Move over, Champagne — make way for cider cocktails this New Year’s Eve! To help us in this campaign, we enlisted the cider-happy forces of Blake’s Hard Cider in Armada, Michigan, to shake and swizzle up a few house-made tipples in the name of cider. “As New Year's...
Pshh announces the bottle’s opening and as the cider is poured into a glass, a stream of bubbles rushes to the surface. Upon the tongue, the bubbles cause a fizzy, almost prickling sensation. Carbonation — it’s what distinguishes a still cider from a sparkling...
Or Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and any other nonsecular holiday to get festive for! These seven cider cocktails came from our test bar and are now gifted to you just in time for you to regift them for the remaining days of the holiday season. Cheers! Rosemary...
Curiosity can be a persuasive driver for change. So is the case for Jenny and James Hagemann, the Midwestern transplants that found themselves sipping cider in their new hometown of Seattle at the 2016 Cider Summit. “I got my first chance to discover cider from the...
What a wonderful world to drink cider in! The variety has never been broader, innovation abounds and traditions carry on. There’s funky Asturian sidra, bittersweet-based sips from Normandy, Québécois ice cider and ethereal perry from Somerset. Cider hopped with a...
Contained by a swing-top, this cider popped out of the bottle like the release of a Champagne cork, mighty bubbles spilling out the scents of sour, sidra-like apple. Add in the factor of tequila barrel-aging and you've got yourself a party. Courthouse Creek Cider's...
Perry is the hero benchwarmer of fruity booze — it hangs on the sidelines while cider gets all the buzz, but the fermented pear drink is there for the win when you need it. If you’ve never had perry, that’s probably because the drink is not as well known as its...
Whether you are sticking to the classics of turkey or still in shock your father is changing it up with roasting prime rib, there's a cider for each component of your Thanksgiving meal. We've asked cider industry professionals for their favorites in the past, but...
A musician, forager and crafter, Steve Selin wears many hats. Owner and operator of South Hill Cider in Ithaca, New York, Selin has been growing his business over the past few years, a significant amount actually since the last time Cidercraft spoke with him in...
Hawkes Bay might be best known as the oldest and second largest wine region in New Zealand — touting similar soils and climate to France's famed Bordeaux — but it is also home to cider. Since 2008, Zeffer Cider has grown from a farmers' market commodity made in a...
