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The tables are set with 6 stemmed glasses per person, each holding a tasting of Calvados or American Apple Brandy. There are over 60 settings. It is a sold out night. At 6:30 pm, the house lights are lowered and it is ready-set-go! On this 1st of November we are here to taste brandy and find out the difference between Calvados and Apple Brandy, and believe me there is a very wide difference between these two spirits. The event is is the kick off to the 25th Annual Franklin County CiderDays. I have asked Ambrosia Borowski to present, because like me we both love Calvados and have traveled to France to taste this spirit where it is born. Ambrosia Borowski and Ria Windcaller This episode will follows my typical script of having an intro and an end. You also have the option to view the presentation at the Cider Chat YouTube Channel and see the slide show presentation too. Here are the main topics discussed. How to Taste Calvados Look Smell Taste Imagine How to taste Calvados History Brandy Calvados American Regions Normandy Climate American Major Regions Regulations Norman AOC American Brandy Laws Apple Jack Brandy vs eau de vie Distillation Alembic Still Hybrid Still Maturation Barrel Types Climate Blending Order of Products Tasted Uncle John's Apple Brandy, Michigan Rhine Hall - Apple Brandy - Louisville, Kentucky Copper & King Apple Brandy Sang-Froid single variety Grimes Golden, Maryland - this is a bonus Brandy that was brought to the Tasting by the producer Calvados Claque-Pepin Fine Calvados Coquerel Calvados Chauffe Coeur VSOP Slide 1: Calvados and Brandy producers All these products can be found in the US. Ask your local liquor store to for these and other fine Calvados spirits. Click on link below to view the Slide Show Presentation used at this Tasting Calvados & Apple Brandy Tasting Help Support Cider Chat Please donate today. Help keep the chat thriving! Find this episode and all episodes at the page for Cider Chat's podcasts. Listen also at iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher (for Android), iHeartRadio , Spotify and wherever you love to listen to podcasts. Follow on Cider Chat's blog, social media and podcast Twitter @ciderchat Instagram: @ciderchatciderville Cider Chat FaceBook Page Cider Chat YouTube

Redfield Cider Bar and Bottle Shop is located in the Rockridge neighborhood of Oakland California. Owners Olivia Maki and Mike Reis opened the doors to patrons in January of 2019. Olivia Maki and Mike Reis of Redfield Cider Bar What to expect at Redfield A one room venue with an abundant supply of both national and international cider bottles to grab and go 16 taps 11 usually of cider, with 5 taps of beer Cider by the glass Cider Flights Cider to go - the store has a wide selection of both foreign and domestic ciders [caption id="attachment_4816" align="aligncenter" width="169"] Front of Redfield Cider Bar and Bottle Shop Getting to Redfield Via the BART system (metro) - get off at the - Rockridge stop in Oakland The store is a 500 foot walk from the Rockridge stop From San Francisco via BART it is approximately 30 minutes From Oakland airport to Redfield - when the traffic light 20-25 minutes via the Bart 30 minutes. Contact Redfield Cider Bar and Bottle Shop Website: https://www.redfieldcider.com/ Address: 5815 College Ave. Oakland, CA 94618 eMail: info@redfieldcider.com Telephone: 510-250-9058 Mentions in this chat February 9, 2020 New York International Cider Competition January 28-31th - CiderCon 2020 Oakland California Interested in a UK Cider Tour with Ria, the host of Cider Chat in 2020? Send me an email to get you name on the list mailto:ria@ciderchat.com Help Support Cider Chat Please donate today. Help keep the chat thriving! Find this episode and all episodes at the page for Cider Chat's podcasts. Listen also at iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher (for Android), iHeartRadio , Spotify and wherever you love to listen to podcasts. Follow on Cider Chat's blog, social media and podcast Twitter @ciderchat Instagram: @ciderchatciderville Cider Chat FaceBook Page Cider Chat YouTube

