I’ve been importing cider for the last three years. It’s not a business I intended to start; instead it was instead born out of necessity. Three years has been a very long time, a journey fraught with a lot more bad timing, bad decisions and bad advice. And while I...
According to Aidan Currie, owner of Portland, Oregon–based Swift Cider, Cider is the most American of beverages. As the nation grew, so did the apple orchards. Apples were pressed into cider each fall, naturally fermenting and becoming steadily higher in alcohol...
Apple Tales with Darlene Hayes This is a tale about a group of apples that is not very familiar to most people: crabapples. Throughout history, they’ve been thought of as thoroughly hard, sour, astringent, bitter and unpleasant to eat — mostly because they were....
Tall Tails is a series of ciders come to life by inspiration of apple driven cocktails and legendary stories from within the Hudson Valley. By utilizing spirit barrels for long term aging and blending techniques, AO Cidermakers are able to create beverages that...
The more you speak to professional cidermakers, the clearer it becomes that the occupation isn’t an easy one. Hard work, high risks, huge stress and loads of other anti-perks can make the job a regrettable one for those not up to the task. So why do it? That’s...
From the classic Crisp Apple to the vibrant Tropical, Angry Orchard ciders are a standby at retailers across the country. But there’s more to the brand than those national offerings. Angry Orchard also operates the Cider House on a historic 60-acre orchard in...
Polly Dalton is a co-owner and managing member of Upstream Cider, a Stevens Point, Wis., cidery focused on crafting wild fermented ciders from organically grown local apples. Dalton and her partner Oren Jakobson are also organic farmers and their commitment to...
Apple Tales with Darlene Hayes McIntosh is such a familiar apple in the United States, we tend to forget that it came from farther north in Canada. It got its name from John McIntosh (1777-1845), who discovered it growing on land he was clearing near Matilda...
Marcio Buffolo, award winning brewer, joins the team at Mountain West as the Head Cider Maker Salt Lake City, Utah: Award winning brewer, Marcio Buffolo, has accepted a position at Mountain West Cider as the Head Cider Maker! Formerly the Quality Control Manager...
From an alcohol-free perry to a new orchard in Hood River, big changes are on the horizon for the Vashon Island–based grower Vashon Island’s Nashi Orchards is ripe with change. Owners Jim Gerlach and Cheryl Lubbert — married for 26 years and counting — are always...
