Long Meadow Cider
The Long Meadow is part of our farm which has been owned by the McKeever family for three generations. Through our stewardship, we have focussed on Bramley apple production, but each generation of our family has also had a policy of growing a mix of varieties and using different planting processes to further refine the apples we use. Each generation has passed on different methods and traditions to the next; from Peter (Senior) to Patrick to Peter (Junior) in order to grow and produce the perfect apples on our home farm. Our cider is pressed and fermented naturally by both father and son; Pat and Peter McKeever.
We produce a variety of ciders at Long Meadow Farm. The largest sellers are our Medium, Blossom Burst, Rhubarb & Honey and Berry Blast with the more limited volumes of Oak Aged Cider that we press appealing to a more discerning customer (it taking longer to produce anything from 18-24 months so consequently is only available in smaller quantities). Our Mulled Cider is a seasonal product which is available at Christmas.
The taste of each cider has been refined initially through in-house taste-tests, but customer feedback was also taken on-board in the early stages. Subsequently, awards and comments from judges have confirmed that the decision to use solely Long Meadow grown and selected apples, and reject apples that have in any way degraded (windfall apples) has resulted in a differentiated and high quality end-product.
Long Meadow Cider
87 Loughgall Road, Portadown
Co. Armagh, N. Ireland
BT62 4EG
Tel: +44 (0) 28 3833 9797
Mob: +44 (0) 78 7668 4993