Crooked City Cider Tap House is located in the Jack London Square area of Oakland California. A mere stone's throw away in the Square you can take the fast speed ferry to San Francisco and other nearby ferry hops, making the neighborhood surrounding Crooked City a very happening scene. The owner of this spacious tap house is Dana Bushouse, who has been bound and determine to open a cidery in Oakland ever since she made her first batch of cider in the basement of her home. She decided to go commercial when she became gluten free and couldn't find ciders that she enjoyed drinking. The name Crooked City Cider is a "tip of the glass" to her two Uncles Peter and John, who were both busted by the Feds during Prohibition for bootlegging. Giant photos of their mugshots flanks the walls of the tap house. Crooked City Ciders Juice sourced from pacific northwest and Apple Hill in California Sulfites Free No sugar added Contact Crooked City Cider and Tap House Website: http://www.crookedcitycidertaphouse.com Address: 206 Broadway Oakland, California 94607 Mentions in this Chat February 9, 2020 New York International Cider Competition January 28-31th - CiderCon 2020 Oakland California Interested in a UK Cider Tour with Ria, the host of Cider Chat in 2020 send me an email to get you name on the list mailto:ria@ciderchat.com Below is the link to watch the video of the Founder's Panel for Franklin County CiderDays - on the Cider Chat YouTube Channel Help Support Cider Chat Please donate today. Help keep the chat thriving! Find this episode and all episodes at the page for Cider Chat's podcasts. Listen also at iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher (for Android), iHeartRadio , Spotify and wherever you love to listen to podcasts. Follow on Cider Chat's blog, social media and podcast Twitter @ciderchat Instagram: @ciderchatciderville Cider Chat FaceBook Page Cider Chat YouTube

Duckchicken makers Colleen O'Sullivan and James Mann are based in South London. Colleen is a certified Arborist and works as a Tree Officer in London and James works in "Knowledge" at a law office in London. Duckchickens Colleen and James Duckchicken is a home-based commercial cidery Imagine row houses with a first floor apartment and a second family above. Now imagine a "rented car" pulling up to the residential street and the husband and wife team of Duckchicken pulling out crates of apples to heft into ther home and stack in their hallway. During bottling season the hallway is filled with bottles. The kitchen which is no bigger than 10 feet by 12 feet becomes the packing room and measuring room during cidermaking season. Right outside the kitchen window, is a wooden shelving unit they built to hold 4- 300 liter IBC tanks and other cider vessels. This part of the back yard is called the "Light Well" and is found on many row homes in London. It is the space between another house and helps to provide light into the homes. As such, it also is a very temperate place to keep cider, getting neither too hot or too cold while the bulk cider is conditioning. Making Duckchicken in the Kitchen Duckchicken Cider Style is "East Country" East Country (as opposed to West Country, which is west of London and in the area of Herefordshire and Somerset, and the surrounding regions. The apples in East Country are more culinary than the classic bitter sharp and bitter sweet varieties sought by makers, but there are a number of very good varieties that Duckchicken uses. James in the Light Well of Duckchicken, right outside the kitchen window Duckchicken Apple Sources You could call it "The Boss Connection" that helped them find orchards. James was referred to "Linda's Orchard by his boss. And a second large orchard by another boss. Husband and Wife Team cider roles Colleen is the lead washer James is the lead scratter ] DERIC is an anagram for Cider Cidermaking Practices at Duckchicken They were inspired to make something they enjoy to drink, so No sugar added A hydro press is used for pressing Delivery is via a bicycle. If they have too, they will rent a car to deliver. During harvest season they rent a truck to bring the apples back to their home. Yeast? 