Purbeck Zero is made at Lower Bushey Farm near Corfe Castle in Dorset, where head cidermaker Joe Hartle has been growing cider apple orchards since 2006. The cider is pressed, fermented, and matured using traditional craft methods before the alcohol is removed via cold filtration. That specific process, applied after a blended fermentation designed to build profile and depth, is what sets it apart from simpler dealcoholised ciders. In the glass it pours crystal clear with a brassy gold colour and light effervescence, with a fine mousse around the rim. The nose carries autumnal orchard character: fresh-cut apple and russeted apple skin, more reminiscent of newly pressed cider than juice. On the palate it skews medium-sweet, with rounded apple fruit, soft tannins, mild astringency, and decent acidity that keeps it from feeling flat or syrupy. The finish is clean and well-balanced, with no artificial sweetness lingering. It's one of the more credible alcohol-free ciders around: it tastes like someone actually made cider first, then took the alcohol out, rather than the other way round.