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Jersey Black Butter (La Faîs'sie d'Cidre) — Jersey
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Jersey Black Butter (La Faîs'sie d'Cidre)

The Elms, St Mary 1–2 hours Verified 2026-06

Traditional autumn black butter making at The Elms, St Mary.

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The story

Despite the name, Jersey Black Butter (lé nièr beurre) contains no butter — it's a spiced apple-and-cider preserve cooked communally overnight in a huge copper bachîn. The National Trust hosts an annual late-October weekend at The Elms where visitors can stir the bachîn, peel apples and taste the finished jet-black spread.

What to expect

Living Jèrriais heritage and one of the island's most distinctive foods.

Good to know

Annual event in late October; jars sold year-round at the Trust shop.

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La Rue de la Hougue Mauger, St Mary, Jersey JE3 3BA

  • Lara Browna month ago

    Excellent tour from start to finish. The guide was very knowledgeable and it was a nice blend of vineyard/processes/tasting. The whole place is very beautiful and the cafe had a beautiful garden to enjoy a glass of wine afterwards. It was easily accessible by bus and the tour was perfectly timed to fit in with the bus timetables.

  • Sophie Bertram-Kennedy8 months ago

    We had the most magical day at La Mare wine estate for our wedding! It was the most perfect and beautiful setting for our special day and the staff were incredible during the planning process and the day itself. I would highly recommend to any couples looking to get married!

  • Alex and Steve Granger8 months ago

    I had my 50th birthday party at La Mare Karen was amazing, so helpful with the planning which took the stress off me The room was excellent … the staff were so attentive and happy, nothing was too much trouble The food was outstanding The evening went with out any problems, it went so smoothly and was very organised Karen coordinated with my band, DJ and party decorator with timings ect We had the most amazing night and great memories.I can’t thank Karen and La Mare enough

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