We’re thrilled to reveal the winners of the 8th Annual Cidercraft Awards! This year’s competition once again highlighted the incredible talent and dedication within the cidermaking community, with entries submitted from across the United States and Canada.
Our expert judging panel—the majority of whom are Certified Pommeliers™—blind tasted and evaluated each cider based on its individual qualities. The remarkable range and quality of the entries speak to the shared passion for cider and the creativity that continues to shape this dynamic craft.
Cider lovers, take note: these award-winning ciders and producers deserve a spot on your must-try list. Their distinctive flavors and exceptional craftsmanship are not to be missed.
Join us in raising a virtual glass to the winners of the 8th Annual Cidercraft Awards! Your hard work and artistry are helping to elevate the world of cider, and we can’t wait to see where your innovation takes the industry next.
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And the winners are…
High Tannin – Dry
PLATINUM
Kingston Black
CIDERY | Snow Capped Cider
Cedaredge, CO
DOUBLE GOLD
2023 Kingston Black
CIDERY | Fenceline Cider
Mancos, CO
GOLD
Yarlington Mill
CIDERY | Snow Capped Cider
Cedaredge, CO
SILVER
Wilde Woods
CIDERY | Snow Capped Cider
Cedaredge, CO
JUDGES’ PICKS
Flummerynacht Cider
CIDERY | Bauman’s Cider
Gervais, OR
FAB FIVE
CIDERY | Snow Capped Cider
Cedaredge, CO
Somerset Dabinett
CIDERY | White Crow Cider Company
Wichita, KS
High Tannin – Sweet
PLATINUM
Brut Cider
CIDERY | Kristof Farms
Yamhill, OR
DOUBLE GOLD
Chisel Jersey
CIDERY | Snow Capped Cider
Cedaredge, CO
GOLD
Gold Rush
CIDERY | Snow Capped Cider
Cedaredge, CO
SILVER
Lafayette
CIDERY | 1911 Established
Lafayette, NY
JUDGES’ PICKS
Keeve
CIDERY | Alpenfire Cider
Port Townsend, WA
White Barn Estate Cuvée 2023
CIDERY | Bull Run Cider
Forest Grove, OR
Ellis Bitter
CIDERY | Snow Capped Cider
Cedaredge, CO
Single Varietal
PLATINUM
Gravenstein
CIDERY | Snow Capped Cider
Cedaredge, CO
DOUBLE GOLD
Esopus Spitzenburg
CIDERY | Snow Capped Cider
Cedaredge, CO
GOLD
McIntosh
CIDERY | Bull Run Cider
Forest Grove, OR
SILVER
Harrison
CIDERY | Snow Capped Cider
Cedaredge, CO
JUDGES’ PICKS
2023 Wickson Crabapple
CIDERY | Fenceline Cider
Mancos, CO
Harrison
CIDERY | Retreat 21 Cider Co.
Marysville, OH
Frenouillet Gris
CIDERY | Snow Capped Cider
Cedaredge, CO
Perry
PLATINUM
Pear Naked
CIDERY | Ciderboys Cider Co.
Stevens Point, WI
DOUBLE GOLD
Winter Pear
CIDERY | Snow Capped Cider
Cedaredge, CO
GOLD
Sparkling Perry
CIDERY | Snow Capped Cider
Cedaredge, CO
SILVER
Pear Reserve
CIDERY | Island Orchard Cider
Ellison Bay, WI
Natural
PLATINUM
Creekside Cuvée
CIDERY | Mast Year Cider Collective
Dayton, WA
DOUBLE GOLD
Tree Ripe Jonathan
CIDERY | Sheltered Valley Cider
Valley View, PA
GOLD
Thunderbolt
CIDERY | Fenceline Cider
Mancos, CO
SILVER
Gwrach Scrumpy
CIDERY | Seven Seeds Seidr
Forest Grove, OR
Pét Nat
PLATINUM
Native Sun
CIDERY | Mount Diablo Cider Company
Lafayette, CA
DOUBLE GOLD
Etude No 5 – Golden Russet & Ashmead’s Kernel
CIDERY | James Creek Cider House
Cameron, NC
GOLD
Llyn Fwar
CIDERY | Seven Seeds Seidr
Forest Grove, OR
SILVER
Three of Life
CIDERY | Brooklyn Cider House
New Paltz, NY
Rosé
PLATINUM
Mountain Rose SV
CIDERY | Bauman’s Cider
Gervais, OR
DOUBLE GOLD
Bespoke
CIDERY | Snow Capped Cider
Cedaredge, CO
GOLD
Glow
CIDERY | Alpenfire Cider
Port Townsend, WA
SILVER
Cosmic Rosé
CIDERY | Union Hill Cider Co.
