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Fine Ciders from a Foggy Ridge
The big breweries of the world have jumped on the cider bandwagon in an effort to bolster their bottom lines as sales of their flagship products flatten. With their mighty ad dollars and distribution...
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Sheppy’s Cider’s Deep-Rooted History
Holidays by the sea have been a staple of British life since George III made Weymouth his summer holiday residence in 1789. Some two hundred years later scores of vacationers would load the kids in...
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Raspberry Cider Ice Cream Cake
When you need a special desert nothing fills the bill better than an ice cream cake. They don’t come together in a snap, but this one can be made in stages and can be kept in waiting for the big...
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An End of Summer Cocktail
The dog days of summer are winding down and Labor Day is just around the corner. Still, the heat persists pushing, the tomatoes and peppers into luscious ripening but wilting the dedicated gardener...
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A Little Bit About Cider and the Law
A new election season seems to be upon us, bringing to this writer’s mind thoughts of laws and legislatures and just how they effect the growing cider industry. Alcohol has been a part of the American...
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Blackbeard’s Julep
A Cocktails come in all shapes and sizes and fit for any sort of occasion. Some days you really want the full on booziness of a double martini, while others call for a drink that you can have several...
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America’s First Cocktail
For someone whose years of formal schooling focused on things like the Krebs cycle and the shape of electron shells, little attention was paid to history. A plunge into the fascinating world of cider...
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Rudy’s Holiday Cheer
The season of holidays is upon us with dining and drinking and general merriment. I’m always looking for something new and a little festive that I can serve to my rotating crowd of guests, and this...
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American Cider Zeitgeist
There’s been talk lately about an “identity crisis” happening in the cider industry. Having recently spent the better part of a week with some thousand enthusiastic cider makers and drinkers, it isn’t...
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How Sweet It Is
Every new business wants to differentiate itself, to stand out from the crowd. It is a bit of a mystery, then, why so many websites for smaller cider companies proudly state that they are different...
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