We are excited to announce the winners of the 7th Annual Cidercraft Awards! This year’s competition was an impressive showcase of talent and commitment in the cidermaking industry, with submissions pouring in from across the United States and internationally.

Our panel of expert judges had the challenging task of blindly tasting and evaluating entries over a 3-day period, ensuring each cider was judged with fresh palates and on its own merits. The diversity and quality of the entries reflect the global passion for cider and the innovative spirit driving this craft beverage forward. We are thrilled to celebrate the outstanding achievements and craftsmanship demonstrated by this year’s participants.

Cider enthusiasts, be sure to add these award-winning ciders and producers to must-try lists. Their exceptional quality and unique flavors are not to be missed!

Please join us in raising a virtual toast to all the winners of the 7th Annual Cidercraft Awards! Your hard work and skill continue to elevate the art of cidermaking, and we look forward to seeing the continued growth and innovation in the cider industry.

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And the winners are…

Non-alcoholic

PLATINUM

Sidekick N/A Cosmic Crisp
Cidery | 2 Towns Ciderhouse
Corvallis, OR

DOUBLE GOLD

Excelsior Ground Control Cherry
Cidery | Schilling Cider
Auburn, WA

GOLD

Sidekick N/A Pacific Pineapple
Cidery | 2 Towns Ciderhouse
Corvallis, OR

SILVER

Widow’s Tea Cider
Cidery | Original Sin Cider
New York, New York

High tannin – sweet

PLATINUM

Harrison
Cidery | Snow Capped Cider
Cedaredge, CO

DOUBLE GOLD

Ellis Bitter
Cidery | Snow Capped Cider
Cedaredge, CO

GOLD

Lafayette Hard Cider
Cidery | 1911 Established
Lafayette, NY

SILVER

Gold Rush
Cidery | Snow Capped Cider
Cedaredge, CO

high tannin – dry

Single Varietal

PLATINUM

Winesap
Cidery | Snow Capped Cider
Cedaredge, CO

DOUBLE GOLD

Foxwhelp
Cidery | Snow Capped Cider
Cedaredge, CO

GOLD

Kingston Black SV
Cidery | Kristof Farms Cider
Yamhill, OR

SILVER

Chisel Jersey 
Cidery | Snow Capped Cider
Cedaredge, CO

JUDGES’ PICKS

Gravenstein
Cidery | 19 Acres Cider Co.
Sherwood, OR

Kingston Black
Cidery | Eden Specialty Ciders
Newport, VT

Haus Dry
Cidery | Mill Haus Cider Co
Eatonville, WA

Perry

PLATINUM

Pyriform
Cidery | Empyrical Orchard & Cidery
Snohomish, WA

DOUBLE GOLD

Winter Pear
Cidery | Snow Capped Cider
Cedaredge, CO

GOLD (Tie)

Little Martha
Cidery | Double Mountain Brewery & Cidery
Hood River, OR

Query
Cidery | Empyrical Orchard & Cidery
Snohomish, WA

SILVER

Archive
Cidery | Empyrical Orchard & Cidery
Snohomish, WA

Natural

PLATINUM

Leap Year
Cidery | Space Time Mead and Cider Works
Dunmore, PA

DOUBLE GOLD

Legends
Cidery | Mercier Orchards
Blue Ridge, GA

GOLD

Solstice
Cidery | Brooklyn Cider House
New Paltz, NY

SILVER

Wild Rosé
Cidery | Brooklyn Cider House
New Paltz, NY

Pét Nat

PLATINUM

2023 ‘Not What We May Be’
Cidery | Botanist & Barrel Cidery & Winery
Cedar Grove, NC

