Northwest Cider Cup

Awards

Sponsors

Judges

Mike Adams, Jessica Arlich, Anthony Baker, Emily Becker, Robert Beezer, Eliseo Bell-Uribe, Brian Bickford, Derek Bolton, Caitlin Braam, Andrew Brooks, Martha Brooks, Jordyn Bunting, Katy Buss, Brandon Buza, Ryan Carnall Carnall, Ava Davis, Jennie Dorsey, Justin Doucet, Kirk Evans, Becky Garrison, Matt Gelsthorpe, Gene Gligorea, Lynn Goodman, Christine Hardie, Maura Hardman, Catherine Haye, Darlene Hayes, Geoff Humphrey, Emily Test Judge, Jana Judge, Rodney Kibzey, Dave Y. Klawer, Jenn Knutzen, Caroline Kristof, Eleanor Leger, Mo Lewis, Tamara Logsdon, Vanessa Lozano, Erik Madrid, Storie Madrid, Olivia Maki, Michelle McGrath, Sam Nightingale, Brighid O'Keane, Gail Oberst, Nikki Panos, Alex Perez, Andrew Perez, Kate Pinsley, Christina Pisciotto, Michael Preuss, George Ptasinski, Steve Rahr, Scott Ramsey, Doug Rehberg, Mike Reis, Laura Rittall, David Robinson, Ethan Sanders, Colin Schilling, Anne Shelton, Sean Thommen, Nick Townsend, Christine Walter, Jason Werner, Matthew Wirth, Sheryl WuDunn

Judges - Best of Show

Mike Adams, Robert Beezer, Brandon Buza, Ryan Carnall Carnall, Jennie Dorsey, Maura Hardman, Darlene Hayes, Rodney Kibzey, Dave Y. Klawer, Eleanor Leger, Tamara Logsdon, Olivia Maki, Michelle McGrath, Brighid O'Keane, Nikki Panos, Kate Pinsley

Stewards

Gemma Schmit

Staff

Emily Becker, Jana Daisy-Ensign, Laura Kennedy, Gemma Schmit

Organizer

NW Cider Cup Admin

By the Numbers

271 Entries 50 Entrants

67 Judges 1 Stewards 4 Staff

51 Placing Entries

Category C1A: Low-Tannin Ciders Dry

23 entries

1st
2 Towns Ciderhouse
Mac Dry (C1A: Low-Tannin Ciders Dry)
2nd
Double Mountain Brewery & Cidery
Dry Cider (C1A: Low-Tannin Ciders Dry)
3rd
Highpoint Cider
Transplant (C1A: Low-Tannin Ciders Dry)

Category C1B: Low-Tannin Ciders Sweet

22 entries

1st
2 Towns Ciderhouse
11th Anniversary (C1B: Low-Tannin Ciders Sweet)
2nd
2 Towns Ciderhouse
Original Cosmic Crisp (C1B: Low-Tannin Ciders Sweet)
3rd
Schilling Cider
Local Legend (C1B: Low-Tannin Ciders Sweet)

Category C2A: High-Tannin Ciders Dry

27 entries

1st
Puget Sound Cider Company
Kingston Black (C2A: High-Tannin Ciders Dry)
2nd
Bauman's Cider
Reine Des Pommes (C2A: High-Tannin Ciders Dry)
3rd
Alpenfire Orchards Llc
Dabinett Yarlington Mill / Dual Varietal (C2A: High-Tannin Ciders Dry)

Category C2B: High-Tannin Ciders Sweet

7 entries

1st
Rootwood Cider Company
Estate Blend (C2B: High-Tannin Ciders Sweet)
2nd
Schilling Cider
Ecxelsior Imperial Apple (C2B: High-Tannin Ciders Sweet)
3rd
Empyrical Orchards and Cider
La Raison Reserve (C2B: High-Tannin Ciders Sweet)

Category C3A: Red-Fleshed Ciders Dry

7 entries

1st
Alpenfire Orchards Llc
Glow (C3A: Red-Fleshed Ciders Dry)
2nd
Puget Sound Cider Company
Mountain Rose' (C3A: Red-Fleshed Ciders Dry)
3rd
Yonder Cider
Wenatchee Wave (C3A: Red-Fleshed Ciders Dry)

Category C3B: Red-Fleshed Ciders Sweet

2 entries

2nd
Bauman's Cider
Mountain Rose Sv (C3B: Red-Fleshed Ciders Sweet)

Category C4A: Low-Tannin Perries

8 entries

1st
Seattle Cider Company
Perry (C4A: Low-Tannin Perries)

