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5 Hard Cider Cocktails to Try This Fall

By Samantha Story / September 20, 2021 /

What better way to toast the fall (and escape the looming winter) than with a cider cocktail in hand? Cider lends the perfect seasonal twist to any adult refreshment, bringing both sweetness and acidity to your glass. We’ve gathered some tasty cider cocktails for you to serve at your next fireside soirée (or heck, even…

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Cider Loves Food: Pasties and Hand Pies

By Meredith Collins / August 5, 2021 /

In our column, “Cider Loves Food,” contributor Meredith Collins (blogger extraordinaire at Along Came a Cider) is looking at different cuisines and finding the perfect ciders to help take your meals to the next level. There comes a time, particularly in the summer, when I just don’t want to cook. Maybe it’s Thursday and I’ve cooked every night…

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Cider and Grilling Pairings

Cider Loves Food: Grilled Cookout Fare

By Meredith Collins / June 24, 2021 /

In our column, “Cider Loves Food,” contributor Meredith Collins (blogger extraordinaire at Along Came a Cider) is looking at different cuisines and finding the perfect ciders to help take your meals to the next level. It’s so warm here today that I had to rescue my potted basil from a sunny window. Eek! This seems…

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Cider Loves Food: Hometown Heroes

By Meredith Collins / May 12, 2021 /

In our column, “Cider Loves Food,” contributor Meredith Collins (blogger extraordinaire at Along Came a Cider) is looking at different cuisines and finding the perfect ciders to help take your meals to the next level. I’m so happy to have the chance to really geek out by combining two of my favorite topics: cider pairings and regional cuisine.…

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Buskey Peach Tea Cider

Taste the Rainbow: How Cidermakers Create New Cider Flavors

By Emily Kovach / February 25, 2021 /

Perhaps you’ve noticed — it’s been practically impossible to miss — the veritable explosion of flavored ciders over the past few years. Of course, other fruits have always made their ways into craft cider, usually familiar farm crops, like cherries and berries. But cidermakers’ collective creativity keeps pushing boundaries, uncovering new sensory experiences for cider…

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winter cider cocktails

6 Cider Cocktails for Late-Winter Survival

By Madeline Rice Brommer / February 22, 2021 /

Though you may be getting teased by some unseasonably warm days in your area, winter’s chill isn’t gone for good. But, why mourn the cold when you could be enjoying these final chilly weeks with a cozy cider cocktail in hand? Here are a few of our favorite cider-infused cocktails to get you through the…

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Cider & Cheese: How to Create a Delectable Cheese Board

By Emily Kovach / January 20, 2021 /

You don’t need us to explain why cheese and cider are so great together (so great, in fact, that some cheese makers have even begun washing their cheeses with cider). But, that’s not to say that all cheese and cider pairings are created equal, because they’re not. Playing with texture, flavor, acidity and sweetness, you…

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Cider Culture is Now the Official Publication of the American Cider Association

By Emily Kovach / January 12, 2021 /

Friends, we are so excited to announce that we will be serving a bigger mission in 2021 and beyond. In six years since our founding, Cider Culture has curated and cultivated cider content, like events, travel guide, recipes, news and interviews. Now, in our next chapter, we are thrilled to be the official publication of…

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cider at Thanksgiving

This Thanksgiving, Try Cider-Can Turkey

By Stephanie Anderson / November 12, 2020 /

One of the biggest things agonized over during the approach for Thanksgiving is how to cook the turkey. Marinate? Brine? Roast? Grill? Fry? There are so many options, each offering a different level of difficulty and ultimate flavor outcome. One wrong move, one poor tactical culinary decision, and you’ve got yourself a tasteless and dry Thanksgiving turkey.…

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Tipping the Scale: How Juicing.Systems Helps Cideries Grow

By Emily Kovach / October 6, 2020 /

For nearly all craft cideries, there is something that defines their stories and sets the course for years to come. Perhaps it’s winning a home-brewing competition and realizing the potential of turning a passion into a profession. Maybe it’s meeting the right investor who shares your vision. For many cideries, however, this moment of truth…

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Cider Business School

Cider Business School Wrap-Up and Links to Videos of the Sessions

By Emily Kovach / August 17, 2020 /

In mid-August, we wrapped up a four-week session of an online educational platform called Cider Business School, presented by Ekos, makers of amazing cider management software, and Cider Culture. We wanted to extend a hearty thank you to everyone who helped to make these classes a success: Thank you to the presenters and to all…

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Cider Clubs

Shake Up Your Cider Routine: 5 Cider Clubs to Try

By Emily Kovach / August 5, 2020 /

You know the feeling: You’re standing in front of the cider section at your local bottle shop, or looking over the draft menu at your favorite bar, hoping that there’s something new to explore. And, more often than not, it’s the same exact things to choose from that you had last week. Before you get…

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