Hundreds of apple trees planted at distillery to help create North Yorkshire vodka

The orchard features 29 different varieties of apple trees, including cooking, eating and cider apples, almost half of which are varieties which were originally cultivated in Yorkshire.

A total of 361 trees were successfully planted in the field located behind the distillery, with the help of three tree-planting experts, member of the Ellers Farm team and 18 volunteers from Portakabin.

Tabatha Hurst, Head of Sustainability at Ellers Farm Distillery, said: “This is a really exciting step for us in our long-term commitment to sustainability. It’s great to create something that will have a positive impact on nature, right here at the distillery.

“Apples are a unique part of the Dutch Barn Orchard Vodka product, so to one day have this resource at our fingertips will be wonderful, and support with reducing our carbon footprint even further.”