Category C4B: High-Tannin Perries

4 entries

1st
Yonder Cider
Barrel Aged Perry (C4B: High-Tannin Perries)
3rd
Empyrical Orchards and Cider
Principle (C4B: High-Tannin Perries)

Category C5A: Wood/Oaked

17 entries

1st
Bauman's Cider
Mezcal Barrel Aged Cider (C5A: Wood/Oaked)
2nd
Kristof Farms
Reserve Cider (C5A: Wood/Oaked)

Category C6A: Single Varietal

17 entries

1st
Puget Sound Cider Company
Kingston Black (C6A: Single Varietal )
2nd
Bauman's Cider
Brown Snout Sv (C6A: Single Varietal )
3rd
Bauman's Cider
McIntosh Pet Nat (C6A: Single Varietal )

Category C7A: Fruit Co-Fermented

28 entries

1st
Victoria Cider Co
Quince Cider (C7A: Fruit Co-Fermented)
2nd
Puget Sound Cider Company
Blackberry Pear (C7A: Fruit Co-Fermented)
3rd
Puget Sound Cider Company
Wild Blue Huckleberry (C7A: Fruit Co-Fermented)

Category C7B: Fruit Post-Fermentation Addition Sweet

43 entries

1st
Meriwether Cider
Plum Dandy (C7B: Fruit Post-Fermentation Addition)
2nd
Sea Cider
Cherry Lane (C7B: Fruit Post-Fermentation Addition Sweet)
3rd
Yonder Cider
Coulee (C7B: Fruit Post-Fermentation Addition)

Category C7C: Fruit Post-Fermentation Addition Dry

14 entries

1st
Yonder Cider
Palisades (C7C: Fruit Post-Fermentation Addition Dry)
2nd
19 Acres Cider Co.
Yuzu Plum (C7C: Fruit Post-Fermentation Addition Dry)
3rd
Bauman's Cider
Loganberry Cider (C7C: Fruit Post-Fermentation Addition Dry)

Category C8A: Botanical Hopped

13 entries

1st
Union Hill Cider Co
Liquid Limber (C8A: Botanical Hopped )
2nd
Meriwether Cider
Hop Shot (C8A: Botanical Hopped )
3rd
Cedar Draw Cider
Imperial Citra Kissed (C8A: Botanical Hopped )

Category C8B: Botanical Herbed

12 entries

1st
2 Towns Ciderhouse
The Baddie (C8B: Botanical Herbed)
2nd
Finnriver Cidery
Lavendar Black Currant (C8B: Botanical Herbed)
3rd
Shuswap Cider Company
Lavender Honey (C8B: Botanical Herbed)

Category C8C: Botanical Spiced

16 entries

1st
Swift Cider
Pineapple Mai Tai (C8C: Botanical Spiced)
2nd
Seattle Cider Company
Pumpkin Spice (C8C: Botanical Spiced)
3rd
Incline Cider Company
Cucumber Jalapeno (C8C: Botanical Spiced)

Category C9A: Specialty Fortified

3 entries

1st
Runcible Cider Company
Ore No. 001 (C9A: Specialty Fortified )
2nd
Sea Cider
Pomona (C9A: Specialty Fortified )
3rd
Alpenfire Orchards Llc
Mistelle (C9A: Specialty Fortified )

Category C9B: Specialty Low Alcohol/Alcohol Removed

5 entries

1st
2 Towns Ciderhouse
N/a Pacific Pineapple Cider (C9B: Specialty Low Alcohol/Alcohol Removed)
2nd
Heartland Ciderworks
The Little Apple (C9B: Specialty Low Alcohol/Alcohol Removed)
3rd
Bauman's Cider
Light Cider (C9B: Specialty Low Alcohol/Alcohol Removed)

Category C9C: Specialty Other

11 entries

1st
Cedar Draw Cider
Sour Empress (C9C: Specialty Other)
2nd
2 Towns Ciderhouse
Plum As You Are (C9C: Specialty Other)
3rd
2 Towns Ciderhouse
Hollow Jack (C9C: Specialty Other)

Best of Show

Cider

Judges: Mike Adams, Robert Beezer, Brandon Buza, Ryan Carnall Carnall, Jennie Dorsey, Maura Hardman, Darlene Hayes, Rodney Kibzey, Dave Y. Klawer, Eleanor Leger, Tamara Logsdon, Olivia Maki, Michelle McGrath, Brighid O'Keane, Nikki Panos, Kate Pinsley

1st
Alpenfire Orchards Llc
Glow (C3A: Red-Fleshed Ciders Dry)
2nd
Yonder Cider
Barrel Aged Perry (C4B: High-Tannin Perries)

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners

Northwest Cider Cup - Awards - Friday, December 1, 2023