Nick Hobson

Brothers Drinks Co. Ltd

Founded in 1992, Brothers Drinks Co Ltd is owned by four brothers whose family have been making cider in Shepton Mallett, Somerset, UK, since 1658. In the 1950's, their grandfathers launched Britain's best known sparkling cider, Babycham. In 1995 Michael Eavis gave the brothers space to operate a bar near the Jazz World Stage of the Glastonbury Festival. Over the next 10 years, Brothers Bar grew in popularity, and by 2005, Brothers Cider had entered the market in both on and off trade. Today, the brothers continue to produce traditional ciders, and curious fruit-flavours such as Toffee Apple and Cherry Bakewell as part of their Brothers Cider Range. In 2022 Brother Festival Apple cider was the ‘official cider' of Glastonbury Festival. Brothers Cider it continues to be one of the fastest growing cider brands in the market Brother's Drinks Co. Ltd is a leading provider of contract manufacturing and bottling services employing over 250 people. The company produces 140 million bottles annually, and over 1.5 billion bottles over the last 15 years.