1st year they experimented - with pitching or not - made 240 liters years the first year 2nd year - Pitched yeast into all cider 4-300 liter tanks 3rd year - the motto is "Let's just hope for the best" as they are doing both wild and pitched yeast. Ciders to look forward to in 2020 Gigglejuice 7% Blend of 50/50 blend of Edmond Russet and Bramley Easter Hill - single variety Cox's Orange Pippin - expect it to be acidic, fruity and some sparkle And a few blends still yet to be named so stay tuned. Find Duckchicken Cider - go to 43 minutes in to hear a description of each location. The Harp - near Traflago Square Spartan Brewery Caps and Taps Salt House Bottles - South London Joyce started by Salt House qwner with a great selection of ciders on tap - The Station House - north east England in Durham The Landlord and and Landlady of The Station House in Durham Mentions in this chat Jim Passed the Cider Entrance Exam Read his blog on passing the BJCP February 9, 2020 New York International Cider Competition New Designs at the Cider Chat Swag Store January 28-31th - CiderCon 2020 Oakland California Help Support Cider Chat Please donate today. Help keep the chat thriving! Find this episode and all episodes at the page for Cider Chat's podcasts. Listen also at iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher (for Android), iHeartRadio , Spotify and wherever you love to listen to podcasts. Follow on Cider Chat's blog, social media and podcast Twitter @ciderchat Instagram: @ciderchatciderville Cider Chat FaceBook Page Cider Chat YouTube

Every Tuesday, when Steve was growing up, his Dad would be out that evening drinking cider with friends at the Cider Cellar, at the farm outside of Buffalo. That memory is his first on cider. Years later this professional musician and self taught cidermaker merged his love of the Finger Lakes and quality craftsmanship into South Hill Cider. In 2019, the brand new Tasting Room and Production facility for South Hill was opened. This new site provides a lovely setting to taste the large selection of South Hill Ciders and for Steve to manage his orchard that is just outside the door of the Tasting Room. In this Cider Chat with South Hill Cider Cider Books that informed Steve – Andrew Lea Randall Grahm's Been Doon So Long Starch test for checking an apple's stage of ripening Refractometer for checking sugar in an apple Repairing a leaky oak barrel Using oak barrels Visiting and hiking from the cidery to the Lick Brook Gorge What cider's are in Steve's fridge? Karen, Kendal, Steve and a box of beautiful Quince Contact Info for South Hill Cider Website: https://www.southhillcider.com/visit Address: 550 Sandbank Road, Ithaca, NY 14850 Mentions in this Cider Chat More Finger Lakes cider episodes Episode 196: Goat Zen to Cornell Episode 198: Becoming a Pomologist February 9, 2020 New York International Cider Competition New Designs at the Cider Chat Swag Store January 28-31th – CiderCon 2020 Oakland California

Good Life Farm was started in 2008. On this same spot of land overlooking Cayuga Lake after the barn was built, the Finger Lakes Cider House opened 6 years later in 2014. Both the farm and the Tasting Room and Cidery were founded by Melissa Madden and Garrett Miller. Much has changed over the years the past 11 years. Madden and Miller have parted way and what was once a corn field now stands an formidable barn. That barn houses the cidery in the lower level and a full service Tasting Room and Cider Store on the main floor . Brothers Jimmy and Garrett Miller There is now a pond in the center of the field, rotating crops, and a flock of geese that are both entertaining and semi watch dogs of the hawks overhead. This site is a destination stop that is worth taking your time to settle in drink cider, have a bit of food, and take in the beautiful surroundings. Kite and String Cider Flight with lunch Garrett Miller at the Cider Press In episode 96 of Cider Chat, Alex Kroh interviewed both Madden and Miller on the farming practice known as permaculture used at the farm on site called "Good Life". ] A well organized cidery! In this episode, I speak with Garrett on the journey of starting a business at 22, and looking back at lessons learn and the future of the Finger Lakes Cider House and Good Life Farm looking forward. This cylinder is used to freeze the neck of large bottles, so that they can be disgorged for Traditional Method Cider. Garrett's chat begins at 16:46 minutes in. Contact Fingers Lakes Cider House website: http://www.fingerlakesciderhouse.com/ telephone: 607-351-3313 email: info@fingerlakesciderhouse.com Good Life Farm website: http://www.thegoodlifefarm.org/ Mentions in this Chat February 9, 2020 New York International Cider Competition New Designs at the Cider Chat Swag Store January 28-31th - CiderCon 2020 Oakland California Thank you to the following producers for helping to sponsor Cider Chat's tour of the Finger Lakes CiderWeek! Bellwether Cider and Wine Black Diamond Cider South Hill Cider Finger Lakes Ciderhouse Redbyrd Cider Go to VisitIthaca.com/craft-cider/ to find the cidermakers by location. Help Support Cider Chat Please donate today. Help keep the chat thriving! Find this episode and all episodes at the page for Cider Chat's podcasts. Listen also at iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher (for Android), iHeartRadio , Spotify and wherever you love to listen to podcasts. Follow on Cider Chat's blog, social media and podcast Twitter @ciderchat Instagram: @ciderchatciderville Cider Chat FaceBook Page Cider Chat YouTube

