The Spreyton Cider Story – Tasmania’s Premium Apple Cider Craft

Spreyton Cider:

Tasmania’s Premium Apple Cider Craft | 100+ Years of Heritage

Discover how Tasmania’s award-winning Spreyton Cider transforms orchard-grown apples into premium Tasmanian craft cider. With over a century of apple growing heritage in North-West Tasmania, our family cidery perfectly balances traditional methods with modern cider craft.

Over 100 Years of Apple Isle Heritage & Tasmanian Cider Excellence

Spreyton Cider has deep roots in Tasmania’s rich apple growing history. Our families have called Spreyton home since the mid-1800s, cultivating apples in this fertile Mersey Valley location since 1908. Today, our fifth-generation family business continues this proud Tasmanian heritage at our working apple orchards and craft cidery

North-West Tasmania: Australia’s Premium Apple and Cider Region

Tasmania’s cool maritime climate creates ideal conditions for apple growing and cider making. The region’s fertile basalt-derived soils in North-West Tasmania provide exceptional growing conditions that naturally balance acidity, aromatics and sugar levels in our cider apples. This unique Tasmanian terroir has established the region as one of Australia’s leading premium cider destinations.

Tree to Bottle/Can Tasmanian Cider: Authentic Farm-to-Glass/Can Production

Spreyton Cider is one of Australia’s few genuine tree-to-bottle cider producers. Most fruit comes from our estate orchards, while we partner with carefully selected local Tasmanian growers for limited release ciders. Every bottle contains 100% Tasmanian apples and pears, ensuring authentic Tasmanian cider quality.

Premium Apple Varieties That Define Our Tasmanian Cider Flavours

Modern Apple Varieties:

• • Pink Lady (Cripps Pink) – delivers bright, crisp apple notes to our Tasmanian cider
• • Royal Gala – contributes gentle sweetness with fresh aromatics
• • Sturmer Pippin – provides structure and ageing potential

Heritage Cider Apple Varieties:

• • Gravenstein – adds honeyed depth and perfume to traditional Tasmanian cider
• • Cox’s Orange Pippin – brings layered flavour complexity
• • Kingston Black – delivers traditional cider tannin and intensity

We harvest by taste rather than calendar, ensuring each apple variety reaches perfect flavour balance before becoming premium Tasmanian cider.

Traditional Cider Making Methods Meet Modern Craft

Our handcrafted Tasmanian cider production combines time-honoured techniques with contemporary innovation. We handpick tree-ripened apples, press juice on-site, and ferment with meticulous care. Our Traditional Tasmanian ciders use bottle-fermentation for depth and fine bubbles, while contemporary styles showcase bright, fresh Tasmanian apple character.

Award-Winning Tasmanian Cider Range from Spreyton

From crisp, dry apple cider to seasonal and single-varietal releases like our acclaimed Kingston Black, every bottle reflects our Tasmanian orchards and harvest seasons. Our premium Tasmanian cider range includes:

• Classic Dry Apple Cider – showcasing pure Tasmanian apple character
• Seasonal Limited Releases – capturing unique harvest moments
• Single-Varietal Ciders – highlighting individual apple varieties
• Heritage Orchard Blends – celebrating traditional Tasmanian cider making

Tasmanian Cider Innovation Rooted in Heritage

Spreyton Cider continues expanding our heritage apple varieties alongside traditional orchard plantings. Our philosophy remains simple: explore new Tasmanian cider flavours while honouring our place, fruit, and family traditions spanning over a century.

Visit Spreyton Cider to experience Tasmania’s premium apple cider tradition and taste the difference that over 100 years of Tasmanian heritage makes.

As we look toward the future of premium Australian cider, we remain grounded in traditional principles while exploring new varieties and techniques. We continue pushing boundaries while respecting the apple-growing heritage and Tasmania land that makes our cider possible.

In every can of Spreyton Cider, you’ll find heritage, craft, and nature in perfect balance, proof that the best Australian cider is worth waiting for, worth doing right, and worth sharing.

From our Tasmania orchard to your glass, from 1908 to today, the Spreyton story continues—rooted in Apple Isle heritage, crafted with care, and always authentic to our place.