Commercial Results –
BEST-IN-CLASS
Modern Cider – Dry – 74 Entries
1st: Alde Sider Fra Hardanger – Alde Sider, Naa, Norway
2nd: Smart Alec – Townline Ciderworks, Williamsburg, MI, USA
3rd: City Fruit 2024 – Seattle Cider Company, Seattle, WA, USA
Modern Cider – Sweet – 66 Entries
1st: Smackintosh – Tandem Ciders, Suttons Bay, MI, USA
2nd: Thornbury Tragically Hip Road Apples Cider – Thornbury Craft Co., Thornbury, Ontario, Canada
3rd: Thornbury Honeycrisp Apple Cider – Thornbury Craft Co., Thornbury, Ontario, Canada
Heirloom Cider – Dry – 101 Entries
1st: 2024 Northern Spy – Big Fish Cider, Co., Monterey, VA, USA
2nd: Ashmead’s Kernel – Bauman’s Cider, Portland, OR, USA
3rd: Road House – Tandem Ciders, Suttons Bay, MI, USA
Heirloom Cider – Sweet – 30 Entries
1st: Chisel Jersey – Snow Capped Cider, Austin, CO, USA
2nd: Gravenstein – Snow Capped Cider, Austin, CO, US
3rd: Winesap – Snow Capped Cider, Austin, CO, USA
Tannin Forward Cider – Dry – 58 Entries
1st: Kingston Black Sv – Bauman’s Cider, Portland, OR, USA
2nd: Yarlington Mill – Snow Capped Cider, Austin, CO, USA
3rd: Kristof Farms Orchard Cider – Bauman’s Cider, Portland, OR, USA
Tannin Forward Cider – Sweet – 26 Entries
1st: Marechal – Haykin Family Cider, Aurora, CO, USA
2nd: Muscadet De Bernay – Haykin Family Cider, Aurora, CO, USA
3rd: Yarlington Mill – Haykin Family Cider, Aurora, CO, USA
Natural Cider – 16 Entries
1st: Native Son – Mount Diablo Cider Company, Lafayette, CA, USA
2nd: Koosah – Raw Cider Company, Dayton, OR, USA
3rd: Pillows & Blankets – Elder Piper Beer & Cider, Petoskey, MI, USA
Rosé Cider – 21 Entries
1st: Airlie Red – Raw Cider Company, Dayton, OR, USA
2nd: Niedzwetzkyana – Haykin Family Cider, Aurora, CO, USA
3rd: Le Bisou – Tandem Ciders, Suttons Bay, MI, USA
Low Tannin Perry – 11 Entries
1st: Winter Pear – Snow Capped Cider, Austin, CO, USA
2nd: Kuhnhenn Perry – Kuhnhenn Brewing Company, Warren, MI, USA
3rd: Parametric – Empyrical Orchard & Cidery, Snohomish, Washington, USA
High Tannin Perry – 10 Entries
1st: Principle – Empyrical Orchard & Cidery, Snohomish, Washington, USA
2nd: Pyriform – Empyrical Orchard & Cidery, Snohomish, Washington, USA
3rd: Perry Cider – Ramborn Cider Co., Born, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Fruit Cider – Dry – 39 Entries
1st: Porters & Perry – Snow Capped Cider, Austin, CO, USA
2nd: Blush Cider – Finnriver Farm & Cidery, Chimacum, WA, USA
3rd: Cherry – Puget Sound Cider Company, Kent, WA, USA
Fruit Cider – Sweet – 83 Entries
1st: U-Pick Cherry – King Orchards, Central Lake, Michigan, USA
2nd: Cherry – Rove Winery at the Gallagher Estate, Traverse City, MI, USA
3rd: Waves Strawberry Rose Cider – Waves Cider Company, Columbia, MO, USA
Hopped Cider – 25 Entries
1st: Hopped Brut Apple – Island Orchard Cider, Ellison Bay, Wisconsin, USA
