Put out throughout the globe, an open name for submissions introduced in over 400 ciders throughout all classes this yr. Submissions had been sampled blind and judged in particular person over 2 full days by main cider business specialists who decided the highest 4 medalists in every respective class.
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HERITAGE – DRY
Description: As much as 2% residual sugar. Apple solely, targeted on the particular apple used.. Ciders on this class are made primarily with bittersweet and/or bittersharp apples and the ensuing cider has vital bittersweet/bittersharp traits and tannin content material. Apples could embrace multi-use and cider-specific apples (reminiscent of Dabbinet, Chisel Jersey, Domaine, Frequin Rouge) leading to greater tannin content material.
PLATINUM
French Cidre – Lewis Creek Orchard Reserve
CIDERY | Noble Cider
Asheville, NC
DOUBLE GOLD
Serendipity
CIDERY | Fort Hill Cider
Keswick, VA
GOLD
2021 Golden Russet / Porter’s Perfection
CIDERY | Black Diamond Cider
Trumansburg, NY
SILVER
Jersey Mix
CIDERY | Greenwood Cider
Seattle, WA
JUDGES’ PICKS
English Cider – Lewis Creek Orchard Reserve
CIDERY | Noble Cider – Asheville, NC
2021 Cackling Hen
CIDERY | Seminary Hill Orchard & Cidery – Callicoon, NY
Kermerrian
CIDERY | Portland Cider Firm – Clackamas, OR
HERITAGE – SWEET
Description: >2.0% residual sugar. Apple- solely, targeted on the particular apple used. Ciders on this class are made primarily with bittersweet and/or bittersharp apples and the ensuing cider has vital bittersweet/bittersharp traits and tannin content material. Apples could embrace multi-use and cider-specific apples (reminiscent of Dabbinet, Chisel Jersey, Domaine, Frequin Rouge) leading to greater tannin content material.
PLATINUM
Lafayette
CIDERY | 1911 Established
Lafayette, NY
DOUBLE GOLD
Gold Rush
CIDERY | Snow Capped Cider
Cedaredge, CO
GOLD
La Raison Reserve
CIDERY | Empyrical Orchards and Cider
Snohomish, WA
SILVER
Reserve Cider
CIDERY | Kristof Farms Cider
Yamhill, OR
SINGLE VARIETAL
Description: A showcase of 1 varietal; should be 80% varietal and apple solely.
PLATINUM
Orchard Reserve
CIDERY | Blake’s Laborious Cider
Armada, MI
DOUBLE GOLD
Porter’s Perfection
CIDERY | Snow Capped Cider
Cedaredge, CO
GOLD
Harrison
CIDERY | Fenceline Cider
Mancos, CO
SILVER
Bella – Lewis Creek Orchard Reserve
CIDERY | Noble Cider
Asheville, NC
JUDGES’S PICKS
Porter’s Perfection Single Varietal
CIDERY | Bauman’s Cider – Gervais, OR
Golden Russet
CIDERY | Snow Capped Cider – Cedaredge, CO
Honeycrisp
CIDERY | 19 Acres Cider Co. – Sherwood, OR
PERRY
Description: 100% fermented pear, constructed from pear varieties grown particularly for perry manufacturing, in addition to these constructed from culinary/desk pears. Might be labeled as pear cider so long as it’s completely pear juice.
PLATINUM
Winter Pear
CIDERY | Snow Capped Cider
Cedaredge, CO
DOUBLE GOLD
Precept
CIDERY | Empyrical Orchards and Cider
Snohomish, WA
GOLD
Perry
CIDERY | Forbidden Fruit Cider Co.
Palisade, CO
SILVER
Barrel Aged Perry
CIDERY | Yonder Cider
Wenatchee, WA
JUDGES’ PICKS
Perry
CIDERY | Alma Cider – Mount Vernon, WA
Berry Perry
CIDERY | Stormalong Cider – Sherborn, MA
Little Martha Outdated World Perry
CIDERY | Double Mountain Brewery & Cidery – Hood River, OR
NATURAL
Description: This class ought to be for pure ‘model’ ciders -which embrace Spanish sidra model ciders and different ciders with vital wild yeast/ bacterial traits. Additionally contains ‘low intervention’ winemaking model ciders. These ciders shouldn’t have vital bittersweet traits.
