Two Farmers - Medium Dry Cider

Two Farmers Medium Dry Cider is a 4.5% ABV apple cider made using locally sourced Herefordshire apples, sold in 440ml cans. It sits in the medium dry style of cider, meaning it has enough residual sweetness to soften the natural tartness of the apples without becoming a fully sweet cider, giving it a crisp, ripe apple character that is easy to drink. It is produced by Two Farmers, a company better known in some markets for its crisps but which has expanded into cider using the same regional, farm based approach to sourcing.

Two Farmers was founded by Sean and Mark, who met while farming in Herefordshire and went on to build a business around locally grown, locally sourced produce, starting with their well known range of crisps before moving into cider. Herefordshire sits within the traditional cider making heartland of England, alongside Somerset and Gloucestershire, an area with a long history of orchard growing and cider production, and Two Farmers draws on that background and on apples grown in the county to produce its cider range. The Medium Dry sits alongside other ciders in the Two Farmers range, including fruit variants and an alcohol-free option, reflecting a broader move by the company from savoury snacks into drinks.

In character, a medium dry cider such as this one is built to show clean, ripe apple flavour without the heavy sweetness of a dessert-style cider or the sharp, dry bite of a traditional farmhouse scrumpy. Two Farmers describes the first sip as delivering a ripe, crisp cider bursting with apple flavour, and at 4.5% ABV it sits at a fairly standard strength for a mainstream cider, making it approachable for regular drinking rather than an occasional strong cider. The use of Herefordshire apples ties the drink directly to its regional origin, in keeping with the wider trend among smaller cider producers of highlighting the provenance of their fruit.

Medium dry ciders of this style are versatile with food, working well alongside pork dishes, particularly roast pork or sausages, as well as with strong or mature cheeses where the apple character can cut through richness. They are equally suited to lighter meals such as salads or grilled chicken, and their balance of sweetness and acidity makes them a reasonable match for spicier food too. Served well chilled over ice or on its own in a straight glass, Two Farmers Medium Dry Cider is best treated as an easy, sessionable drink for warm weather or casual occasions rather than a cider to be sipped slowly.

For anyone familiar with Two Farmers through its crisps, the Medium Dry Cider is a natural extension of the same regional, farm-focused approach applied to drinks. It is a straightforward, well balanced Herefordshire cider, made for easy drinking rather than for connoisseurs seeking a particularly dry or traditional style.