2nd: Citra Hopped Cider – Rove Winery at the Gallagher Estate, Traverse City, MI, USA
3rd: Half Nelson Hopped – Minneapolis Cider Co, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Botanical Cider – 36 Entries
1st: Lavender Honey – Tieton Cider Works, Yakima, WA, USA
2nd: Wild At Heart – Treasury Cider, Hopewell Junction, NY, USA
3rd: Time Killa Cannabis Cider – Rebel Apple LLC, Moscow, Moscow, Russian Federation
Wood Aged Cider – 30 Entries
1st: Blanc Mollet – Snow Capped Cider, Austin, CO, USA
2nd: Kristof Farms Reserve Cider – Bauman’s Cider, Portland, OR, USA
3rd: BBL Aged Kingston Black – Snow Capped Cider, Austin, CO, USA
Low & No Alcohol Cider – 11 Entries
1st: The Safeword Is “Rosé” – Bdsm Cider, Milan, MI, USA
2nd: Sidekick Non-Alc Pacific Pineapple – 2 Towns Ciderhouse, Corvallis, OR, USA
3rd: Clear View – Original – Beak & Skiff Apple Farms, Lafayette, New York, USA
Specialty Cider and Perry – Dry – 24 Entries
1st: Hopped Apricot – Snow Capped Cider, Austin, CO, USA
2nd: Yuzu Ginger Cider – Elder Piper Beer & Cider, Petoskey, MI, USA
3rd: Rockie’s Rose – Snow Capped Cider, Austin, CO, USA
Specialty Cider and Perry – Sweet – 57 Entries
1st: Banjo Blues – Smokin’ Banjo, Gatlinburg, TN, USA
2nd: Green Apple & Honey – Jasper Winery, Des Moines, Iowa, USA
3rd: Cincinnati Kids – Townline Ciderworks, Williamsburg, MI, USA
Unlimited Cider and Perry – 43 Entries
1st: Transfusion – Smokin’ Banjo, Gatlinburg, TN, USA
2nd: Honey Basil – Old Mountain Wine Company, Gatlinburg, TN, USA
3rd: Fall Feels – Two Blokes Cider, Seagrave, Ontario, Canada
Ice Cider – 20 Entries
1st: McIntosh Ice Cider – Haykin Family Cider, Aurora, CO, USA
2nd: Front Range Ice Cider – Haykin Family Cider, Aurora, CO, USA
3rd: Cuvée Spéciale De Cidre De Glace – Cidrerie Verger Bilodeau, Saint-Pierre-Ile-d’Orleans, QC – Québec, Canada
Fortified Cider – 21 Entries
1st: Pommeau – 19 Acres Cider Co., Sherwood, OR, USA
2nd: Traditional Apples In French Oak – Haykin Family Cider, Aurora, CO, USA
3rd: 10 Year Aged Pommeau – Finnriver Farm & Cidery, Chimacum, WA, USA
Spirits – 11 Entries
1st: Michigan Honeycrisp Vodka – Vander Mill, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
2nd: Founders Reserve – Ambix Spirits, Sebastopol, CA, USA
3rd: Mcintosh Eau De Vie – Haykin Family Cider, Aurora, CO, USA
Commercial Results –
PRODUCERS OF THE YEAR
Micro Cidermaker of the Year – 5,000 Gallons or Less
Empyrical Orchard & Cidery – Snohomish, Washington
Runners-Up: Puget Sound Cider Company – Kent, Washington
Michigan Wine Company – Fennville, Michigan
Small Cidermaker of the Year – 5,001 to 25,000 Gallons
Haykin Family Cider – Aurora, Colorado
Runners-Up: Tennessee Cider Company – Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Townline Ciderworks – Williamsburg, Michigan
Midsize Cidermaker of the Year – 25,001 to 500,000 Gallons