PLATINUM
Cidre Bouché Brut
CIDERY | Pierre Huet
Cambremer, France
DOUBLE GOLD
Amour Brut
CIDERY | Maison Hérout
Auvers, France
GOLD
Uncooked
CIDERY | Brooklyn Cider Home
New Paltz, NY
SILVER
2019 Grande Cuvée Further Brut
CIDERY | Maison Hérout
Auvers, France
JUDGES’ PICKS
Ariane 5
CIDERY | House Time Mead & Cider Works – Dumore, PA
2021 Geneva Tremlett’s
CIDERY | Black Diamond Cider – Trumansburg, NY
Inexperienced City Lunch Field
CIDERY | Mountain West Cider – Salt Lake Metropolis, UT
PÉT NAT
Description: The pét nat course of entails reaching carbonation by way of the fermentation course of slightly than infusing CO2 into the beverage. These ciders could also be spontaneously fermented or pitched, however should be bottle completed. Apple and/or pear solely, apples used could also be dessert/culinary or cider-specific.
PLATINUM
Three of Life
CIDERY | Brooklyn Cider Home
New Paltz, NY
DOUBLE GOLD
2022 Not What we Could Be
CIDERY | Botanist & Barrel
Cedar Grove, NC
GOLD (TIE)
Salish Trio
CIDERY | Madrone Cider
Friday Harbor, WA
GOLD (TIE)
McIntosh Pét Nat
CIDERY | Bauman’s Cider
Gervais, OR
SILVER
The Native Mix
CIDERY | Madrone Cider
Friday Harbor, WA
MODERN – DRY
Description: as much as 2% Residual Sugar: Apple solely, targeted on the particular apples, dessert/culinary or multi-purpose apples (reminiscent of Fuji, Newtown Pippin, McInosh, Golden Russet). Ensuing cider is contemporary, excessive acid with little to no tannin.
PLATINUM
Metropolis Fruit
CIDERY | Seattle Cider Co.
Seattle, WA
DOUBLE GOLD (TIE)
Dry
CIDERY | Double Mountain Brewery & Cidery
Hood River, OR
DOUBLE GOLD (TIE)
Gentle Cider
CIDERY | Seattle Cider Co.
Seattle, WA
GOLD
Russet
CIDERY | Bent Ladder
Doylestown, OH
SILVER
Gold Rush
CIDERY | Blake’s Laborious Cider
Armada, MI
JUDGES’ PICKS
BrightCider
CIDERY | 2 Cities Ciderhouse – Corvallis, OR
Dry
CIDERY | Greenwood Cider – Seattle, WA
Dry Me!
CIDERY | Black Apple Laborious Cider – Springdale, AR
MODERN – SWEET
Description: >2.0% Residual Sugar: Apple solely, targeted on the particular apples, dessert/culinary or multi-purpose apples (reminiscent of Fuji, Newtown Pippin, McInosh, Golden Russet). Ensuing cider is contemporary, excessive acid with little to no tannin.
PLATINUM
Honeycrisp
CIDERY | Seattle Cider Co.
Seattle, WA
DOUBLE GOLD
Unique
CIDERY | 1911 Established
Lafayette, NY
GOLD
Unique
CIDERY | Glacial Until Craft Cider
Ashland, NE
SILVER
PINOVA
CIDERY | Snow Capped Cider
Cedaredge, CO
JUDGES’ PICKS
Semi Candy
CIDERY | Seattle Cider Co. – Seattle, WA
Little Wild
CIDERY | Brooklyn Cider Home – New Paltz, NY
Genuine Cider
CIDERY | Bauman’s Cider – Gervais, OR
IMPERIAL
Description: Ciders with higher-than-average alcohol content material and daring flavors. Imperial ciders have an ABV of 8% or greater.
