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7 Citrus-Spiked Ciders to Try
To be sure, rosé ciders are going to rock your summer. But, we have a prediction about another craft cider trend that’s going to be a big hit as the mercury rises: citrus ciders. When handled properly, the bright tartness of sunny citrus fruits can act as a lovely complement to the round sweetness of…
Read MoreWelcome to Our New Video Series: Cider Mail!
Welcome to our first video series: Cider Mail! This ongoing exploration of the many amazing cider samples sent to us will feature cider experts, writers and makers, as well as chefs, culinary artisans and any other cider enthusiasts we can lure into our studio with the promise of some tasty cider. In our first episode,…
Read MoreCarlson Orchards Launches Its Own Line of Hard Ciders
The Carlson family, along with the team at New England Apple Products of Leominster, Mass., have announced the coming of Carlson Orchards Hard Cider, Carlson Orchards’ own line of hard ciders continuing in its long tradition of working with apples. Carlson Orchards has been producing Massachusetts’ market-leading non-alcoholic farmstand cider for the last 40 years,…
Read MoreGraft Cider is Poised to Take Over the East Coast
Graft Cider, the Hudson Valley-based sour cider phenoms, have had a relatively small footprint up until this year. After forming in the fall of 2016, their ciders were only available in New York, Maryland and Washington D.C. But over the past few months, Graft’s team have undertaken an aggressive expansion, moving into a new state…
Read MoreCollabo to Know: Big Hill + Distillery Lane + Albemarle Joint adVENTURE
Three cider makers might sound like too many cooks in the kitchen, but in the case of the new collaboration from Big Hill Ciderworks, Distillery Lane Ciderworks and Albemarle Ciderworks, three is just the right number for a wonderful collaboration. The three companies from Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia, respectively, each contributed fruit from their orchards and…
Read MoreIt’s All Coming Up Rosés: 8 Ciders to Drink to Get Your Pink On
As rosé wine and champagne continue to shine in the pink-tinted spotlight, rosé cider is also taking the booze scene by storm, thanks to a bunch of cideries throughout the country. With its blushing hue and a wide range of flavor profiles, each rosé has its own personality. So, no matter how or when you…
Read MoreCraft Cider Roundup: Cozy Winter Ciders
Welcome to the next installment of craft cider roundups from Meredith of Along Came a Cider. For more, check out her other articles for Cider Culture about ciders pushing the envelope, still ciders, autumnal ciders, perries and different apples. In this age of strange seasons, we rarely know what to expect of winter. Even in…
Read More4 Cideries Blending Cider and Tea to a Tee
With winter’s chill still weighing heavily in the air, warm up with a nice cup of tea-infused cider! A number of cideries are adding tea blends to their ciders and we’re not mad about it. The flavors of the teas mix perfectly with apples for a new twist on your usual sipper. Find your new…
Read MoreBent Ladder to Release Bad Hombre, a Cider to Benefit the ACLU
On the heels of celebrating its one year anniversary making estate-grown wine and cider, Bent Ladder Cider is about to release a brand new cider, and this one is doing more than just leaving fans satisfied. It will also be celebrating cultural diversity. Bent Ladder will tap its new cider Bad Hombre on Friday, December 15, and…
Read MoreCollabo to Know: Shacksbury + Threes Brewing Mixed Metaphor
Is there anything as satisfying as two brands you love coming together on a collaboration like some kind of mega-awesome Transformer robot? Thankfully, the cider world is all about collabos (like the Graft and Whole Foods cider we recently wrote about), and this new one has got us stoked. Shacksbury, who has been killing it…
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