We are actually accepting submissions for the seventh Annual Cidercraft Awards! The highest 4 successful ciders from every class can be awarded medals (platinum, double gold, gold and silver), creating the final word cider useful resource for readers!
Cidercraft Awards are open to all commercially produced ciders and can be found for shoppers to buy.
Why Undergo the cidercraft awards?
The Cidercraft Awards provides a possibility for cider producers of all sizes to achieve recognition, promote their merchandise and join with the cider neighborhood on a nationwide & worldwide stage.
“We all the time say we’re not the little league of cider competitions, we don’t simply award medals solely for participation. To be acknowledged as one of many prime 4 in every class in a crowd of tons of of submissions – is a gigantic accomplishment for a cidery and might play an important position in establishing your popularity, model and finally driving gross sales.” Kristin Bacon, Writer/CEO
Cidercraft Awards stand out from different cider competitions with its strong media platform and dedication to championing the cider business for over a decade. With a neighborhood of almost 20,000+ opt-in subscribers and 13,000 social media followers we provide a singular alternative to broaden your attain and join straight with cider fanatics worldwide.
Even when your cider doesn’t win an award, collaborating within the competitors supplies cideries with written suggestions from judges of every cider submitted.
The Course of
The ciders can be tasted blind by a panel of main cider palettes together with Licensed Cider Professionals, beverage administrators/consumers, writers, makers, bottle store house owners, distributors and business professionals.
The medalists can be introduced Might 30, 2024 to Cidercraft readers and followers by way of cidercraftmag.com, a digital awards subject, social media channels, opt-in e-mail database and valued companions.
Cidercraft awards Submission Pointers
Please make sure to learn submission pointers and directions fastidiously. Classes and descriptions are outlined under. For any questions please attain out to Melissa Miller at [email protected].
- Deadline to submit and product delivered is Friday, April 19
- Value of entry is $70 USD for every particular person product submitted. Fee is accepted by test on the deal with listed under, or bank card on-line by clicking HERE. The relevant charges have to be paid with submission to be entered within the judging.
- Please fill out the submission type HERE .
- Every type supplies for as much as 5 (5) submissions. If you’re submitting greater than 5 (5) merchandise, submit one type and begin a second (or third) till you might be completed. The submission is not going to be entered if the judging type shouldn’t be accomplished on-line and fee obtained.
- For 750-milliliter bottles, ship three (3) samples every. For 64-ounce growlers, ship one (1) pattern every. Dessert/fortified submit (2) samples. For the whole lot else, ship 4 (4) samples of every.
- If a cider can slot in multiple class, a producer could submit it into each classes as separate submissions. If a single class is most popular, choose the class during which the cider’s dominant traits would finest match.
- Please keep away from transport merchandise utilizing popcorn packing supplies.
- Competitors judging dates are Might 7-8, 2024.
Within the occasion {that a} cider is submitted to the incorrect class, the Cidercraft group will recategorize the submission. If, nonetheless, a class lacks enough submissions to warrant its personal class, ciders can be moved to probably the most appropriate class accessible. If relocation isn’t possible, the submission can be refunded, and the producer can be notified of any modifications.
Delivery Directions
- Fastidiously bundle all glass-format ciders, particularly growlers, as transport firms should not all the time light.
- PLEASE don’t use packing peanuts or popcorn.
- Ship all entries and test funds to the next deal with:
Seattle Wine Storage
Attn: Cidercraft Journal
9401 Aurora Ave N
Seattle, WA 98103
For in-person supply, it’s possible you’ll drop off on to Seattle Wine Storage and allow them to know the supply is for Cidercraft. Seattle Wine Storage is open from 12-6pm, each day.
CATEGORIES
BERRY : Cider base infused with any mixture of berries. This cider is berry solely, no different adjuncts.
BOTANICAL: Cider base infused with any mixture of herbs, nectars, leaves, tea, and so forth.
COCKTAIL-INSPIRED: Ciders with apple or pear base, which are influenced by cocktails (ex. paloma, sangria, margarita, mojito, mimosa).
DESSERT/FORTIFIED: Ice cider, late harvest, pommeau-style or different types with spirits added.