"Everything about cider started for me in this old orchard, up the road." Says Eric. That abandoned orchard which first inspired Eric isn't there anymore, but he recalls the wild seedling trees that were growing in the hedgerow around the forgotten orchard. It was there that he found "the mother tree" which he took scion from and began grafting and eventually naming the future trees and their apples: Gnarled Chapman. Gnarled Chapman - a special variety found by Eric Shatt Eric Shatt and wife Deva Maas began planting apples tree in 2003. In 2013, they began selling their Redbyrd Orchard Cider brand commercially. Deva Maas Eric has a solid fermenting background having worked in the wine industry. He is also the Research Farm Manager at Cornell University, which is right down the road from where their Biodynamic Certified Farm is located. We begin this chat in the Pressing Room at their Burnett location. He uses a rack and cloth press, with an apple elevator that carries up to two boxes of apples to the scratcher that is situated above the press. It is a classic press that can be found in many New England mill houses. The Press at Redbyrd From the Pressing Room, we head up the hill to his original 1 acre orchard. Graft line at Redbyrd Says Eric, "The cider revival is going to hopefully bring back the orchards." Topics discussed in the Orchard M7 root stock for his particular orchard is a winning combination. Ashmeal Kernel's is a great apple for the Finger Lakes site. Apple tree tips for root stock and variety - Pick the right root stock for this site. What he has learned working at Cornell that helps him now? "…delving into the reality of growing apples. What does it mean to be a commercial apple grower. The day to day and what to watch out for." Two different kinds of mindset and two orchards - high density and free form-free standing Gnarled Chapman - Eric found this apple and named it "Gnarled Chapman" He then grafted the scion onto a tree in 2008 and grafted onto Bud9 This apple is a late October ripening variety Slight russet and pink blush Sweet and tannins, not sharp and a nice size Disease resistant Both Fedco in Maine and Indian Creek Farm in New York, sell scion of the Gnarled Chapman as does Eric. Cider Dinner at Hazelnut Kitchen Contact Redbyrd Orchard Cider Website: https://redbyrdorchardcider.com/ Find Redbyrd Cider: https://redbyrdorchardcider.com/cider-shop/ Mentions in this Chat New Designs at the Cider Chat Swag Store Diemand Egg Farm Cider Chat Patron Matts recommends the following cider yeasts for a fast ferment "Voss" and "Opshaug Kveik" strains from Norway. Matt writes that "these yeast go high and fast, yet no off flavors and the aromatics don't get stripped away. The fermentation temperature ranges between 85F and 100F! Says Matt, "It ages really nicely and quite quick, changing day to day." Thank you to the following producers for helping to sponsor Cider Chat's tour of the Finger Lakes CiderWeek! Bellwether Cider and Wine Black Diamond Cider South Hill Cider Finger Lakes Ciderhouse Redbyrd Cider Go to VisitIthaca.com/craft-cider/ to find the cidermakers by location. Help Support Cider Chat Please donate today. Help keep the chat thriving! Find this episode and all episodes at the page for Cider Chat's podcasts. Listen also at iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher (for Android), iHeartRadio , Spotify and wherever you love to listen to podcasts. Follow on Cider Chat's blog, social media and podcast Twitter @ciderchat Instagram: @ciderchatciderville Cider Chat FaceBook Page Cider Chat YouTube

