Raison d'Être 2024 The new vintage arrives 03/09/26
Raison d’Être is our most precious and beloved cider. It is a drink we produce on a vintage basis, following some simple guidelines, but through which we try to find the greatest expression of each individual season.
Raison d’Être must always be produced from Dabinett & Bisquet apples, from a single vintage, using some level of oak casks for fermentation. Beyond that, our only remit is to make the best possible cider from each year.
That means that vintage on vintage Raison evolves and adapts to reflect the growing conditions, the quality of the fruit, and the selection of oak.
Raison d’Être 2024 is equal parts Dabinett and Bisquet, 40% fermented in oak, 50% in stainless steel and 10% in plastic. At 7% alcohol, it is the joint-lowest abv of any Raison vintage, which reflects the wet, dreary summer of 2024. However that lower alcohol has allowed us to present a softer and juicier Raison, one where the peated, smoke influence from the oak casks is in perfect balance with the beautiful tannins of Dabinett and Bisquet, and gives the fruit the room to truly shine.