Snow Capped Cider – Austin, Colorado
Runners-Up: Bauman’s Cider – Portland, Oregon
Tandem Ciders – Suttons Bay, Michigan
Large Cidermaker of the Year – 500,001 Gallons or More
2 Towns Ciderhouse – Corvallis, Oregon
Runners-Up: Seattle Cider Company – Seattle, Washington
Beak & Skiff Apple Farms – Lafayette, New York
Canadian Cidermaker of the Year
Annapolis Cider Company – Wolfville, Nova Scotia
Runners-Up: Thornbury Craft Co. – Thornbury, Ontario
Two Blokes Cider – Seagrave, Ontario
International Cidermaker of the Year
Rebel Apple – Moscow, Moscow, Russian Federation
Runners-Up: Ramborn Cider Co. – Born, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Alde Sider – Nå, Norway
Commercial Results –
MEDAL WINNERS
MODERN CIDER – DRY
Best-in-Class
1st: Alde Sider Fra Hardanger – Alde Sider, Naa, Norway
2nd: Smart Alec – Townline Ciderworks, Williamsburg, MI, USA
3rd: City Fruit 2024 – Seattle Cider Company, Seattle, WA, USA
Gold
Hard Apple – Vander Mill
Northern Spy – Fenn Valley Vineyards
Northern Spy Cider – Michigan Wine Company
Novel – Snow Capped Cider
Silver
Ace Joker Dry Apple Cider – Ace Cider
Annapolis Red Sky – Annapolis Cider Company
Bluebird Day – Snow Capped Cider
Bora / Malner Cider – Malner Cider
Champagne-Method (2019) – Berkshire Cider Project
City Fruit 2023 – Seattle Cider Company
Clear Conscience – Tandem Ciders
Clyde’s Dry – Bauman’s Cider
Crabster – Tandem Ciders
Crisp & Dry – Annapolis Cider Company
Daily Dry – Farmhaus Cider Co.
Dry – Glacial Till
Dry – Seattle Cider Company
Dry (Apple) – Tieton Cider Works
Elliot Gold – Mountain West Hard Cider
Fruit Ridge – Thornapple Brewing Company
Gowan’s Pure Gold – California Cider House
Granny Smith – Woodchuck Cider
Grant Twp Dry – Michigan Wine Company
Honeycrisp – 19 Acres Cider Co.
Honeypot – High Limb Cider
Kinda Dry – Portland Cider Co.
Mcintosh – Haykin Family Cider
Northern Spy – Green Bench Mead And Cider
Off-Dry – Second Summit Ha
Pearsecco – Woodchuck Cider
Pulsar – Starcut Ciders
Red Apple Farm Dry – Red Apple Farm
Ruby – Mountain West Hard Cider
Solville Classic Pepin Shafrannyi – Solville
The Golden Apples Shebrew Cider – 2 Towns Ciderhouse
Vivid Tart Apple – Seattle Cider Company
Waves Original Cider – Waves Cider Company
Yellow Belly Yb Dry – Sapsucker Farms Yellow Belly Cidery
Bronze
Apple Blossom Cider – Elder Piper Beer & Cider
Bubba – Vermont Cider Lab
Core – High Limb Cider
Crimson Crisp – Pux Cider
Everlasting Golden – Endless Orchard Cider
Gold Rush SV 2024 – Doc Waters Cidery
Goldrush – Retreat 21 Cider Co.
Heart Cider Original – Market Garden Brewery
Jonathan – Texas Corners Brewing Company
Nature’s Nectar – Woodchuck Cider
Oak St. Dry – Bauman’s Cider
Orchard Blend – Jasper Winery
Paddy Green – Blue Toad Hard Cider
Sidra Brut – Domaine De Yunohara
Southern Aspect – Ponderosa Cider Co.
