Dowding's
We grow apples and we also harvest from people who have a surplus. Our own fruit is all organic and we ensure that everywhere we go they are to an equivalent standard. Most of our own apples are dessert or culinary varieties for juice. We also make low alcohol juices, including Somerset Breakfast Cider (under 1.2%). We have won an amazing number of awards for everything we produce. The pinnacle for the cider was to be chosen as the “People’s Choice” (by 1,000+ people tasting ciders) at the National Championships in 2021 and 2022 with our medium still cider. In 2024 we won the Champion cup at the Somerset Cider Championships with our medium carbonated cider.
We’ve won a plethora of awards from Taste of the West: in 2025 we won 11 gold awards from 11 entries! In 2024 we produced the “Champion Cold Drink” with our Kingston Black Apple Juice.
| Award | Description | Category | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft Drinks | Kingston Black Apple Juice | Product - Soft Drinks | 2025 | Gold |
| Soft Drinks | Wild Orchard Apple & Pear Juice | Product - Soft Drinks | 2025 | Gold |
| Soft Drinks | Wild Orchard Apple Juice | Product - Soft Drinks | 2025 | Gold |
| Sauces & Accompaniments | Apple Cider Vinegar | Product - Sauces & Accompaniments | 2025 | Gold |
| Low and No Alcohol Drinks | Orchard Brue low-alcohol Apple Juice | Product - Low and No Alcohol Drinks | 2025 | Gold |
| Cider | Tower Brue Medim Carbonated Cider | Product - Cider | 2025 | Gold |
| Cider | Tower Brue Dry Carbonated Cider | Product - Cider | 2025 | Gold |
| Cider | Tower Brue Sweet Still Cider | Product - Cider | 2025 | Gold |
| Cider | Tower Brue Medium Still Cider | Product - Cider | 2025 | Gold |
| Cider | Tower Brue Dry Still Cider | Product - Cider | 2025 | Gold |
| Low and No Alcohol Drinks | Somerset Breakfast Cider | Product - Low and No Alcohol Drinks | 2025 | Gold |
| Cider | Dowding's Orchard Brue low alcohol apple juice | Product - Cider | 2024 | Gold |
| Champion Non-Alcoholic Cold Drinks | Dowding's Kingston Black Apple Juice | Champion Product - Champion Soft Drink | 2024 | Champion |
| Champion Non-Alcoholic Cold Drinks | Dowding's Kingston Black Apple Juice | Champion Product - Champion Soft Drink | 2024 | Finalist |
| Non-Alcoholic Cold Drinks | Dowding's Kingston Black Apple Juice | Product - Soft Drinks | 2024 | Gold |
| Sauces & Accompaniments | Dowding's Apple Cider Vinegar | Product - Sauces & Accompaniments | 2024 | Gold |
| Non-Alcoholic Cold Drinks | Dowding's Apple and Pear Juice | Product - Soft Drinks | 2024 | Silver |
| Non-Alcoholic Cold Drinks | Dowding's Wild Orchard Apple Juice | Product - Soft Drinks | 2024 | Gold |
| Cider | Dowding's Somerset Breakfast Cider | Product - Cider | 2024 | Gold |
| Cider | Dowding's Tower Brue Sweet Cider (still) | Product - Cider | 2024 | Gold |
| Cider | Tower Brue Dry Cider (still) | Product - Cider | 2024 | Gold |
| Cider | Tower Brue Dry Cider (carbonated) | Product - Cider | 2024 | Gold |
| Cider | Tower Brue Medium Cider (still) | Product - Cider | 2024 | Gold |
| Cider | Tower Brue Medium Cider (carbonated) | Product - Cider | 2024 | Gold |
| Cider | Dowding's Medium Still Cider | Product - Cider | 2023 | Silver |
| Non-Alcoholic Cold Drinks | Dowding's Wild Orchard Apple Juice | Product - Soft Drinks | 2023 | Gold |
| Non-Alcoholic Cold Drinks | Dowding's Apple Cider Vinegar | Product - Soft Drinks | 2023 | Commended |
| Cider | Dowding's Tower Brue Medium Carbonated Cider | Product - Cider | 2023 | Gold |
| Cider | Dowding's Tower Brue Dry Still Cider | Product - Cider | 2023 | Silver |
| Cider | Dowding's Tower Brue Dry Carbonated Cider | Product - Cider | 2023 | Gold |