For weeks, even months, they would refuse shampoo, resulting in hair that emitted cheap cider and bong fumes wherever they went and gradually became lanker, greasier and flatter.
When all alcoholic categories were considered, which includes wine, beer, cider, spirits and ready to drink, there were 9.7 litres of pure alcohol available for consumption in 2013-14 for every person in Australia aged 15 and over.
5ml Somerset cider brandy 10ml gin (Beefeater for preference) 35ml Aperol Appletiser, to top 4 leaves flat-leaf parsley, to garnish Put a couple of ice cubes in a wine glass, add the spirits, top with Appletise and garnish with parsley.
There was a festival atmosphere, but it was more village fete than Glastonbury: folding chairs and Pimm's rather than rugs and cider.
AJ American cider sales have jumped 400% over the past five years, with craft producers leading the way.
Six bottles of the Spanish cava Freixenet cost £22.50 and there's a special section of bin ends for even better offers plus French cider from 50p a bottle.
Commercially produced British cider can be as little as 30% juice and packed with added sugar, artificial sweeteners, colourings and chemicals.
If what happened with craft beer is any indication, craft cider will soon be making the jump from specialist outlets, such the Cider Tap in London and the Apple in Bristol, to a supermarket near you.
Per serving: 35ml Somerset cider brandy (that's code for Julian Temperley's creations, by the way) 25ml fresh lemon juice 20ml sugar syrup 50ml apple juice 60ml Somerset dry cider 3 apple slices, to garnish Put all the ingredients bar the apple in a cocktail shaker, add cubed ice and shake as hard as you can for a good 10 seconds.
Fosters is the principal draft lager (there are other bottled beers such as Tiger, Sol, Deuchars IPA and Birra Moretti in the fridges sometimes,too), while Bulmers is the cider.
UK cider has an image problem that can't all be blamed on the Wurzels.