Where does a Cornell University Pomologist do upon retirement? They start a cidery, of course! Ian Merwin says, founding Black Diamond Cider, in Trumansburg, New York is his 4th career. He has lived in California, Chile, France and now on the west side of Cayuga Lake in the Finger Lakes Region of New York state. He and his wife Jackie settled 30 years ago on on the spot of land that is now Black Diamond Cider and Orchards. He moved here from California, and going to school for Pomology. After receiving his PhD in Pomology in 1997, he the was hired to do both research and teaching at Cornell University. After 27 year at that position, he retired from Cornell and the Merwins opened Black Diamond Cider that same year. From this sloping landscape they sell fruit and make cider. Do make a plan to visit Black Diamond and try their cider on tap and buy bottles to go.A Cider Blends at Black Diamond Topics discussed with Ian Nitrogen in the orchard. Do you need to add nutrients to an orchard? Says Ian, "Apple trees in general need very little nitrogen. Big Fruit (think large weighted apples) are created through the use of nitrogen and water. It might sell, but they aren't necessarily choice for cider." At Black Diamond they want apples that are medium size and have a concentration of flavor. The mythology about nutrients impact on apples. The amount of nitrogen we put on the fertilizer had absolutely no impact on the yeast available nitrogen on the fruit No yeast nutrients in Black Diamond "The more I tried to feed the yeast the more problems I have." Ripening Room - is a pole barn, with soy based foam 50 degrees for the ripening room Ripening Room at Black Diamond Starch hydrolysis in Apples What causes an apple to fall Push offs Abscisic acid (ABA) is a plant hormone I'm hunting down more info about this apple - Sunburst I thought was a UK apple. Ian says this is a cross between Gold Rush and Pristine. Contact for Black Diamond Cider Website: https://www.blackdiamondcider.com/ Address: 4675 Seneca Rd Trumansburg, NY 14886 eMail: blackdiamondfarm@gmail.com Thank you to the following producers for helping to sponsor Cider Chat's tour of the Finger Lakes CiderWeek! Bellwether Cider and Wine Black Diamond Cider South Hill Cider Finger Lakes Ciderhouse Redbyrd Cider Go to VisitIthaca.com/craft-cider/ to find the cidermakers by location. Mentions in this Chat February 9, 2020 New York International Cider Competition Cider Chat Swag Store at TeePublic Help Support Cider Chat Please donate today. Help keep the chat thriving! Find this episode and all episodes at the page for Cider Chat's podcasts. Listen also at iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher (for Android), iHeartRadio , Spotify and wherever you love to listen to podcasts. Follow on Cider Chat's blog, social media and podcast Twitter @ciderchat Instagram: @ciderchatciderville Cider Chat FaceBook Page Cider Chat YouTube

#ciderGoingUP is a favored hashtag that I have been using since the first year of this podcast, so it was a natural title for this milestone episode number 200. Some podcasters pod fade (end their shows quietly and never return), I on the other hand have plenty of episode cued up and ready to share - so this episode 200 is really just the beginning of more good cider cheer. As usual the Talking Pommes add their two cents here and there and Cider Chat fans share their rendition of the cider song "We Like Cider". The featured chat is a conversation with The Nose begins at 18 minutes in and helped direct this conversation as we looked back over Season 4 and to the future in 2020. Topics discussed with "The Nose" How our palate changes. One day we may want sweet and then the next day we embrace a "barnyard" style. What is the newest cider trend as seen at Franklin County CiderDays More wild yeast ferments or what is more technically called 'ambient yeast". The Dry Cider Trend is growing. Never underestimate the cider consumer. Is Cider Chat growing? How the apple breakdowns country politics and show us that we are all dealing with the same concerns and revelations about making cider. Terroir and how it is now being embraced by consumers and makers. How does a consumer know they are getting a quality product if the cider is packaged in a can. FAM tours are on the rise for Cider Chat - such as the recent tour to the Finger Lakes. Thank you to the following producers for helping to sponsor Cider Chat's tour of the Finger Lakes CiderWeek! Bellwether Cider and Wine Black Diamond Cider South Hill Cider Finger Lakes Ciderhouse Redbyrd Cider Go to VisitIthaca.com/craft-cider/ to find the cidermakers by location. Cider Delilah? 