Cider Summit Seattle is launching its first-ever virtual experience in Seattle due to COVID-19. This year’s exclusively digital festival is taking a second bite of the apple to honor physical distancing while still celebrating Washington state’s cider makers.

“Washington state is the heart of our nation’s apple country, and Seattle loves its craft cider,” said Alan Shapiro, Cider Summit co-founder and producer. “While we wish we were raising a glass in person, creating a safe, at-home experience with tasting kits keeps us connected during the pandemic.”

Place your order by August 30 at CiderSummit.com with either contactless drive-through or delivery to serve up fun at home.

Cider Summit is curating two options for Festival To-Go Tasting Kits. The Modern Cider kit features eight ciders and the Bottled Classics kit is filled with six specialty and premium ciders. In addition, both kits include access to the guided virtual tasting and two Cider Summit logoed 6-ounce stemless tasting glasses and a bar towel.

The Cider Festival in a (Zoom) Box is co-hosted with Northwest Cider Association (NWCA). As part of Washington Cider Week, this virtual party on Saturday, September 12 at 6 p.m. brings together several of the participating cidermakers to share tasting notes, cocktail recipes and entertainment. The at-home sipping session is meant to be shared and enjoyed.  Proceeds also provide support for NWCA to assist cideries around the region hit hard during the pandemic.

Cider Summit is keeping it fido friendly with an option for a kit add-on of Sweet Lilly’s Chicken, Apple & Pear dog treats. These Seattle-based all natural, organic, dog treats pay homage to the cider festival with Washington apples, organic Bartlett pears and chicken born, raised and grown in the U.S.

Explore what is served up in each kit. And cheers!

The Modern Cider kit is $42 (+ taxes & fees) and features eight ciders, including:

• Bad Granny – Ginger Lime (Wenatchee, WA)
• Herb’s Cider – Black Note (Blackberry Semi Dry) (Bellingham, WA)
• Incline Cider – Blood Orange (Tacoma, WA)
• Schilling Cider – Chaider Chai Spice (Auburn, WA)
• Seattle Cider Co. – Spiced Peach (Seattle, WA)
• Tieton Cider Works – Hazy Strawberry (Yakima, WA)
• Virtue Cider – Salut! Cider Summit Collaboration (Fennville, MI)
• Yonder Cider – Dry (Wenatchee, WA)

The Bottled Classics kit is $69 (+ taxes & fees) and features six specialty and premium ciders, including:

• Alpenfire Cider – Traditional Cuvee (Port Townsend, WA)
• Chatter Creek Cider – Rosecco (Woodinville, WA)
• Finnriver Farm & Cidery – Friends of the Garden (Chimacum, WA)
• Liberty Ciderworks – Garratza (Spokane, WA)
• Snowdrift Cider Co. – Cap O’ Liberty (Wenatchee, WA)
• Virtue Cider – Salut! Cider Summit Collaboration (Fennville, MI)