Pomona's Cask

Описание

On APRIL 8th 1782 the trade ship ‘POMONA' was tragically wrecked in a storm off Clovelly on The North Devon Coast. Out of the wreckage the locals dragged up to shore barrels of rum and spices from The Indies such as nutmeg, cinnamon, mace and cloves. Much of the contents of the barrels had been lost but the casks themselves were salvaged and used to store the local cider.As the cider sat in these casks for months it drew in all of the flavour from the spices and the sweetness of the rum. By the time winter came back that year , the cider was heated as usual but, as if by magic, it had been transformed into a sweet, aromatic, tantalising tipple and thus the legend of Pomona’s Cask was born...