Terroir (Lomonosovskiy Region, 2022) – Gravity Distribution Ltd
Windy Ridge – Woodfolk Cider
MODERN CIDER – SWEET
Best-in-Class
1st: Smackintosh – Tandem Ciders, Suttons Bay, MI, USA
2nd: Thornbury Tragically Hip Road Apples Cider – Thornbury Craft Co., Thornbury, Ontario, Canada
3rd: Thornbury Honeycrisp Apple Cider – Thornbury Craft Co., Thornbury, Ontario, Canada
Gold
Alma Mater – Townline Ciderworks
Apple – Bold Rock Hard Cider
Authentic – Bauman’s Cider
Silver
Akane – Snow Capped Cider
Belle Lake – Crow River Winery
Blend – Calango
Classic Draft – Cidrerie Et Distillerie C.E.Petch
Crisp Apple – Tennessee Cider Company
Delicia – Calango
Dog Days Of Cider – Two K Farms Cidery & Winery
Forever Imperial Fuji – Endless Orchard Cider
Galactic – Peninsula Cellars
Grant Twp Sweet – Michigan Wine Company
Honeycrisp – Beak & Skiff Apple Farms
Honeycrisp – Seattle Cider Company
Honeycrisp – Vander Mill
Israel – Calango
Kinda Dry – Brooklyn Cider House
Kühbrein – Secco – Kühbrein
Kuhnhenn Cider – Kuhnhenn Brewing Company
Mcintosh SV – Bauman’s Cider
Opal – Snow Capped Cider
Orchard Blend – Retreat 21 Cider Co.
Original – Beak & Skiff Apple Farms
Original Apple Cider – Prairie Bears Cider Co.
Original Gold – Portland Cider Co.
Pinova Reserve – Snow Capped Cider
Porter’s Pride – Porters Hard Cider Company
Red Sky Appellation 2024 – Island Folk Cider House
Rockin’ Cock – Northville Winery And Brewing Comapny
The Classic – Annapolis Cider Company
The Huntsman – Peats Original Cider
Thornbury Premium Apple Cider – Thornbury Craft Co.
Bronze
Amber – Woodchuck Cider
Big Crush – Woodchuck Cider
Crisp Apple – Atlanta Hard Cider Co. & Distillery
Granny Smith – Tennessee Cider Company
Greenman – Tandem Ciders
Gunn’s Irish Cider – High Limb Cider
Hex Press – Two Blokes Cider
Honey Crisp – Snow Capped Cider
Macintosh – California Cider House
Pear – Woodchuck Cider
Red Apple Farm Semi-Sweet – Red Apple Farm
Semi Sweet – A1A Cider
Spiced Pecan – Tieton Cider Works
Summer – Cider Hill Cellars
The Og – High Limb Cider
Wölffer No. 139 Semi-Sweet Red Cider – Wölffer Estate Vineyard
HEIRLOOM CIDER – DRY
Best-in-Class
1st: 2024 Northern Spy – Big Fish Cider, Co., Monterey, VA, USA
2nd: Ashmead’s Kernel – Bauman’s Cider, Portland, OR, USA
3rd: Road House – Tandem Ciders, Suttons Bay, MI, USA
Gold
Ashmead’s Kernel – Snow Capped Cider
Calville Blanc D’Hiver – Haykin Family Cider
Do You Fancy A Road Trip? – Bauman’s Cider
Hewe’s Crab – Blue Bee Cider
Malus 2019 – Green Bench Mead And Cider
Malus 2022 – Green Bench Mead And Cider
Methode Ancestrale – Front Range Apples – Haykin Family Cider
Nehou – Haykin Family Cider
Silver
14th Anniversary – 2 Towns Ciderhouse
2023 Goldrush Dry – Vala’s Orchard Cider Co
6642′ Elevation – Snow Capped Cider
Albemarle Pippin – Retreat 21 Cider Co.
All-American Blend – Stray Arrow Ranch
Allegheny Gold – Big Fish Cider, Co.
