As of this previous March, Cider lovers have a brand new dwelling base to sip in San Diego, California, as Bivouac Ciderworks has opened its 5,700-square-foot Journey Lodge.
“The Bivouac Journey Lodge is a multi-faceted idea that was initially born out of the need for elevated manufacturing capability,” says Lara Worm, proprietor of Bivouac Ciderworks. “As with every thing we do at Bivouac, we’re design and element obsessed, so once we determined to dive into the mission, we targeted on type, operate and intentionality.”
Worm, who says she likes to journey and uncover cultures and traditions far and broad, wished to carry that very same deal with group cultivation to Bivouac. Bivouac means “short-term camp,” inspiring the model to embrace the nice outdoor. This focus, curiosity and firm worth additionally resonates with like-minded outside lovers.
“Our model is impressed by, and appeals to campers, climbers, hikers and outside adventurers,” says Worm. “Our drink is made to quench a thirst produced by wanderlust and bodily exercise.”
Whereas Bivouac Ciderworks was established in 2017, the brand new Journey Lodge was the following step in increasing the corporate. The principle house was designed with inspiration from a glamping yurt, and options ample pure mild and a impartial shade palette with loads of texture.
Cider lovers can cease in for a glass, or participate in an expert-led cider tasting of Bivouac ciders. There are different native and regional ciders featured, as properly. “The first characteristic of the house is a large pure stone tasting bar with 20 faucets and lots of extra ciders in bottles, from Bivouac and around the globe, designed for pommelier-led schooling and tastings the place customers can study extra about cider,” says Worm.
“Cider, fairly probably, has the broadest vary of any alcoholic drink in existence,” says Worm. “You may drink it at a sporting occasion, a yard BBQ, round a campfire, with a nice meal at a Michelin star restaurant. It may be produced with native fermentation, be single-varietal, funky, esoteric, or it may be candy, clean and palatable.
“Merely put,” she provides, “I consider there’s a cider for everybody.”
Guests can even discover a “Common Retailer” at Bivouac’s Journey Camp, stocked with curated pantry items together with bottled ciders, together with an outside gear choice and chef-driven meals choices to seize a snack to pair with a drink. There’s additionally a espresso store, a co-working house, and a 12-seat speakeasy house with a deal with sipping brandy. After all, the cidery’s manufacturing facility is situated in The Journey Lodge as properly, with the chance for friends to take a peek.
“Every part within the house was impressed by a want to carry cider schooling to a wider viewers, and to put money into our neighborhood, our group, and our model,” says Worm. “The Journey Lodge is an ode to cider, a welcoming place to create group, and is certain to vary the cider sport in Southern California. Our motto is ‘embrace your journey,’ and that’s precisely what we’re doing!”