Wenatchee, WA
Modern-Dry
PLATINUM
Bluebird Day
CIDERY | Snow Capped Cider
Cedaredge, CO
DOUBLE GOLD
Infinite Granny Smith
CIDERY | Endless Orchard Cider
Chelan, WA
GOLD
Light Cider
CIDERY | Bauman’s Cider
Gervais, OR
SILVER
Novel
CIDERY | Snow Capped Cider
Cedaredge, CO
JUDGES’ PICKS
Dry Apple
CIDERY | Tieton Cider Works
Yakima, WA
Pearsecco
CIDERY | Woodchuck Cider
Middlebury, VT
Crescent
CIDERY | Yonder Cider
Wenatchee, WA
Modern – Sweet
PLATINUM
Gravenstein
CIDERY | Snow Capped Cider
Cedaredge, CO
DOUBLE GOLD
Golden Russet
CIDERY | Snow Capped Cider
Cedaredge, CO
GOLD
The Russets
CIDERY | Snow Capped Cider
Cedaredge, CO
SILVER
Winesap
CIDERY | Snow Capped Cider
Cedaredge, CO
JUDGES’ PICKS
Honeycrisp
CIDERY | Seattle Cider Co.
Seattle, WA
Akane
CIDERY | Snow Capped Cider
Cedaredge, CO
Esopus Spitzenburg
CIDERY | Snow Capped Cider
Cedaredge, CO
Fruit
PLATINUM
Grapefruit and Chill
CIDERY | Schilling Cider
Auburn, WA
DOUBLE GOLD
Eternal Sunshine Pineapple-Mango
CIDERY | Endless Orchard Cider
Chelan, WA
GOLD
Sparkling Rosé
CIDERY | Snow Capped Cider
Cedaredge, CO
SILVER
Strawberry Rhubarb
CIDERY | Glacial Till Craft Cider
Ashland, NE
JUDGES’ PICKS
Honey Pear
CIDERY | 1911 Established
Lafayette, NY
Toucana
CIDERY | Starcut Ciders
Bellaire, MI
Slice of Sun
CIDERY | Woodchuck Cider
Middlebury, VT
Berry
PLATINUM
Huckleberry
CIDERY | Mill Haus Cider Co
Eatonville, WA
DOUBLE GOLD
Blueberry
CIDERY | Woodchuck Cider
Middlebury, VT
GOLD
Berry Blush
CIDERY | Martinelli’s 1868 Hard Cider
Watsonville, CA
SILVER
Blueberry
CIDERY | Glacial Till Craft Cider
Ashland, NE
JUDGES’ PICKS
Cranberry
CIDERY | 1911 Established
Lafayette, NY
Pacific Berry
CIDERY | Portland Cider Co.
Clackamas, OR
Blackberry
CIDERY | Yankee Cider Company
East Haddam, CT
Stone Fruit
PLATINUM
Excelsior Imperial Mango
CIDERY | Schilling Cider
Auburn, WA
DOUBLE GOLD
Apricot Peach
CIDERY | Mill Haus Cider Co.