PLATINUM
Imperial Hazy Honeycrisp
CIDERY | Incline Cider
Tacoma, WA
DOUBLE GOLD
Unique Cosmic Crisp
CIDERY | 2 Cities Ciderhouse
Corvallis, OR
GOLD (TIE)
Odyssey
CIDERY | Seattle Cider Co.
Seattle, WA
GOLD (TIE)
American Apple
CIDERY | Blake’s Laborious Cider
Armada, MI
SILVER (TIE)
Golden Delish
CIDERY | Avid Cider Co.
Bend, OR
SILVER (TIE)
Goal
CIDERY | Empyrical Orchards and Cider
Snohomish, WA
JUDGES’ PICKS
Excelsior Imperial Apple
CIDERY | Schilling Cider – Auburn, WA
Royal Apricot
CIDERY | Avid Cider Co. – Bend, OR
Imperial Dry
CIDERY | Portland Cider Firm – Clackamas, OR
ROSÉ
Description: (Purple-Fleshed Varieties): Cider with a pinkish hue made heritage cider apples, together with red-fleshed varieties. A cider could also be pinkish in colour and the cidermaker could select to not use the rosé cider nomenclature, however all rosé ciders are pinkish in colour.
PLATINUM
Rosé
CIDERY | Alma Cider
Mount Vernon, WA
DOUBLE GOLD (TIE)
Raspberry Cosmic Crisp
CIDERY | 2 Cities Ciderhouse
Corvallis, OR
DOUBLE GOLD (TIE)
Excelsior Imperial Purple Glo
CIDERY | Schilling Cider
Auburn, WA
GOLD
Mountain Rose Single Varietal
CIDERY | Bauman’s Cider
Gervais, OR
SILVER
Redfield
CIDERY | Champlain Orchards
Shoreham, VT
JUDGES’ PICKS
Rosé Purple Flesh
CIDERY | Double Mountain Brewery & Cidery – Hood River, OR
Purple Flesh
CIDERY | Greenwood Cider – Seattle, WA
Arctic Rosé
CIDERY | Thor’s Laborious Cider – Stillwater, MN
FRUIT
Description: Cider infused or co-fermented with different fruits, reminiscent of pear, tropical fruit, and so forth.
PLATINUM
Forbidden Fruit – Pinot Noir
CIDERY | Bauman’s Cider
Gervais, OR
DOUBLE GOLD (TIE)
Rosé
CIDERY | Brooklyn Cider Home
New Paltz, NY
DOUBLE GOLD (TIE)
Watermelon
CIDERY | Locust Cider
Gig Harbor, WA
GOLD
Yuzu Plum
CIDERY | 19 Acres Cider Co.
Sherwood, OR
SILVER
Lestat
CIDERY | Ironbark Ciderworks
Claremont, CA
JUDGES’ PICKS
Orange Blossom Cider
CIDERY | Bauman’s Cider – Gervais, OR
Inversion
CIDERY | Empyrical Orchards and Cider – Snohomish, WA
Blueberry Pomegranate
CIDERY | Avid Cider Co. – Bend, OR
BERRY
Description: Cider base infused with any mixture of berries.
PLATINUM
Blueberry Rosé
CIDERY | Indignant Orchard
Walden, NY
DOUBLE GOLD
Blueberry
CIDERY | Glacial Until Craft Cider
Ashland, NE
GOLD
Blackberry
CIDERY | Washington Gold Cider
Chelan, WA
SILVER
Triple Jam
CIDERY | Blake’s Laborious Cider
Armada, MI
JUDGES’ PICKS
Wild Berry Knight
CIDERY | Noble Cider – Asheville, NC
Berry Mac
CIDERY | Riley’s Cidery – Bowen Island, British Columbia
Upta Camp
CIDERY | Artifact Cider Venture – Cambridge, MA
STONE FRUIT
Description: Cider infused or co-fermented with stone fruit, reminiscent of cherry, apricot, plum, and so forth.