DOUBLE GOLD

Etude No 3 – Harrison
Cidery | James Creek Cider House
Cameron, NC

GOLD

Stoke Red Pet Nat
Cidery | Bauman’s Cider
Gervais, OR

SILVER

Opari
Cidery | Brooklyn Cider House
New Paltz, NY  

ROSÉ

PLATINUM

Mountain Rose SV
Cidery | Bauman’s Cider
Gervais, OR

DOUBLE GOLD

Boire la vie en Rose
Cidery | Cidrerie Michel Jodoin
Rougemont, Qeubec

GOLD

Rosé
Cidery | Alma Cider
Mount Vernon, WA

SILVER

Red-Fleshed
Cidery | Tieton Cider Works
Yakima, WA

MODERN DRY

PLATINUM

Black & Gold 
Cidery | Noble Cider
Asheville, NC

DOUBLE GOLD

Dryabolical
Cidery | Schilling Cider
Auburn, WA

GOLD

Winesap
Cidery | Snow Capped Cider
Cedaredge, CO

SILVER

Cowichan Dry
Cidery | Merridale Cidery & Distillery
Cobble Hill, BC, Canada

JUDGES’ PICKS

Dry
Cidery | Alma Cider
Mount Vernon, WA

Spy Craft 2022
Cidery | Seminary Hill Cidery & Orchard
Callicoon, NY

VIVID Tart Apple
Cidery | Seattle Cider Co.
Seattle, WA 

MODERN SWEET

PLATINUM

Gravenstein
Cidery | Snow Capped Cider
Cedaredge, CO

DOUBLE GOLD

The Russets
Cidery | Snow Capped Cider
Cedaredge, CO

GOLD

Local Legend
Cidery | Schilling Cider
Auburn, WA

SILVER

AKANE
Cidery | Snow Capped Cider
Cedaredge, CO

JUDGES’ PICKS

Authentic
Cidery | Bauman’s Cider
Gervais, OR

Original Gold
Cidery | Portland Cider COmpany
Clackamas, OR

Semi Sweet
Cidery | Seattle Cider Co.
Seattle, WA

FRUIT

PLATINUM

Rosé
Cidery | Brooklyn Cider House
New Paltz, NY

DOUBLE GOLD

Sparkling Rosé
Cidery | Snow Capped Cider
Cedaredge, CO

GOLD

Prairie Punch
Cidery | Highpoint Cider
Victor, ID

SILVER

Pomegranate Hard Cider
Cidery | North Canyon Cider Company
Camino, CA

JUDGES’ PICKS

Blood Orange
Cidery | Incline Cider Company
Tacoma, WA

Pink Guava
Cidery | Offset Ciderworks
Edmonds, WA

VIVID Juicy Pear
Cidery | Seattle Cider Co.
Seattle, WA

BERRY

PLATINUM

Blackberry Cider
Cidery | OutWest Wines and Ciders
Spokane, WA

DOUBLE GOLD

Black Currant Crush
Cidery | Meriwether Cider Co. 
Garden City, ID

GOLD

Pacific Berry
Cidery | Portland Cider Company
Clackamas, OR

SILVER

Raspberry Cider
Cidery | OutWest Wines and Ciders
Spokane, WA

JUDGES’ PICKS

Hazy Strawberry
Cidery | Tieton Cider Works
Yakima, WA

Blackberry
Cidery | Vala’s Orchard Cider Co
Gretna, NE

Black Currants
Cidery | Vala’s Orchard Cider Co
Gretna, NE

STONE FRUIT

PLATINUM

Peach
Cidery | Black Apple Hard Cider
Springdale, AR

DOUBLE GOLD – TIE

Merri Berri
Cidery | Merridale Cidery & Distillery
Cobble Hill, British Columbia

Sour Cherry
Cidery | Snow Capped Cider
Cedaredge, CO

GOLD – TIE

Apricot Cosmic Crisp
Cidery | 2 Towns Ciderhouse
Corvallis, OR

The Plum Oolong Goodbye
Cidery | Soundbite Cider
Everett, WA

SILVER – TIE

Apricot Peach
Cidery | Mill Haus Cider Co.
Eatonville, WA

Harvest Peach Cider
OutWest Wine and Cider
Spokane, WA

JUDGES’ PICKS

Peach Party
Cidery | Blake’s Hard Cider
Armada, MI

Fresh Pressed Cherry
Cidery | Cinder Block Brewery
North Kansas City, MO

White Peach
Cidery | Incline Cider Company
Tacoma, WA

TROPICAL

PLATINUM

Passion Orange Guava
Cidery | Portland Cider Company
Clackamas, OR

DOUBLE GOLD

Pacific Pineapple
Cidery | 2 Towns Ciderhouse
Corvallis, OR

GOLD

POG Punch
Cidery | Stormalong Ciders
Shelborn, MA

SILVER

Tropical Cosmic Crisp
Cidery | 2 Towns Ciderhouse
Corvallis, OR

JUDGES’ PICKS

Pineapple Passion
Cidery | 19 Acres Cider
Sherwood, OR

Pineapple Mango
Cidery | Avid Cider Co.
Redmond, OR

Fresh Pressed Pineapple
Cidery | Cinder Block Brewery
North Kansas City, MO

IMPERIAL CIDER (APPLE ONLY)

PLATINUM

Excelsior Imperial Apple
Cidery | Schilling Cider
Auburn, WA

DOUBLE GOLD

Original Cosmic Crisp
Cidery | 2 Towns Ciderhouse
Corvallis, OR

GOLD

Imperial Abbey Apple
Cidery | Portland Cider Company
Clackamas, OR

SILVER

Odyssey
Cidery | Seattle Cider Co.
Seattle, WA

JUDGES’ PICKS

American Apple
Cidery | Blake’s Hard Cider
Armada, MI

Rye and Dry
Cidery | Donovan Orchards Estate Ciders
Somerset, New York

Massive Appeal
Cidery | Stormalong Cider
Sherborn, MA

IMPERIAL CIDER (WITH ADJUNCTS)