Eatonville, WA
GOLD
Sour Cherry
CIDERY | Snow Capped Cider
Cedaredge, CO
SILVER
Montmorency Cherry
CIDERY | Sylboro Ciderhouse
Granville, NY
JUDGES’ PICKS
White Peach
CIDERY | Incline Cider Company
Tacoma, WA
Cherry Research
CIDERY | Retreat 21 Cider Co.
Marysville, OH
VIVID Fresh Peach
CIDERY | Seattle Cider Co.
Seattle, WA
Tropical
PLATINUM
Passion Orange Guava
CIDERY | Portland Cider Company
Clackamas, OR
DOUBLE GOLD
Donkey Donk
CIDERY | Snowbird Farm & Cidery
Montesano, WA
GOLD
Pacific Pineapple
CIDERY | 2 Towns Ciderhouse
Corvallis, OR
SILVER
Pineapple Mimosa
CIDERY | Woodchuck Cider
Middlebury, VT
JUDGES’ PICKS
Passion Pineapple
CIDERY | Glacial Till Craft Cider
Ashland, NE
Mango
CIDERY | Martinelli’s 1868 Hard Cider
Watsonville, CA
Pineapple Ginger
CIDERY | North Canyon Cider Co.
Camino, CA
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
Odyssey
CIDERY | Seattle Cider Co.
Seattle, WA
SILVER
Chestnut Crabapple
CIDERY | Sheltered Valley Cider
Valley View, PA
JUDGES’ PICKS
Golden Russet
CIDERY | Alpenfire Cider
Port Townsend, WA
Imperial Hazy Honeycrisp
CIDERY | Incline Cider Company
Tacoma, WA
Stargazer – Southern Scrumpy
CIDERY | James Creek Cider House
Cameron, NC
Imperial Cider – (WITH Adjuncts)
PLATINUM
Imperial Raspberry
CIDERY | Incline Cider Company
Tacoma, WA
DOUBLE GOLD
Guava Citrus
CIDERY | Seattle Cider Company
Seattle, WA
GOLD
Imperial Peach
CIDERY | Ciderboys Cider Co.
Stevens Point, WI
SILVER
The Bad Apple
CIDERY | 2 Towns Ciderhouse
Corvallis, OR
JUDGES’ PICKS
Raspberry Cosmic Crisp
CIDERY | 2 Towns Ciderhous
Corvallis, OR
Imperial Strawberry
CIDERY | Ciderboys Cider Co.
Stevens Point, WI
Imperial Raspberry
CIDERY | Tieton Cider Works
Yakima, WA
Co-Ferments: Fruit / Stone Fruit
PLATINUM
White Wine Perry
CIDERY | Snow Capped Cider
Cedaredge, CO
DOUBLE GOLD
Porters & Perry
CIDERY | Snow Capped Cider
Cedaredge, CO
GOLD
Kristof Noir
CIDERY | Kristof Farms Cider
Yamhill, OR
SILVER
Peach County
CIDERY | Ciderboys Cider Co.
Stevens Point, WI
Hopped
PLATINUM
Hoppy Opus
CIDERY | Snowbird Farm & Cidery
Montesano, WA
DOUBLE GOLD
NEIPC Hopped
CIDERY | 1911 Established
Lafayette, NY
GOLD – TIE
Exile Hopped
CIDERY | Armageddon Brewing
Somerdale, NJ
GOLD – TIE
Citra
CIDERY | Champlain Orchards
Shoreham, VT
SILVER
Fuji’s Gold
CIDERY | Incline Cider Company
Tacoma, WA
Botanical
PLATINUM
Hibiscus Ginger
CIDERY | Yankee Cider Company
East Haddam, CT
DOUBLE GOLD
Basil Mint
CIDERY | Seattle Cider Co.