PLATINUM
Plum Dandy
CIDERY | Meriwether Cider
Backyard Metropolis, ID
DOUBLE GOLD
Apricot Peach
CIDERY | Mill Haus Cider Co.
Eatonville, WA
GOLD
Yuzu Plum
CIDERY | 19 Acres Cider Co.
Sherwood, OR
SILVER
Plum & Lemongrass
CIDERY | Snow Capped Cider
Cedaredge, CO
JUDGES’ PICKS
Bitter Cherry
CIDERY | Snow Capped Cider – Cedaredge, CO
Peach
CIDERY | Blake’s Laborious Cider – Armada, MI
Cellar Collection Oak Apricot, Nectarine & Honey
CIDERY | 2 Cities Ciderhouse – Corvallis, OR
TROPICAL
Description: Cider infused or co-fermented with ONLY tropical fruits reminiscent of dragon fruit, acai, pineapple, guava and papaya.
PLATINUM
Large Zesty
CIDERY | Schilling Cider
Auburn, WA
DOUBLE GOLD (TIE)
Tropical Cosmic Crisp
CIDERY | 2 Cities Ciderhouse
Corvallis, OR
DOUBLE GOLD (TIE)
Tropicolada
CIDERY | Blake’s Laborious Cider
Armada, MI
GOLD
Ardour Pineapple
CIDERY | Glacial Until Craft Cider
Ashland, NE
SILVER (TIE)
Juhu Seaside
CIDERY | Artifact Cider Venture
Cambridge, MA
SILVER (TIE)
Pineapple Ginger
CIDERY | North Canyon Cider Firm
Camino, CA
JUDGES’ PICKS
Ardour Seeker
CIDERY | Blake’s Laborious Cider – Armada, MI
Pineapple Agave
CIDERY | Seattle Cider Co. – Seattle, WA
POGA
CIDERY | Hale & True Cider – Philadelphia, PA
HOPPED
Description: Cider with hops added.
PLATINUM
Hip Hops
CIDERY | 2 Cities Ciderhouse
Corvallis, OR
DOUBLE GOLD
Pomme Paloma Pink Boots Collab
CIDERY | Mountain West Cider
Salt Lake Metropolis, UT
GOLD
Idaho 7
CIDERY | Bauman’s Cider
Corvallis, OR
SILVER
Hopricot
CIDERY | Ponderosa Cider Co.
Auburn, CA
JUDGES’ PICKS
Cider Tree with Citra Hops
CIDERY | Hazlitt 1852 Vineyards – Hector, NY
Cottonwood
CIDERY | Mountain West Cider – Salt Lake Metropolis, UT
Hoppy Fruits
CIDERY | Glacial Until Craft Cider – Ashland, NE
BOTANICAL
Description: Cider infused with any mixture of herbs, nectars, leaves, tea, and so forth.
PLATINUM
Hibiscus
CIDERY | Black Apple Laborious Cider
Springdale, AK
DOUBLE GOLD
Strawberry Hibiscus
CIDERY | 19 Acres Cider Co.
Sherwood, OR
GOLD
Apricot Sage
CIDERY | Seaside Bee Meadery
Lengthy Department, NJ
SILVER
Cherry Rose
CIDERY | 19 Acres Cider Co.
Sherwood, OR
JUDGES’ PICKS
Lavender Honey
CIDERY | Tieton Cider Works – Yakima, WA
Duchess
CIDERY | Ironbark Ciderworks – Claremont, CA
Rosé
CIDERY | Anna’s Cider – Santa Paula, CA
SPECIALTY
Description: A catchall class for distinctive blends, a cider base infused with any specialty components reminiscent of squash, espresso, rhubarb, New England-style, and so forth. Additionally contains cysers.