PLATINUM

The Bad Apple
Cidery | 2 Towns Ciderhouse
Corvallis, OR

DOUBLE GOLD

The Tropics
Cidery | Incline Cider Company
Tacoma, WA

GOLD

Imperial Peach Tea
Cidery | Portland Cider Company
Clackamas, OR

SILVER

Raspberry Cosmic Crisp
Cidery | 2 Towns Ciderhouse
Corvallis, OR

CO-FERMENTS: FRUIT/ STONE FRUIT

PLATINUM

Porter’s & Perry
Cidery | Snow Capped Cider
Cedaredge, CO

DOUBLE GOLD

White Wine Perry
Cidery | Snow Capped Cider
Cedaredge, CO

GOLD

Apple Cherry
Cidery | Island Orchard Cider
Ellison Bay, WI

SILVER

Kristof Noir
Cidery | Kristof Farms Cider
Yamhill, OR

HOPPED

PLATINUM

Hopped Brut Apple
Cidery | Island Orchard Cider
Ellison Bay, WI

DOUBLE GOLD

Colorado Cider Company
Cidery | Grasshop-Ah
Lakewood, CO

GOLD

Galaxy Grove
Cidery | Clarksburg Cider Co.
Lancaster, NY

SILVER

Mixtape
Cidery | Seattle Cider Co.
Seattle, WA

JUDGES’ PICKS

Idaho 7
Cidery | Bauman’s Cider
Gervais, OR

CASH-Ually— Hoptimistic 
Cidery | Liquid Alchemy Ciderworks
Wilmington, DE

Hopped
Cidery | Papa Moon Vineyards & Winery
Scottsbluff, NE

BOTANICAL

PLATINUM

Plum Lemongrass
Cidery | Snow Capped Cider
Cedaredge, CO

DOUBLE GOLD

Hibiscus
Cidery | Black Apple Hard Cider
Springdale, AR

GOLD

Bannock Street Buzz
Cidery | Meriwether Cider Co. 
Garden City, ID

SILVER

The Baddie
Cidery | 2 Towns Ciderhouse
Corvallis, OR

JUDGES’ PICKS

Strawberry Hibiscus
Cidery | 19 Acres Cider Co.
Sherwood, OR

Gin Botanical
Cidery | Seattle Cider Co.
Seattle, WA

Brady Bottom Blackberry Basil
Cidery | Snowbird Farm & Cidery
Montesano, WA

SPICED

PLATINUM

Excelsior Imperial Apple Pie
Cidery | Schilling Cider
Auburn, wA

DOUBLE GOLD

Ginger Agave
Cidery | Sincere Cider 
Napa, CA

GOLD

Ginger Root
Cidery | Meriwether Cider Co. 
Garden City, ID

SILVER

Maple Haze
Cidery | Incline Cider Company
Tacoma, WA

JUDGES’ PICKS

CINNICAL
Cidery | Liquid Alchemy Ciderworks
Wilmington, DE

Lemon Ginger
Cidery | OutWest Wines and Ciders
Spokane, WA

Pumpkin Spice
Cidery | Portland Cider Company
Clackamas, OR

SPICED – PEPPER

PLATINUM

Cucumber Jalapeño
Cidery | Incline Cider Company
Tacoma, WA

DOUBLE GOLD

Ghost Chili
Cidery | Rootwood Cider Company
Manson, WA

GOLD (Tie)

Watermelon Heatwave
Cidery | Blake’s Hard Cider
Armada, MI

