As craft cider grows, networking gathers pace “Craft cider is continuing to grow in popularity,” according to the Three Counties Cider and Perry Association (TCCPA) which noted a rise in attendees to its conference this month.

As craft cider grows, networking gathers pace @teamdb.bsky.social

CraftCon and Cider Communications with Rachel Hendry Adam catches up with CraftCon organiser and communications expert Rachel Hendry

Adam catches up with @3ccpa.bsky.social CraftCon organiser and communications expert, the wonderful Rachel Hendry @rachelhendry.bsky.social, to talk cider, conferences and newsletters.

Will you be attending?

Do you do a job *in* the hospitality industry? Is there a trend you've noticed on the ground that no one is reporting on yet? Please tell me about it harriet dot fitchlittle at ft dot com and maybe it could become one of our Insider's Notebook pages! Some writing experience necessary

The cover of J’Adore le Plonk by Rachel Hendry

Something nice arrived yesterday, but only opening it now.
@rachelhendry.bsky.social’s zine.

ahh so glad it got to you okay!

Readers’ Choice — Our Most Popular Features of 2025 — Pellicle So ends another wonderful year at PellicleMag.com . We couldn’t be prouder of the work we’ve published in 2025—a year that has seen our readership continue to grow, alongside the number of people who...

Happy Christmas Eve-Eve! It's time for our Reader's Choice roundup, something that always brings up interesting patterns—for example, every single one of our most-read stories this year was about beer or pubs.

www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/12...

!!!!!! LOVE YOU

Some dweeb wearing a pink "j'adore le plonk!" cap and holding the much anticipated j'adore le plonk zine!

It's cool to stan your friends, pass it on x

reduced screen time in 2026 my year of rest & relaxation your job does not love you back! embrace embarrassment in the pursuit of connection, refuse dilution for ease of consumption heaven forbid you have to put thought & time into something. a period of tension every now & then is good for you

Tradition is a Lie — French Wine’s Place in France’s Far-Right Gastronationalism — Pellicle The wine that French presidents choose to serve during official visits is far more than a drink. It’s a way of expressing their political beliefs, and their taste has long been scrutinised and documen...

We love @anahlcq.bsky.social because she brings the reality of modern France to our clichéd notions of Frenchness.

In her latest piece for Pellicle, Anaïs looks at the politicisation of French culture, French wine, and the French far right.

www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/12...

Totally Devoted to Blue Roll An investigation into hospitality’s obsession with blue tissue paper. Text by Rachel Hendry. Illustration by Sinjin Li.

An article @rachelhendry.bsky.social wrote for Vittles 2/2

www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/totally-de...

not bad for a hop-ignorant wine writer!

Timothy Taylor’s Landlord — A Polyptych of a Pint — Pellicle I. “I’m told you serve the best pint of Landlord in Sheffield,” I say to the person behind the bar of The Sportsman on Benty Lane. “Well we definitely serve enough of it,” they reply with a smirk a...

Now read this multi award winning banger all about it by @rachelhendry.bsky.social

www.pelliclemag.com/home/2024/10...

dream team! so proud of us!

HELLO HAVE YOU PRE ORDERED YOUR ZINE YET? YOU HAVE UNTIL FRIDAY TO DO SO! IT'S LOOKING REALLY BRILLIANT IF I DO SAY SO MYSELF.

www.burumcollective.com/jlp

HELLO HAVE YOU PRE ORDERED YOUR ZINE YET? YOU HAVE UNTIL FRIDAY TO DO SO! IT'S LOOKING REALLY BRILLIANT IF I DO SAY SO MYSELF.

www.burumcollective.com/jlp

PRINT IS NOT DEAD

THIS IS AN AI-FREE ZONE

DEATH TO THE INTERNET. LONG LIVE THE NEW (PRINT) FLESH

The CraftCon '26 programme is now live! And what a line up it is! More details and tickets via the link below!

craftcon.co.uk

tell your friends! buy a copy for your crush! gift one to your enemy! order a whole stack to donate on the bus!

I sent out my last ever j'adore le plonk on Friday. In memoriam I've turned it into a zine with the help of my friends @helenannesmith.bsky.social Otto Taylor-Rickard and @gergemanson.bsky.social I think we've made something very beautiful - pre order's are now live!

www.burumcollective.com/jlp

a picture of me in the j’adore le plonk cap

a pink denim cap with j’adore le plonk embroidered in white on the front

the j’adore le plonk zine front cover

thank you to everyone who has pre ordered a zine! we are halfway to our pre order target already which is HUGE. you can get a cap now also! they’re gorgeous imo. the whole project is fun and beautiful and silly and i’m so proud of what we’ve created!

Get a copy here ⬇️

www.burumcollective.com/jlp

You've got less than two weeks to get your pre-order in for J'adore Le Plonk!

A sparkling collection of essays celebrating a culmination of five years of work by our very own @rachelhendry.bsky.social

www.burumcollective.com/store

BURUM X HEEDAYAH LOCKMAN ‼️✨

We’ve got two new teeas available to pre-order; both designed by the insanely talented Heedayah Lockman who we are thrilled to be working with again. A perfect gift for yourself or maybe you have a friend who thinks we’re kinda neat 🩷

www.burumcollective.com/store

🫡❤️💐

Rachel is a gifted writer and a beautiful person and her zine is an essential purchase!! In our opinion!!

Eeeeee!!! zine friends thank you angel legend 💐

As promised…
This started life as dictated notes while walking the dog a couple weeks ago, and was intended to be an Instagram post about what it’s like being a part-time cider maker and orchardist. But there are many more out there doing the same afterhours toil. So this is for them.

A design combo of Otto and Helen! so good!

hahah no thank you!!! 🫡