Michael and Sandra O’Dowd and their family never tire of apples and it’s just as well: from their orchard of 1,000 apple trees in Ballycrispin in Castlemaine, Co. Kerry, they produce apples for eating and juicing (even the varieties they grow are romantic – Elstar, John O’Gold and Bramley).

The family’s hives of bees pollinate the apple trees. Their Ring of Kerry Apple Juice is an award-winning, naturally sweet 100% pure apple juice, exactly as nature intended. It tastes as if you had just put a tap on to an apple and turned it on. You’ll find their apple juice in SuperValu stores around Kerry and local food fairs.