Probably the earliest ripening cider apple variety is Morgan Sweet, this season it is ripe in August.
Pressed now it will make a sweet cider ready for Christmas. But to make a blend one is short of tannin and acidity. Foxwhelp, a vintage variety, is also an early ripening variety and is a bittersharp, so this could make a good blend. Some new varieties developed by Liz Copas for early ripening, Hastings [Bittersweet], Gilly [Bittersharp] could also be used.
Another alternative might be to juice the early fruit chill or freeze it to blend with later varieties in October.
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