Arkansas Black – Snow Capped Cider
Ashmead Gold – Mountain West Hard Cider
Bailey Mill Gold – Cranes Winery
Brut Apple Reserve – Island Orchard Cider
Brut D’Albemarle Harrison – Vintage Virginia Apples
Brut Dry Heirloom – Snow Capped Cider
Driftless Cider – Paha Cider
Early Bird – Bauman’s Cider
Ellis Bitter – Snow Capped Cider
Esopus Spitzenburg – Apple Theory Cidery
Family Tree – Bee Well Mead And Cider
Farmhouse – Six River Cider
Floraison – Little Apple Cidery
Golden Russet – Farm Club
Golden Russet – Haykin Family Cider
Golden Russet Sv 2024 – Doc Waters Cidery
Gowan’s Red Delish – California Cider House
Gravenstein – Haykin Family Cider
Gravenstein – Ponderosa Cider Co.
Hancock Shaker Village (2023) – Berkshire Cider Project
Harrison – 2024 – Big Fish Cider, Co.
Harrison – Loch Mór Cider Co
Harrison – Retreat 21 Cider Co.
Harvest Cider – Farm Club
Heritage – Second Summit Ha
James Creek Cider House – Etude No 5 – Golden Russet & Ashmead’s Kernal – James Creek Cider House
Kingston Black – Island Orchard Cider
Kühbrein – Champagner Renette – Kühbrein
La Raison Reserve – Empyrical Orchard & Cidery
Little Batch Hudson Valley Apple Project – Little Apple Cidery
Methode Ancestrale Gravenstein – Haykin Family Cider
Mountain Dry – Snow Capped Cider
Newtown Pippin – Snow Capped Cider
Newtown Pippin Traditional Method – Angry Orchard Hard Cider Company
Northern Spy – Haykin Family Cider
Original Dry Cider – Ramborn Cider Co.
Porter’s Perfection – Haykin Family Cider
Porter’s Perfection – Snow Capped Cider
Russet – Tandem Ciders
Stoke Red – Snow Capped Cider
Virginia Hewes Crab – Sage Bird Ciderworks
Virginia Hewes Crab – Big Fish Cider Co.
Wallace – Appalachian Ridge Cidery / Saint Paul Mountain Vineyard
Wickson Crabapple – Snow Capped Cider
Winesap Specialty – Snow Capped Cider
Bronze
2023 Kingston Black – Two K Farms Cidery & Winery
2023 Old World – Two K Farms Cidery & Winery
6130′ Medium Dry – Snow Capped Cider
Beaver Island Cider – Bee Well Mead And Cider
Bone Dry – Brooklyn Cider House
Calville Blanc – Suttons Bay Ciders
Cidermaker’s Select Heirloom Hard Cider – Spring Hill Cider Works
Golden Russet – Red Island Cider
Golden Russet – Wise Bird Cider Co.
Golden Russett – Fenn Valley Vineyards
Harrison – Wise Bird Cider Co.
Heirloom – Annapolis Cider Company
Heritage – Six River Cider
James Creek Cider House – Harvest Moon – James Creek Cider House
James Creek Cider House – Summer Gold – James Creek Cider House
Lakeside – Blue Ox Cider
Little Sister – Bird Dog Cider
Little Twig – Woodfolk Cider
Malus 2023 – Green Bench Mead And Cider
North 40 – Snow Capped Cider
Orchard Potluck – Blue Bee Cider
Platinum – Sea Cider
Porter’s Perfection – Treasury Cider
Sidra El Gaitero Etiqueta Negra – Valle, Ballina Y Fernández Sa
Snow – Dirty Dog Cider Company
Spring – Cider Hill Cellars
Three Of Life – Brooklyn Cider House
Wickson Crab – Suttons Bay Ciders
HEIRLOOM CIDER – SWEET
Best-in-Class
1st: Chisel Jersey – Snow Capped Cider, Austin, CO, USA
2nd: Gravenstein – Snow Capped Cider, Austin, CO, US
3rd: Winesap – Snow Capped Cider, Austin, CO, USA
Gold
Golden Russet & Friends – Stormalong Cider
Silver
Albany Post – Angry Orchard Hard Cider Company
Bride – Rebel Apple
Endless Harvest – Bauman’s Cider
Esopus Spitzenburg – Snow Capped Cider
Excelsior Imperial Apple – Schilling Cider
Gold Rush – Snow Capped Cider
Golden Russet – Snow Capped Cider
Gowan’s Gravenstein Cider – California Cider House
Harrison Cider – Bee Well Mead And Cider
Harrison Reserve – Snow Capped Cider
Heirloom Blend – Retreat 21 Cider Co.
