Back-to-back sunshine has led to higher sugar levels in fruit which causes soaring alcohol levels - but small-scale cider makers are banned from flogging anything over 8.4% ABV View 3 Images The hot weather has led to higher sugar levels in fruit (Image: Tom Maddick / SWNS)

Britain's summer scorcher has supercharged crops so much that booze is now too strong to sell to pubs. Back-to-back sunshine has led to a higher sugar levels in fruit, meaning soaring alcohol levels. ‌

But small-scale cider makers are banned from flogging anything over 8.4% ABV — and some batches are now pushing a whopping 10.5%. Rob Clough, who runs Charnwood Cider in Ulverscroft, Leics, said: “It has really been a vintage bumper crop this year thanks to the hot summer months. ‌

“But some pubs do

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