OUR CRAFT
A PREMIUM PROCESS
It all started with organic apple cider vinegar and black cherry vinegar. Most Australian craft vinegar makers use wine as a base, we use Tasmanian cold climate premium quality fruit.
MADE WITH A TRADITIONAL TWO STEP FERMENT
In the first step, naturally occurring yeasts turn the fruit sugar into alcohol.
The second step is an aerobic ferment involving the addition of vinegar mother or acetobacter that converts the alcohol into acetic acid. This removes the alcohol, creates acidity and generates a bunch of healthy metabolites.
MAKING OUR APPLE CIDER VINEGAR
Our organic apple cider vinegar uses apples as the only ingredient - they are wild fermented with nothing else added.
Our Huon Valley, organic apples are grown up the road by 5th Generation Apple Grower R & R Smith.
They are then fermented into vinegar using our wild vinegar mother that we have cultured from fresh apples, and nurtured for over five years. Our organic process is certified by ACO.
This is what we mean when we say our vinegars are minimal intervention, unfiltered, unpasturised with no colouring, preservatives or concentrates, bottled without dilution. It is a very simple method that showcases the flavour of the fruit.
Based in the renowned fruit producing Huon Valley region of Southern Tasmanian, we also have direct access to very high quality, cool-climate fruits and all of our organic apple and cherry suppliers are within the wider Southern Tasmanian region. This is a major factor in our ability to produce organically certified products that have become sought after for their quality and hand-crafted nature.
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
We’ve also been playing with some botanical vinegars.
We have an intense tarragon apple cider vinegar ready for bottling, made with locally grown Tarragon. Basil is next on the list.
We have also done a limited-run Wakame and Kombu (ocean kelps) vinegar for Faro Bar & Restaurant at Mona. This will be released as a retail product in time.
Our shrub range is also set to grow. Our next shrub will be Strawberry, White Tea and Organic Apple Cider Vinegar. We will also be increasing our focus on health with the upcoming release of our Leatherwood Honey, Ginger, Turmeric and Organic Apple Cider Vinegar Resilience Tonic that is incredibly delicious and extremely good for you.
