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.
Order of cider from the Mitten Makers
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
Brian Ulbrich of Left Foot Charley was not able to attend this workshop.
Contact for these Makers
- Nicole LeGrand Leibon – https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-legrand-leibon-91238315a/
- Dan Young – Tandem Cider
- Dion Stepanski – Presque Isle Farm Cider
- Brian Ulbrich – Left Foot Charley
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