Ty Mawr apple orchard was planted 20 years ago with a variety of both heritage and local Welsh apple trees.
They were chosen to give a variety of flavours and tastes ranging from dry to sweet with some lovely sharp notes in-between.
No insecticides or herbicides are used in or around the orchard and bee hives placed in the orchard provide us with beautiful pollinators.
We combine the varieties below to create our blended apple juice.
Blenheim Orange - An apple of unknown parentage which was first identified sometime around 1740 in Woodstock Oxfordshire. It takes its name from the nearby Blenheim Palace. It is aromatic and almost spicy in flavour!
King of Pippins - Thought to originate from the 18th Century France but widely grown in the UK since Victorian times. Crisp and nutty, sweet-sharp in taste.
Morgan Sweet - Dates back to the 18th Century, very popular with South Wales coal miners as the tangy yet sweet juice was particularly refreshing down the pits.
Ashmead’s Kernel - One of the oldest apple varieties dating back to around 1700. 2One of the best apples of all time”! A slightly acidic pear taste and aroma. In blind tastings of the juice, this variety more frequently than not comes out top for taste!
Crimson Quoining - Several sorts of this ancient apple still grow in local orchards. All are medium to large angular apples with a spectacular aromatic scent and distinctive flavour.
Landore - A very hardy variety which seems to have been widely planted in farm orchards in Powys. It was well established by Victorian times when it as mentioned by the diarist Franics Kilvert, curate of Clyro (1872). It grows well even at high altitudes and seems very resistance to disease.
Marged Nicholas - Originates from Dinefwr Llandelio. Pretty yellow apple with russet markings. Bittersweet in flavour.
Pig Yr Wydd - A cooking apple originating from Llanwrda Carmathanshire. The welsh name translates as ‘Goose’s Bill’ probably an illusion to the curved patterns on the sides of the fruit. A cooking Apple that does well in farm orchards in the wetter western areas.
Pig Aderyn - An old Welsh variety perhaps of Norman origin. The top of the Apple resembles a bird’s beak which is ‘pig aderyn’ in Welsh. Sweet tasting!
Glasbury Red - An early season Apple with a bittersweet taste. Originates from around Glasbury in eastern Powys on the banks of the Wye. Only a handful of tress remain in old orchards and farms.
Brith Mawr - An extremely rare old welsh apple. A once very famous South Wales Variety. A handsome mid-season and dual purpose apple. Sharp and brisk in flavour.
