When the Romans landed in Kent,
Around 55 BC,
They found some serious merriment,
Over an apple-based ‘chablis’!

‘Twas a drink the locals rather liked,
Made from apple-based brew,
And so those Romans, truly psyched,
Set about making it too…

Now let’s move on to 597AD,
And orchards were attached to every monastery,
So the monks consulted their chemistry,
And started making cider/scrumpy.

Then came the Black Death, the Wars of the Roses,
And one King Henry VIII,
The orchards were planted, and the master composes,
Cider to give one a little faith!

In the 16th and 17th centuries,
Cider orchards were planted widely in Kent,
And also in Somerset and sundry counties,
And believe me it’s money well spent!