PLATINUM
Strawberry Rhubarb
CIDERY | Glacial Until Craft Cider
Ashland, NE
DOUBLE GOLDChocolate Coated Strawberry
CIDERY | Glacial Until Craft Cider
Ashland, NE
GOLD
Holy Habanero
CIDERY | Portland Cider Firm
Clackamas, OR
SILVER
Larrabee
CIDERY | Champlain Orchards
Shoreham, VT
JUDGES’ PICKS
Sunday Bitter
CIDERY | Odd Brothers Craft Cider – Homer, MI
Cucumber Ginger
CIDERY | Anna’s Cider – Santa Paula, CA
Bitter Watermelon
CIDERY | Tieton Cider Works – Yakima, WA
COCKTAIL-INSPIRED
Description: Ciders with apple or pear base, which are influenced by cocktails (ex. paloma, sangria, margarita, mojito, mimosa).
PLATINUM
La Paloma
CIDERY | Soundbite Cider
Everett, WA
DOUBLE GOLD
Mountain Mule
CIDERY | Schilling Cider
Auburn, WA
GOLD
Strawberry Mojito
CIDERY | Bauman’s Cider
Gervais, OR
SILVER
Coulee
CIDERY | Yonder Cider
Wenatchee, WA
JUDGES’ PICKS
Velvet Cashmere
CIDERY | Yonder Cider – Wenatchee, WA
Lemon Drop
CIDERY | Portland Cider Firm – Clackamas, OR
Sangria
CIDERY | 1911 Established – Lafayette, NY
SPICED
Description: Cider infused with any mixture of spices or spicy greens, reminiscent of baking spices, habaneros, ginger, and so forth.
PLATINUM
El Chavo
CIDERY | Blake’s Laborious Cider
Armada, MI
DOUBLE GOLD
Yuletide
CIDERY | 19 Acres Cider Co.
Sherwood, OR
GOLD
Harvest Cider
CIDERY | Bauman’s Cider
Gervais, OR
SILVER
Apple Pie
CIDERY | Washington Gold
Chelan, WA
JUDGES’ PICKS
Ginger Fizz
CIDERY | T
or’s Laborious Cider – Stillwater, MN
JalaPEARño’
CIDERY | Snow Capped Cider – Cedaredge, CO
El Thoro
CIDERY | Thor’s Laborious Cider – Stillwater, MN
WOOD-AGED
Description: Ciders aged in or with wooden, reminiscent of barrels, oak cubes, chips, staves, and so forth.
PLATINUM
Blanc Mollet
CIDERY | Snow Capped Cider
Cedaredge, CO
DOUBLE GOLD
Sur Lie
CIDERY | Union Hill Cider Co.
East Wenatchee, WA
GOLD
Purple-Wine Barrel Aged Berry
CIDERY | Seattle Cider Co.
Seattle, WA
SILVER
Bourbon Barrel Peach
CIDERY | Tieton Cider Works
Yakima, WA
JUDGES’ PICKS
Cabin Nights
CIDERY | Glacial Until Craft Cider – Ashland, NE
Cabernet Barrel-Aged
CIDERY | Clarksburg Cider Co. – Lancaster, NY
Sapsong
CIDERY | Brooklyn Cider Home – New Paltz, NY
DESSERT/FORTIFIED
Description: Ice cider, late harvest, pommeau-style or different types with spirits added.
PLATINUM (TIE)
Winter Crisp
CIDERY | Bent Ladder
Doylestown, OH
PLATINUM (TIE)
Hewes Crab Pommeau 5 12 months Reserve
CIDERY | Fort Hill Cider
Keswick, VA
DOUBLE GOLD
Pommeau
CIDERY | Indignant Orchard
Walden, NY
GOLD
Hen’s Tooth
CIDERY | Seminary Hill Orchard & Cidery
Callicoon, NY
SILVER
ORE No. 001
CIDERY | Runcible Cider
Mosier, OR
JUDGES’ PICKS
2021 Porter’s Pommeau
CIDERY | Black Diamond Cider – Trumansburg, NY
Pommeau
CIDERY | 1911 Established – Lafayette, NY
Pommeau
CIDERY | Brooklyn Cider Home – New Paltz, NY
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