Seattle, WA
GOLD
Tuscan Blue
CIDERY | Champlain Orchards
Shoreham, VT
SILVER – TIE
Spruce Springsteen
CIDERY | Glacial Till Craft Cider
Ashland, NE
SILVER – TIE
Plum & Lemongrass
CIDERY | Snow Capped Cider
Cedaredge, CO
JUDGES’ PICKS
Boundless Blueberry Basil
CIDERY | Endless Orchard Cider
Chelan, WA
Honey Meadow
CIDERY | Finnriver Farm & Cidery
Chimicum, WA
Liv Lav Lem
CIDERY | White Crow Cider Company
Whichita, KS
Spiced
PLATINUM
Cataclysm
CIDERY | Armageddon Brewing
Somerdale, NJ
DOUBLE GOLD
Ginger Pear
CIDERY | Champlain Orchards
Shoreham, VT
GOLD
Chili Lime
CIDERY | Tieton Cider Works
Yakima, WA
SILVER
Chai Opener
CIDERY | White Crow Cider Company
Whichita, KS
Cocktail Inspired
PLATINUM
Bunkerita
CIDERY | Cider Corps
Mesa, AZ
DOUBLE GOLD – TIE
Bellini
CIDERY | Woodchuck Cider
Middlebury, VT
DOUBLE GOLD – TIE
Purple Heart
CIDERY | Cider Corps
Mesa, AZ
GOLD
Mazama
CIDERY | Yonder Cider
Wenatchee, WA
SILVER
Thunderpussy
CIDERY | Yonder Cider
Wenatchee, WA
Specialty
PLATINUM
Beet
CIDERY | Yankee Cider Company
East Haddam, CT
DOUBLE GOLD
Mango Foxtrot
CIDERY | Cider Corps
Mesa, AZ
GOLD
Blueberry Rhubarb Ginger
CIDERY | Yankee Cider Company
East Haddam, CT
SILVER
Boneranger Spicy Banana
CIDERY | Snowbird Farm & Cidery
Montesano, WA
JUDGES’ PICKS
Sour Raspberry
CIDERY | 1911 Established
Lafayette, NY
Rosé of Pear
CIDERY | Bivouac Ciderworks
San Diego, CA
Cyser
CIDERY | Yankee Cider Company
East Haddam, CT
Wood-Aged
PLATINUM
Blueberry Pancake
CIDERY | Glacial Till Craft Cider
Ashland, NE
DOUBLE GOLD – TIE
Barrel-Aged
CIDERY | Union Hill Cider Co.
Wenatchee, WA
DOUBLE GOLD – TIE
Sappy Hour
CIDERY | White Crow Cider Company
Whichita, KS
GOLD
Black Currant
CIDERY | Beach Bee Meadery
Long Branch, NJ
SILVER
Kristof Reserve
CIDERY | Kristof Farms Cider
Yamhill, OR
JUDGES’ PICKS
802 Barrel Aged
CIDERY | Woodchuck Cider
Middlebury, VT
BBI Aged Kingston Black
CIDERY | Snow Capped Cider
Cedaredge, CO
Bourbon Barrel Peach
CIDERY | Tieton Cider Works
Yakima, WA
Dessert / Fortified
PLATINUM
J’s Ice Cider
CIDERY | Russell Orchards
Ipswich, MA
DOUBLE GOLD
Ice Cider
CIDERY | Glacial Till Craft Cider
Ashland, NE
GOLD
Pommore Special Reserve
CIDERY | Sylboro Ciderhouse
Granville, NY
SILVER
Pommeau
CIDERY | 1911 Established
Lafayette, NY
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 8th annual Cidercraft Awards.
2025 Cidercraft Judges
Aaron Feiger, AJ Rathbun, Andrew Bohrer, Ava Davis, Bobby Wood, Cameron Workman, Jessica Arlich, Jim Provance, Katie Kiele, Maddie Pericak, Maia Wohlert, Maura Hardman, Marina Sumrada, Sarah Timbrook-Nugent, Steven Moralez Brown, Suzannah Klaniecki
