About Us
We’re Brendan and Elizabeth Kearns, a husband and wife team that began Lekker with the intention of introducing the market to a range of ciders which borrow from tradition but are inspired by modern day experimentation. Lekker Cider Co. was established in August 2018; born through Brendan’s ever-flowing creativity and entrepreneurial drive, and the deep fascination Elizabeth has in exploring the history of, community around and experiences we live through our food and drink.
Mash up a love of the industry, naivety, a splash of strategy and a lot of heart, and Lekker Cider Co. was born.
Lekker’s name is inspired from South African culture, where family heritage runs deep. Used as slang in describing that which is tasty, delicious and local - we took this philosophy and ran with it. We strive to live up to the sentiment in our cider making and lifestyles, knowing that it is the creating, sharing, exploring and giving back that goes into making the lekker times.
We do this by making cider from fresh pressed apples. We don't like apple juice concentrates because they're boring, but we do like using beer yeast, hops, other fruits, in addition to damn good apples, to craft experimental and intriguing ciders. We love things that remind us of the libations and cultures we've experienced during our world travels and we’re always striving to push the boundaries of traditional cider making while borrowing from it the things that are sure to last.
