Gabe Finally Gets His Tax Episode (Cider Tax Special, Barny from Sandford Orchards, Kingsley from Thornborough Cider)

Join hosts Martyn Goodwin-Sharman,  Gabe Cook, Grant
Hutchison and Producer Scott as they count down to the end… of
the financial year at Neutral Cider Hotel!


The guys kick things off with a horse of knowledge, brought out
of its slumber, for a dive into Wassail! Martyn didn’t attend,
instead drinking cider by the glass at The Old Bookshop, Grant
instead listened to a playlist, and Gabe insults Martyn’s height.
Then it's onto the exciting main event… TAX!


Involved in almost every decision a cider maker in the UK makes,
from the packaging, ABV, ingredients to processes, it's one the
guys have discussed at length, but this time, it's personal. Or
business, I should have written business there. Gabe lays down
the law, with in-depth descriptions of the current rules testing
even the biggest of cider aficionados and their patience. Then
how these are being changed, and what the future may look like
once those changes are in place. Grant gives insight into the
purchasing and wholesale, and what products might change, and
Martyn drinks two ‘made wines’ which will definitely see a change
with the new rules. Gabe throws a left or right hook, and the
gabe finally gets his minimum juice content conversation back on
the table! 


To help discuss the change of tax in the world of cider, the guys
discuss the issue with two makers of different sizes, with Barny
Orchards of Sandford Butterfield and Kingsley Ash of Thornborough
Cider. First up is Barny, who comes bearing bad news about the
unique ciders of bigger markers, his take on the anti-alcohol
brigade and what scale he started to form a team. It’s an eye
opener for the guys who usually chat on the smaller side of
things, before it's over to Kingsley. Talking about the change of
the cliff-edge from the previous tax bracket, to business plans,
mushroom corks and MPs. 


If this wasn’t a taxing enough episode, Gabe decided to make a
tax-related game. No, really.


And with that, the hotel closes for the night, so pleas


THE TEAM
Gabe is a cider expert: The Ciderologist / Substack
Grant owns a cider shop: Aeble Cider Shop
Martyn loves to write about cider: CiderShit

Executive Producer/Editor: Scott Riggs
Music: Billy Kennedy

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