Meet one half of the family team at Botanist and Barrel
Botanist and Barrel is a family owned and operated cidery based in North Carolina. Kether Smith and brother Lyndon and their respective spouses Derick McGuffey and Amie Fields make the magic happen at this eclectic cidery with two locations. They began selling cider commercially in 2017 and they all enjoy making cider.
There are two tasting rooms. Production happens at the Cedar Grove Location and in Asheville you can visit the Botanist and Barrel Tasting Room.
In this Cider Chat
Lyndon and Amie were interviewed while attending CiderCon 2024 in Portland Oregon. They provide tips on how to approach their products when visiting the tasting room.
- Try a flight. There are four flight options.
- Sour and Spice Flight
- Barrel aged
- Any thing goes
- Hybrids and co-ferments
- The ciders and co-ferments of Botanist and Barrel
- Tips for working with family members
- Visiting the tasting rooms
Contact and Visit Botanist and Barrel
- Asheville Tasting Room
- Website: https://www.botanistandbarrelasheville.com/
- Address: 32 Broadway Street, Ste 110, Ashville North Carolina
- Telephone: (828) 338-9516
- Cedar Grove Tasting Room
Mentions in this Cider Chat
- Kordick Family Farm – Listen to Episode 369 featuring the Kordick Family
- New York International Cider Competition 2024
- French Cider Tour 2024
- Episode 288 Space Time Mead and Cider Works | Pennsylvania
- @degerdenner in the Netherlands
- Cider Summit