2nd Annual New England Cider Tour highlights More cider tours coming up in 2020. CiderCon2020 Parajo Valley Tour, England and France Contact ria@ciderchat.com to get your name on the list for the upcoming 2020 tours Cider Chat Swag Store is open at Teepublic. Find t-shirt, hoodies, kids clothing and even smart phone cover cases with catchy cider sayings like: Marie Tanaka at Wine Styles Inc will share a summary of Cider Chat episodes in her blog, in Japanese on her blog. I will post the link once Marie's posts go live! Mentions in this Chat Spoke and Spy Ciderworks - Strawberry/Rhubarb cider An email from Marcel - the maker at www.degerdeneer.nl in the Nederlands Ask for the following ciders - By supporting these cidermakers, you in turn help Cider Chat Ross on Wye Cider and Perry, UK Process and Analytical NMR Services - John Edwards provides analytics of cider - stay tuned for his Chemical Fingerprints workshop coming up on Cider Chat Ramborn Cider Co. Luxembourg. Look for the new Ice Cider "Meadow Orchard" made with a blend of Erbachhofer, Trierer Weinapfel, and Rambo apples inCiderJapan, Japan's only bilingual magazine for all things cider. Get a subscription! Santa Cruz Cider Company - California : Check out their new tasting room in Watsonville. listen to Nicole Todd on episode 60 Join the #ciderGoingUP Campaign today! Help Support Cider Chat Please donate today. Help keep the chat thriving! Find this episode and all episodes at the page for Cider Chat's podcasts. Listen also at iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher (for Android), iHeartRadio , Spotify and wherever you love to listen to podcasts. Follow on Cider Chat's blog, social media and podcast Twitter @ciderchat Instagram: @ciderchatciderville Cider Chat FaceBook Page Cider Chat YouTube

In 1996 Bellwether Hard Cider and Wine Cellars opened for business in a repurposed chicken hatchery in upper New York state in the Finger Lakes regions surrounding Lake Cayuga. Now in its 23rd year of business, this family operation makes both cider, wine and is now planning to get into distilling. Bill Barton of Bellwether Cider This chat began outdoors under the covered porch outside the Tasting Room as a soft rain fell. Bill began as a home fermenter making 5 gallon batches of wine and cider and then scaled up to a 1500 gallons when he first started the cidery. Bellwether brings in juice from surrounding orchards and is even making cider for City Orchard based in Houston, Texas, slated to open in November 2019. "Yeast is not a particularly important component" Bill looks for the following in a balanced cider Acid Tannin Sugar He does not pitch any cultured yeast, but instead uses what is called an "Ambient" yeast - which I and other might call "wild yeast" in that it is what is found in both on the skin of the fruit and in the building. Serial #0000 from this one of a kind bottling line for 750ML 750ML Millennium line #0001 Twist Rinser: 12 ounce bottling line Bellwether Ciders ambient yeast back sweetened with sweet reserve "juice" only "if necessary" at bottling Juice from Finger Lakes orchards 6% alcohol by volume is what most ciders ring in at Bellwether ferments dry offers both carbonated and still Flagship ciders Original Liberty Spy - one of the top best sellers. A blend of Northern Spy and Liberty Lord Scudamore - is a Sparkling Cider that has been bottled conditioned for 5 years! Bit of a reverse scene for packaging product at Bellwether Bill started out with 12 ounce beer bottle - and now only does 750ML. What's in the future for Bellwether? Bill recently purchased a copper Alembic still from Normandy, France. He plans to move into distilling product once he gets to licensing. Normandy Still to be used at Bellwether Cider, once licensing is complete Contact for Bellwether Hard Cider and Wine Cellars Website: https://cidery.com Address: 9070 NY-89, Trumansburg, NY 14886 Telephone: 607-387-9464 Thank you to the following producers for helping to sponsor Cider Chat's tour of the Finger Lakes CiderWeek! Bellwether Cider and Wine Black Diamond Cider South Hill Cider Finger Lakes Ciderhouse Redbyrd Cider Go to VisitIthaca.com/craft-cider/ to find the cidermakers by location. Mentions in this Chat October 31st 2nd Annual New England Cider Tour November 1-3 - Franklin County Cider Days Help Support Cider Chat Please donate today. Help keep the chat thriving! Find this episode and all episodes at the page for Cider Chat's podcasts. Listen also at iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher (for Android), iHeartRadio , Spotify and wherever you love to listen to podcasts. Follow on Cider Chat's blog, social media and podcast Twitter @ciderchat Instagram: @ciderchatciderville Cider Chat FaceBook Page Cider Chat YouTube