Hardanger Saft og Siderfabrikk (Lekve Farm) is a family-run fruit farm producing apple juice, cider and spirits.

In 2004, Nils J. Lekve started producing real Hardanger cider using spontaneous fermentation, and in 2006 he sold his first bottle of cider at Vinmonopolet. The cider is called "Traditional" and can still be found on the shelves. We still only make spontaneously fermented cider, and now we make different varieties of dry, semi-dry and sweet ciders. Both sparkling and still.

As a natural part of our product development, we also produce spirits. The distillery was ready in the autumn of 2009, where the equipment is French and the raw materials are Norwegian. We make apple brandy (APAL), apple liqueur, aquavit and cherry brandy. The spirits are aged in oak barrels in the distillery.

We are one of three farms along Norway's only "Fruit and Cider Route". Here you can walk through a beautiful cultural landscape from the town centre by the fjord and up to the fruit farms. In the summer season, we have fixed opening hours for tastings with guided tours. In addition, we serve our “Siderplanke” (“Cider Board”) and “Siderplanke Sterk” (“Cider Board Strong”), which you can enjoy at any time during our opening hours.

The farm shop is open all year round!

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FARM SHOP OPENING HOURS:

Mandag 9-17
Tirsdag 9- 17
Onsdag 9- 17
Torsdag 9- 17
Fredag 9- 17
Lørdag 10- 17
Søndag Stengt

Out of season (September- May): 10-16

Contact information:

Address: Lekve gard, Øvre Lekve 17
5730 Ulvik
Contact person:  Anna Oppedal Tokheim
Telephone: +47 98017497