Cherry-ots-of-FIRE
Cidery | Liquid Alchemy Ciderworks
Wilmington, DE

SILVER

Key Lime Habanero
Cidery | Portland Cider Company
Clackamas, OR

COCKTAIL INSPIRED

PLATINUM

Margarita
Cidery | Papa Moon Vineyards & Winery
Scottsbluff, NE

DOUBLE GOLD

Sidria
Cidery | Champlain Orchards
Shoreham, VT

GOLD

Pomme on the Beach 
Cidery | Cidrerie Michel Jodoin
Rougemont, Quebec

SILVER

Blood Orange Ginger
Cidery | Edgefield Cider
Troutdale, OR

SPECIALTY

PLATINUM

Pollinator
Cidery | Rootwood Cider Company
Manson, WA

DOUBLE GOLD

Counsel of Dryads
Cidery | Hierophant Meadery
Freeland, WA

GOLD

Pickelback
Cidery | Soundbite Cider
Everett, WA

SILVER

Lavender Haze
Cidery | Snowbird Farm & Cidery
Montesano, WA

JUDGES’ PICKS

Plum Cherry Amburana
Cidery | 2 Towns Ciderhouse
Corvallis, OR

Prickly Pear
Cidery | Incline Cider Company
Tacoma, WA

Honey Pear
Cidery | Locust Cider
Gig Harbor, WA

WOOD-AGED

PLATINUM

Bour-Bon Voyage
Cidery | Union Hills Cider Co.
East Wenatchee, WA

DOUBLE GOLD

Barrel-Aged
Cidery | 19 Acres Cider Co.
Sherwood, OR

GOLD

Barrel Aged Kingston Black 
Cidery | Snow Capped Cider
Cedaredge, CO

SILVER

Bourbon Vanilla Cider
Cidery | Bauman’s Cider
Gervais, OR

JUDGES’ PICKS

Brut in a Barrel
Cidery | Island Orchard Cider
Ellison Bay, WI

Kristof Reserve
Cidery | Kristof Farms Cider
Yamhill, OR

Blueberry Oak Reserve
Cidery | Vala’s Orchard Cider Co
Gretna, NE

DESSERT | FORTIFIED

PLATINUM

Pomona
Cidery | Island Orchard Cider
Ellison Bay, WI

DOUBLE GOLD

Pommeau
Cidery | 19 Acres Cider Co.
Sherwood, OR

GOLD

Pommeau
Cidery | 1911 Established
Lafayette, NY

SILVER

Pommeau 24
Cidery | Union Hill Cider Co.
East Wenatchee, WA

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We extend our heartfelt thanks to our judges for their time and commitment to both Cidercraft and the overall cider industry.   Additionally, we would like to thank Teku Tavern for hosting the 7th annual Cidercraft Awards

2024 Cidercraft Judges

Aaron Feiger, AJ Rathbun, Andy Short, Ava Davis, Bobby Wood, Chanell Williams, Chris Brownrigg, Dave Klawer, Erik Madrid, Cam Workman, Jessie Polin, Kate Pinsley, Katie Kiel, Lenny Rede, Maura Hardman, Paul Swanson, Sarah Moorman, Scott Katsma, Storie Madrid , Suzannah Klaniecki