By Peter Holmstrom Let’s face it… Not many things are more satisfying than a sweet treats. Is there anything better then an ice-cream cone on a hot summer's day? Or a pile of candy, waiting to be opened on Halloween? Evolutionary predisposition to sugar aside,...
By Nick Thomas Photography by Grace Schrater I’d be lying if I said baking bread wasn’t my “white whale” of the kitchen. Many, many frustrating and tireless hours were spent trying to unlock the mysteries of something that seemed so fundamentally simple with such a...
Hard cider in the United States has seen a few ups and downs on the popularity scale over the years, and while craft ciders are increasingly desired these days, apple-fermented drinks of all kinds were not as common a quarter of a century ago. Woodchuck Cider began...
By Eric West It's a great time to be a cider drinker. Cider is gaining shelf space at shops and markets and is appearing on bottle lists and taps at restaurants and bars. The dizzying array of choices can be thrilling to some. But the cider purchasing experience...
New family-run Central Michigan cidery puts three generations of apple expertise to new financial gain. By Peter Holmstrom Photos courtesy of Eastman's Forgotten Cider Once you have taken over an orchard that grows more than 1,000 different apple varietals, the...
If you’re reading this, odds are you’ve thought at least once of how awesome it would be to open a cidery. To pack up the box from the boring 9-5 job you hate, and start doing the thing you love: making amazing booze. With the domestic sales of cider tripling since...
Salem, Oregon’s Wandering Aengus Ciderworks uses heirloom apple varieties and fosters a strong relationship between cidermaker and fruit when creating cider. The same approach is used for their second brand, Anthem Cider, but with widely produced Washington and...
Beverage-making 101: balance is key. For cider, the apples required to produce a quality bevvie must have the appropriate balance of tannins, acidity and (most importantly) flavor. However, this combination can be rather difficult to find in one single apple. As a...
By Jill Lightner Photography by Amy Johnson Cider, like food, should taste like where it comes from—which is why we combed North America from coast to coast, sourcing recipes from chefs who understand a sense of place. This is one of five chefs who offered up the...
This story originally ran on our sister publication's website, Sip Northwest. By Erin James Business is good for Liberty Ciderworks, the young Spokane, Washington urban cidery that quickly moved from a hobby to a booming profession. Since launching in July 2013...
