A new Manx company that makes natural, traditional and local drinks has been launched recently.

The business brains are Will Faulds and Charlotte Traynor and they formed the business in October 2009. The Apple Orphanage ‘takes your apples and their time’ to produce fantastic local drinks and cider. It really is a great concept.

Will has been making cider and wine from home grown fruit for nearly 6 years starting out with apple wine, utilising the surplus apples from The Lynague orchard in the farm. The pair claim to love apples and have experimented with every fruit, flower or bush you could possibly imagine. Currently on sale in the shop is an Elderflower Keshal, which sounds intriguing.

So why not show your support, check out website and sample something new and local or if you have an apple tree and don’t know what to do with the apples you can always join the Cooperative harvest and help play a part in producing local cider. With out a doubt Gourmet Shark will be looking to get his tasting lips around a pint or two of this when another batch is due! Roll on the harvest!