314: Top of the Mitten | Michigan Cider Terroir

Northern Michigan a.k.a. Top of the Mitten

A cider tasting with Left Foot Charley, Tandem Cider and Presque Isle Farm Cider as presented at CiderCon20222. Nicole LeGrand Leibon of LaNose Knows consulting moderated this panel discussion and tasting.

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(LtoR) Nicole LeGrand Leibon, Dan Stepanski, Dan Young

Order of cider from the Mitten Makers

The flight as poured during this tasting

1. Earnest – Tandem Cider | Suttons Bay, MI

  • Tandem used cote du blanc yeast and a centrifuge to filter and stop fermentation.

2. Porters Perfection – Left Foot Charley | Traverse City, MI

  • This cidery uses both barrels and stainless steel

3. Crabster – Tandem

4.  Antrium county – left foot Charley

5. Farmhouse cider – Presque Isle Farm | Posen, MI

  • This cidery ferments their ciders with the wild yeast and only pitch yeast if fermentation doesn’t begin

6. Single Varietal Kingston Black, Presque Isle Farm

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Presque Isle Farm – Kingston Black

Brian Ulbrich of Left Foot Charley was not able to attend this workshop.

Contact for these Makers

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