l has refreshed the look of its bottled ciders using a lightweight Vichy bottle produced by glass manufacturer Beatson Clark.Aspall ciders are usually sold in a unique bottle designed by Beatson Clark, but the cider maker wanted a shorter bottle for the on trade as the bespoke design is too tall for most pub and bar fridges.
Aspall has given its range of bottled ciders a new look and six products are now on sale in pubs or bars in Beatson Clark’s standard 500ml amber lightweight Vichy bottle which has a crown neck finish.
Polly Robinson, marketing consultant at Aspall, said:
“We love the iconic bottle that we’ve been using for almost 100 years, but it’s now too tall for the fridges in most pubs and bars.
“In many pubs the bottle is kept on its side, which means that our products don’t catch the eye of customers choosing their drink from the other side of the bar.
“We wanted our products to stand upright, so we asked Beatson Clark to supply a slightly shorter bottle for us.
“The new bottles are going down really well and have helped us to get more packaged, as opposed to draught, product into the on trade.”
Two new Aspall products were the first to be sold in the new bottle: Clement’s Four, a lower ABV (alcohol by volume) cider named after Aspall founder Clement Chevallier, and Isabel’s Berry, a light cider flavoured with redcurrant and raspberry juice.
Four existing ciders will also be sold in the new bottle: Draught Cyder, Premier Cru, Harry Sparrow and Perronelle’s Blush.
Damian Mills, Head of Operations at Aspall, said:
“We like working with a smaller company like Beatson Clark because they are able to be more flexible and provide great customer service.
“We’ve worked with them closely to find a solution to having a shorter bottle which will fit in pub fridges more easily.
“The Vichy bottle has been a great success and enabled us to significantly increase the volume of packaged Aspall cider going into the on trade.”
Bottled Aspall ciders can be found in a number of pubs including those owned by Adnams, Fullers, Greene King and Wells & Young’s.
As well as the standard and bespoke 500ml cider bottles, Beatson Clark also supplies Aspall with their 330ml vinegar bottles.
