(SEATTLE ) – Cider lovers can as soon as once more benefit from the annual Cider Summit Seattle, the area’s largest exhausting cider tasting pageant, with a big selection of meals and drinks. Cider Summit Seattle 2024 will happen Friday, September 6 from 3 – 8 p.m. (VIP session begins at 2 p.m.) and Saturday, September 7 from midday – 5 p.m. This yr, the summit will return to its roots on the Garden at Discovery Middle, situated within the coronary heart of South Lake Union at 101 Westlake Ave. N. Along with this yr’s pageant, attendees can even buy entry to a hosted, four-course pairing session that may happen from 11 a.m. – midday on Saturday, September 7. The tasting will characteristic sips by Tieton Cider Works and bites from Beecher’s Handmade Cheese and Salt Blade Hand Crafted Meats.
“It appears like a homecoming,” mentioned Alan Shapiro, Cider Summit co-founder and producer. “We began Cider Summit Seattle at Discovery Middle greater than a decade in the past. We’re excited to return to the place all of it started for our thirteenth annual pageant.”
Introduced by Amazon and Seattle Cider Taproom, greater than 40 producers convene at Cider Summit to share over 150 ciders, meads, cider cocktails, and fruit spirits, sourced each from the Pacific Northwest and internationally – practically half of that are new to the occasion in 2024. Moreover, many cidermakers shall be in attendance to ship first hand steerage on tasting and pairings.
“Annually our members and cider followers all through the area stay up for Cider Summit Seattle,” mentioned Emily Ritchie, Government Director of NW Cider Affiliation. “Since 2010, it has been the realm’s signature cider occasion. We’re excited to see its momentum proceed within the PNW.”
Tickets are on sale now
Normal admission and VIP tickets at the moment are out there on-line for buy till September 5, 2024.
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VIP tickets – $45+ if bought by July 31 and $50+ after. The VIP tickets embody early entry into the pageant on Sept. 6, in addition to 16 tasting tickets and a pageant tasting glass.
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Normal admission tickets – $35+ if bought by July 31, $40+ via Sept. 5 and $55 on the gate (consists of all taxes/charges). Normal admission tickets embody 12 tasting tickets and a pageant tasting glass.
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Cider, cheese, & charcuterie tasting – out there for $35+ as an add-on to any ticket buy. Consists of entry to a hosted, four-course tasting even on Saturday starting at 11 a.m. House is restricted to 60 individuals and can characteristic a shock bonus tasting.
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Designated driver tickets – out there for $10 on the gate solely and embody a complimentary bottle of water. Minors aren’t allowed on the pageant.
Taxes and costs aren’t included besides as famous. Advance-sale tickets shall be out there completely on-line. Extra tasting tickets can be found onsite at $2 per ticket.
Meals and Extra Enjoyable
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Eats can be found for buy from Kaffeeklatsch and Frelard Tamales, together with further onsite snacks.
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Oregon Fruit Merchandise Fruit Cider Problem, with voting through QR code to find out winner.
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Cider Cocktail Lounge introduced by Thorntail Laborious Agave, that includes all kinds of fruit spirits, pommeau, and extra!
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Heritage Cider Pavilion that includes farm-based regional artisanal cider producers.
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Cease by the Canine Lounge hosted by Simply Meals for Canines and benefitting Seattle Humane Society for shade, water, and treats. Nicely-behaved canines on leash are welcome on the pageant!
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Occasion retailer that includes bottles and cans to-go, pageant merch, and further tasting tickets.
About Cider Summit
Based over a dozen years in the past, Cider Summit produces cider tasting festivals in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, and Chicago. Cider Summit Seattle is sponsored by Amazon, Seattle Cider Taproom, Thorntail Laborious Agave, Oregon Fruit Merchandise, Umpqua Financial institution, Simply Meals for Canines, and NW Drinks. Media companions embody The Stranger, Sip Journal, iHeart Media, and KEXP. Our occasion beneficiaries embody the Institute for Myeloma & Bone Most cancers Analysis, Seattle Humane Society, and NW Cider Affiliation. Be taught extra at CiderSummit.com and observe @CiderSummit on social media and be part of the dialog with #CiderSummitSEA.