Old Fashioned Gravenstein – Annapolis Cider Company
Ruby Jon – Haykin Family Cider
The Russets – Snow Capped Cider
Bronze
Anther – Treasury Cider
Cop – Annapolis Cider Company
Harrison – Snow Capped Cider
Lemonade – Brooklyn Cider House
Lost Apple – Puget Sound Cider Company
Orchard Blend – Minneapolis Cider Co
Orchard Bloom – King Orchards
South Farm Select: Harrison – Townline Ciderworks
TANNIN FORWARD CIDER – DRY
Best-in-Class
1st: Kingston Black Sv – Bauman’s Cider, Portland, OR, USA
2nd: Yarlington Mill – Snow Capped Cider, Austin, CO, USA
3rd: Kristof Farms Orchard Cider – Bauman’s Cider, Portland, OR, USA
Gold
Kearns Estate – Raw Cider Company
Porter’s Perfection – Apple Theory Cidery
Porter’s Perfection – Bauman’s Cider
Silver
6352′ Elevation Series – Snow Capped Cider
Cedar Valley Blend – Paha Cider
Chisel Jersey – Apple Theory Cidery
Dabinett – Texas Corners Brewing Company
Dabinett Reserve – Snow Capped Cider
Drop Top – Angry Orchard Hard Cider Company
English Pub – Portland Cider Co.
Etta Place Dry Hard Cider Xt – Stray Arrow Ranch
Farmhouse – Presque Isle Farm Cider
Fenouillet Gris – Snow Capped Cider
Franklin – Eden Specialty Ciders
Frequin Rouge – Raw Cider Company
Harrison-Yates-Dabinett – Vintage Virginia Apples
Harry Masters Jersey – Loch Mór Cider Co
Herefordshire Redstreak – Snow Capped Cider
Kingston Black – Loch Mór Cider Co
Kingston Black – Puget Sound Cider Company
Kingston Black – Snow Capped Cider
Kingston Black Reserve – Snow Capped Cider
Kingston Black Single Variety – 2 Towns Ciderhouse
Kingston Blend – Puget Sound Cider Company
Little Batch Bittersweets – Little Apple Cidery
Long Lane Cider – Paha Cider
Major – Snow Capped Cider
Meadow Lark – String Theory Cider, Inc.
Orchard Blend #10 – City Orchard
Pet Nat: Kingston Black / Bulmer’s Norman – Presque Isle Farm Cider
Pirouette – String Theory Cider, Inc.
Porters Gold – Mountain West Hard Cider
Porter’s Perfection Pet Nat – Bauman’s Cider
Single Varietal: Kingston Black – Presque Isle Farm Cider
Sommerset Redstreak – Snow Capped Cider
Wilde Woods – Snow Capped Cider
Bronze
Autumn – Cider Hill Cellars
Bocage – Green Bench Mead And Cider
Chestnut Rouge – Treasury Cider
Classic Dry – California Cider House
Cultivar – Vander Mill
Dry Harvest – King Orchards
Foxwhelp – Snow Capped Cider
Kingston Black – Bent Ladder
Kingston Black Reserve – Puget Sound Cider Company
Kristof Farms Kingston Black SV – Bauman’s Cider
Little Green Apples – Bauman’s Cider
Pride – Presque Isle Farm Cider
Pub Cider – Farm Club
Somerset – Cidrerie Et Distillerie C.E.Petch
Stargazer Cider – Southern Scrumpy – James Creek Cider House
Still Life – String Theory Cider, Inc.
