Craft coffee and craft beer may be all the rage, but at Ostmost, the emphasis is firmly placed on apples. This humble fruit is the base for all seven varieties of Ostmost juice and cider, and forms the core of the startup’s sustainability goals as they reap, replant and restore small “Streuobstwiesen”- wild orchards in rural Eastern Germany. This type of regional fruit cultivation is a practice in danger of being crushed by cheaper and more intense mass-production, yet Ostmost are dedicated to paying more in order to ensure both a better fruit quality, and the continuation of small, local production (check out this illustrated video to learn more!) Paul Döcker, Bernd Schock and Dennis Meier began to produce Ostmost in June 2014 after building a network of distributors, farmers and working with a family-run “Kelterei”. Today, they not only have their original, 100% pure Apple drink, which is cloudy, strong and beautifully crisp, but also varieties such as Apple and Redcurrant, Apple and Beetroot, and their two Mild or Wild Outcider ciders. They make a gorgeous range of summer drinks, enjoyed outdoor and on the terrace of a café, and you can check out this online map to see where they are stocked, including the recent venue of Bio Company. Cheers! (Text: Antonia Harris / Photo: Daniel Farò)
