There is no better reference book for the small cidermaker than Claude Jolicoeur’s The New Cidermakers Handbook, whether the goal is just to make a few gallons for drinking at home or getting...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...