FRUIT: Cider base infused or co-fermented with different fruits, resembling pear, tropical fruit, and so forth. Stone Fruit ciders have their very own class.
FRUIT / STONE-FRUIT CO-FERMENTED: Cider plus fruit which are fermented collectively
HIGH TANNIN – Dry- as much as 2% RS Apple- solely, centered on the particular apple used,. Ciders on this class are made primarily with bittersweet and/or bittersharp apples and the ensuing cider has important bittersweet/bittersharp traits and tannin content material. Apples could embody multi-use and cider-specific apples (resembling Dabbinet, Chisel Jersey, Domaine, Frequin Rouge) leading to increased tannin content material. Please specify within the “adjunct or type descriptor” part the kind of apple(s) used within the cider. This was the prior Heritage class. PLEASE NOTE IN THE DESCRIPTION SECTION WHAT TYPE OF APPLE(S) ARE USED.
HIGH TANNIN – Candy – >2.0% RS Apple- solely, centered on the particular apple used,. Ciders on this class are made primarily with bittersweet and/or bittersharp apples and the ensuing cider has important bittersweet/bittersharp traits and tannin content material. Apples could embody multi-use and cider-specific apples (resembling Dabbinet, Chisel Jersey, Domaine, Frequin Rouge) leading to increased tannin content material. Please specify within the “adjunct or type descriptor” part the kind of apple(s) used within the cider. This was the prior Heritage class. PLEASE NOTE IN THE DESCRIPTION SECTION WHAT TYPE OF APPLE(S) ARE USED.
HOPPED: Cider base that has hops added.
IMPERIAL CIDERS: Ciders with higher-than-average alcohol content material and daring flavors. Imperial ciders have an ABV of 8% or increased. Please observe ABV within the description part.
MODERN – Dry — as much as 2% RS: Apple solely, centered on the particular apples, dessert/culinary or multi-purpose apples (resembling Fuji, Newtown Pippin, McInosh, Golden Russet, Braeburn, Jonathan). Ensuing cider is recent, excessive acid with little to no tannin.
MODERN – Candy — >2.0% RS: Apple solely, centered on the particular apples, dessert/culinary or multi-purpose apples (resembling Fuji, Newtown Pippin, McInosh, Golden Russet). Ensuing cider is recent, excessive acid with little to no tannin.
NATURAL: This class needs to be for pure ‘type’ ciders -which embody Spanish sidra type ciders and different ciders with important wild yeast/ bacterial traits. Additionally consists of ‘low intervention’ winemaking type ciders. These ciders don’t have important bittersweet traits.
NON-ALCOHOLIC / ALCOHOL-REMOVED: Cider that accommodates lower than 0.5% ABV.
PERRY: 100% fermented pear, comprised of pear varieties grown particularly for perry manufacturing, in addition to these comprised of culinary/desk pears. May be labeled as pear cider so long as it’s completely pear juice. Blended pear and apple ciders go within the Fruit class.
PÉT NAT: The pét nat course of includes reaching carbonation by way of the fermentation course of slightly than infusing CO2 into the beverage. These ciders could also be spontaneously fermented or pitched, however have to be bottle completed. Apple and/or pear solely, apples used could also be dessert/culinary or cider-specific.
ROSÉ (Purple-Fleshed Varieties): Cider with a pinkish hue made heritage cider apples, together with red-fleshed varieties. A cider could also be pinkish in shade and the cidermaker could select to not use the rosé cider nomenclature, however all rosé ciders are pinkish in shade.
SINGLE VARIETAL: A showcase of 1 varietal; have to be 80% varietal and apple solely.
SPECIALTY: A catchall class for distinctive blends, a cider base infused with any specialty components resembling squash, espresso, rhubarb, New England-style, and so forth. Additionally together with cysers.
SPICED: Cider base infused with any mixture of spices or spicy greens, resembling baking spices, habaneros, ginger, and so forth.
STONE FRUIT: Cider base infused or co-fermented with stone fruit, resembling cherry, apricot, plum, and so forth.
TROPICAL: Cider primarily based infused or co-fermented with ONLY tropical fruits resembling dragon fruit, acai, pineapple, guava and papaya.
WOOD-AGED: Ciders aged in or with wooden, resembling barrels, oak cubes, chips, staves, and so forth.
