CiderDays 2.0 is bringing America’s oldest distillery, famend cidermakers, and world cider followers to western Massachusetts this November. Since 1994 cider followers have come collectively to find out about all issues apple and cider on each first weekend of the month of November. CiderDays 2.0 helps to reboot, put up the pandemic, this beloved gathering of cider aficionados from far and broad, by showcasing cider-centric workshops, a Cider Pop Up occasion, a Cider Dinner, writer talks, and choose workshops by famend presenters. All occasions for CiderDays 2.0 will happen in downtown Greenfield, Massachusetts at Hawks and Reed Performing Arts Heart.
Kicking off CiderDays 2.0 on Friday night November 4th is a Calvados and American Apple Brandy Guided Tasting. Chicago Brandy and Cider skilled Ambrosia Borowski and Cider Chat podcast Producer and MC Ria Windcaller will current 7 completely different tastings of a number of the prime apple brandies within the US and France. Study the historical past behind Apple Brandy in America and Normandy, the Areas the place it’s made, the Rules, Distillation strategies, and Maturation all within the firm of fellow CiderDays Followers!
On Saturday morning attend a workshop with America’s most well-known Apple Skilled writer John Bunker who can be talking on “Orchard Take care of Owners”. Discover ways to assist these younger (or outdated apples timber) within the yard begin bearing fruit.
The morning continues on with Lisa Laird Dunn presenting the “Historical past of Apple Jack”. Lisa is a ninth Technology member of Laird’s & Firm, the oldest distillery in America relationship again to 1698. Even George Washington liked Laird’s Apple Jack leaving notes in his diary asking Robert Laird for the recipe. Be a part of Lisa as she tells the story of her household’s historical past spanning 300+ years and luxuriate in a sip of three of their choose bottles of Laird’s Apple Brandy.
On Saturday afternoon Lisa Laird Dunn can be at Ryan and Casey’s Liquor Retailer in Greenfield throughout the in-store CiderDays 2.0 tasting from 12:30 – 3 pm signing bottles of Laird’s & Firm Apple Brandy and Apple Jack. Regional makers and cider reps can be available throughout this annual in-house tasting the place choose bottles may be bought to go!
From 2 – 4:30 pm at The Pushkin in downtown Greenfield there can be a Cider Pop-UP. Stroll concerning the outdated financial institution constructing turned performing arts middle and meet your favourite cider authors like Claude Jolicoeur who can be talking about his latest guide Cider Planet. Matt Kaminsky a.ok.a. Gnarly Pippin has a brand new guide out and can be speaking about foraging and grafting fruit. Ciders of Spain will present each a tasting and a chat. Discover repurposed barrels was furnishings and bottle hangers for these choose ciders.
CiderDays 2.0 additionally welcomes the return of the Cider Dinner on Saturday night! This five-course gluten-free dinner can be paired with cider from six ladies producers all from the east coast. Diners will hear from West County Cider (MA) founder Judith Maloney, Louisa Spencer of Farnum Hill Cider (NH), Eleanor Leger of Eden Specialty Cider (VT), Anne Garwood Hampp of Ragged Hill Cider (MA), Nicole Blum of Carr’s Ciderhouse (MA) and Lisa Laird Dunn of Laird’s & Firm (NJ).
Rolling as much as CiderDays 2.0 is western Mass Cider Week (October twenty eighth – November 4th). Native faucet rooms, eating places, cideries, and breweries will all be showcasing cider and cider pairings with orchard walks open at regional cideries and mills. Get pleasure from free talks at 4 Phantoms Brewery in Greenfield on co-fermenting cider and beer and all-day occasions on the weekend at New Salem Cider the place you’ll be able to take a glass and stroll about their museum-quality orchard overlooking the Quabbin Reservoir.
CiderDays 2.0 is produced by Cider Chat | Schedule of Occasions
