waterside Inn, in Bray, and Simon Rogan’s L’Enclume, in Cartmel, both three Michelin-starred restaurants. It is also available at the Hand and Flowers, Marlow, the only pub in the UK with two Michelin stars.
“This new listing is really exciting as it will enable even more people to appreciate the refined taste of our triple vintage cider, which is shifting people’s perception of what cider should represent,” said Nick Showering, founder and director of Showerings Cider.
“Selfridges is an iconic London store showcasing the best of British brands, and to be stocked there is a testament to our elevated cider offering.”
Showerings principally uses late-season Dabinett apples, an aromatic Somerset variety considered by many as the premier cider apple. The apples come from a single award-winning orchard in Somerset, less than seven miles from the Showerings cider mill in Shepton Mallet.
Cool fermentation is used to create the Showering’s complex yet delicate flavour profile. This is a slow maturation process where wild and house yeasts turn natural sugars into alcohol. Each batch of cider then rests and settles for a minimum of four months, to soften the sharp edges of tannins and acidities, though it can be years before it achieves the requisite mellow fruitfulness.
