Editing Strongbow (cider) (section)

==Production methods==
[[File:Strongbow cider US.jpg|upright|thumb|right|Now-discontinued original United States bottled version.]]
In the United Kingdom, Strongbow is a blend of bitter-sweet cider and culinary apples, with 50 different varieties of apple used.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gab.com.my/brand/strongbow.asp|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903124153/http://www.gab.com.my/brand/strongbow.asp|url-status=dead|title=GAB Brands – Strongbow<!-- Bot generated title -->|archivedate=3 September 2011}}</ref> The apples are grown in England, although imports from France are also used when harvests are poor. It is mass-produced using modern methods and contains apple concentrate and sugar. It is fermented with a controlled yeast strain. Strongbow in the UK does not contain any artificial sweeteners, flavourings or colouring.<ref name="sbuk">{{cite web |url=https://uk.strongbow.com/ciders|title=Strongbow UK |website=Strongbow UK |access-date=11 November 2020}}</ref> The Bulmers Strongbow [[Storage tank|vat]] is the largest alcoholic container in the world, with a capacity of 1.5&nbsp;million gallons (6.8&nbsp;million litres).<ref name="Winn2010">{{cite book|first=Christopher |last=Winn|title=I Never Knew That About the English|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nf8_3LMgMzAC&pg=PT207|access-date=11 July 2012|date=1 September 2010|publisher=Ebury Publishing|isbn=978-1-4090-7805-0|page=207}}</ref>