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343: Volunteers are the Engine of the Event | CiderDays 2.0 Part 3

Volunteering for CiderDays, Since 1994 On the first ever CiderDays, which was a one day event held on November 5, 1994, volunteers were stationed at local cider mills to encourage people to learn how to make cider. When the event became a 2-day experience, volunteers helped to make this annual event which is held on … Read more

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342: Cider Celebrities in the House & Bottles | CiderDays 2.0 ~ Part 2

Celebrities in Cider flocking to CiderDays 2.0 CiderDays and has now been dubbed as CiderDays 2.0 and the celebrities attending can both be found in the bottles and the new and familiar face of cider today at this November 4th -6th.  Finally the return of in person events and friends from afar flocking to western … Read more

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341: Going to CiderDays 2.0 | Tip of the Glass Part 1

Going to CiderDays 2.0 | Part 1 This year 2022 is the reboot of America’s oldest educational and festive cider event dubbed this year as CiderDays 2.0 and this episode we tip the glass to those who are helping make it happen and find out what they are doing on November 4th-6th. In this episode … Read more

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340: Eric Bordelet on Pairing Cider with Food

Cider Pairing with Food “One must taste, taste, taste to know.” say maker Eric Bordelet when pairing food with cider. Yes, it is not as simple as seeing the menu, but also knowing how both the Chefs in the kitchen and the Maker in the cidery work with their ingredients at hand. In this Cider … Read more

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339: On the Bus with the French Cider Tour | Part 2

Click this link for info on CiderDays 2.0 Why a Cider Tour Bus is better than going Solo The obvious reason why taking a bus tour vs driving on your own to visit French cidermakers is that you can imbibe! But wait there is more! In this episode 339, the guest on the 2022 French … Read more

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338: Audio Snap Shots from French Cider Tour | Part 1

Normandy to Brittany on the French Cider Tour The 2022 French Cider Tour that took travelers from across North America on a trip of a life time was a trip of a life time. Not only were the apple and pear trees laden with fruit, but the hot and humid weather pattern finally broke and … Read more

336: Cider Yeast Choices with Fermentis

Fermentis Offers 4 Cider Yeast for Makers Anne Flesch Regional Sales Manager and Technical Sales Support Manager at Fermentis helps us sort through the magical world of yeast and fermenting cider. And she also address 3 listener questions on the topic of yeast and fermentation. Upcoming Q&A with Fermentis on September 29th, 2022. Go to … Read more

Ep 334 Laird Family

334: Laird’s & Co. Apple Jack & Brandy Barrel Aging | Part 2

How the Laird Family honed the making of Apple Jack In Part 1 of this two part series on Laird’s & Company, we met with 9th generation Lisa Laird Dunn. Lisa is the COO and Global Ambassador of this family business. In that episode #333 Lisa shared the family’s 324 year history beginning in 1698 … Read more