By Brooklynn Johnson Photo courtesy of Washington Gold Cider The makers over at Washington Gold Cider in Chelan, Washington have been in the business of apples upward of 40 years. This fruit is a family affair at the small farm, those young and old lend their...
By Brooklynn Johnson Cider has proved itself to be one of the most rapidly growing trends in the history of alcohol. It was as if overnight apples went from being a generic lackluster fruit, to practically begging to be fermented into the heady headliner it has...
By Jill Lightner Photography by Amy Johnson The clean apple flavors of Bantam Cider Wunderkind are fantastic with this rich, can’t-stop-eating-it salad. Both cider and recipe have a touch of sweetness and a delicate edge of complexity that makes each bite (and sip)...
By Nick Thomas Headquartered in the scenic Rocky Mountains, Denver’s Stem Ciders celebrates heirloom apple varieties and old-school, artisanal cider styles. The label’s Banjo cider variety comes in a 750-ml bottle with a rustic, chic label that’s individually...
By Brooklynn Johnson Listed as a wine in some places, and a cider in others, it can be difficult to nail down what exactly a cyser is, which by the way, is not a word I just made up. A drink too few of us ever encounter in the mainstream beverage scene, cyser takes...
FROM GARAGE TO HOUSEHOLD CIDER By Ty Hillis Photos courtesy of Woodchuck Hard Cider How much wood could a woodchuck chuck, if that woodchuck just drank cider? Well, unfortunately, that still remains a mystery, as Woodchuck Hard Cider is meant for human consumption,...
By Nick Thomas Using exclusively Pacific Northwest fruit juice, Bend, Oregon’s Atlas Cider Co. is the brainchild of the husband/wife duo Samantha and Dan McCoy that churns out deliciously crisp ciders, often featuring different fruits apart from apples. Like the...
By Ty Hillis Admit it Washington, you are beautiful. The sun is out, the trees are green, and the temperatures are at that perfect point of not being too hot, but not too mild either. It is the perfect time to go out and explore some of Washington’s most iconic...
By Jill Lightner Photography by Amy Johnson Cider has quickly jumped into the exploration of the unexpected—from smooth, sweet ice ciders to creative blends that take their cues from the beer and cocktail worlds. Paired with equally unexpected Asian and...
By Erin James From a small Estonian village amongst picturesque processions of blossoming orchards comes a North American import many are yet to see on shelves—Scandinavian cider. Braggot, sure; mead, of course; beer and wine, Viking-approved; but cider from this...