TANNIN FORWARD CIDER – SWEET
Best-in-Class
1st: Marechal – Haykin Family Cider, Aurora, CO, USA
2nd: Muscadet De Bernay – Haykin Family Cider, Aurora, CO, USA
3rd: Yarlington Mill – Haykin Family Cider, Aurora, CO, USA
Gold
Acadian Keeved Brut – Annapolis Cider Company
Silver
1876 Heirloom – California Cider House
6520′ Elevation – Snow Capped Cider
Bittersweet – Sea Cider
Bittersweet Reserve – Empyrical Orchard & Cidery
French Cider Apples – Haykin Family Cider
Frequine Rouge – Snow Capped Cider
Giganticus Maximus Keeved Cider – Presque Isle Farm Cider
Golden – Dabinett – Snow Capped Cider
J. Lincoln Svc – Cornish Cider Company
Kingston Black – Haykin Family Cider
Lafayette – Beak & Skiff Apple Farms
Medaille D’Or – Snow Capped Cider
Reine Des Pommes – Bauman’s Cider
Sweet Dabinett – Tandem Ciders
The Invitation – Two Blokes Cider
Bronze
American Apple – Blakes Beverage Company
Fab Five – Snow Capped Cider
Tremlett’s Bitter SVC – Angry Orchard Hard Cider Company
Virginia Crabapple – Puget Sound Cider Company
NATURAL CIDER
Best-in-Class
1st: Native Son – Mount Diablo Cider Company, Lafayette, CA, USA
2nd: Koosah – Raw Cider Company, Dayton, OR, USA
3rd: Pillows & Blankets – Elder Piper Beer & Cider, Petoskey, MI, USA
Silver
Along Came A Cider – Wine Barrel Aged – East End Brewing Co.
Cote De Mort Sparkling Cider – Mixed Meadia Wines
Dan Kellys Original Cider – Dan Kellys Cider
Green Urban Lunch Box 2024 – Mountain West Hard Cider
La Finca – Sage Bird Ciderworks
Out! – Carriage House Ciders
Sidra Natural – 2 Towns Ciderhouse
Bronze
Oak Fermented Gold Rush – Nascent Cider & Spirits
Wild English – Sea Cider
ROSÉ CIDER
Best-in-Class
1st: Airlie Red – Raw Cider Company, Dayton, OR, USA
2nd: Niedzwetzkyana – Haykin Family Cider, Aurora, CO, USA
3rd: Le Bisou – Tandem Ciders, Suttons Bay, MI, USA
Gold
Burford Red Flesh – Haykin Family Cider
Silver
Bespoke – Snow Capped Cider
Blush – Loch Mór Cider Co
Geneva Crab Rose – Annapolis Cider Company
Kühbrein – Red Love Secco – Kühbrein
Mountain Rose – Haykin Family Cider
Mountain Rose Sv 2023 – Bauman’s Cider
Rosé Cider 2023 – Floribunda – Cidervariationen Creazioni Di Sidro
Scarlet Surprise – Haykin Family Cider
Bronze
Lemongrass Rosé – Tieton Cider Works
Redfield – Suttons Bay Ciders
Root And Bloom – Two Blokes Cider
Rose – Tandem Ciders
LOW TANNIN PERRY
Best-in-Class
1st: Winter Pear – Snow Capped Cider, Austin, CO, USA
2nd: Kuhnhenn Perry – Kuhnhenn Brewing Company, Warren, MI, USA
3rd: Parametric – Empyrical Orchard & Cidery, Snohomish, Washington, USA
Gold
Sparkling Perry – Snow Capped Cider
Silver
Barland – Empyrical Orchard & Cidery
Gowan’s Heirloom Pear – California Cider House
Grant Twp Perry – Michigan Wine Company
Rogue Valley Perry – Blossom Barncidery
Bronze
Perry – Sea Cider
Practice – Empyrical Orchard & Cidery
HIGH TANNIN PERRY
Best-in-Class
1st: Principle – Empyrical Orchard & Cidery, Snohomish, Washington, USA
2nd: Pyriform – Empyrical Orchard & Cidery, Snohomish, Washington, USA
3rd: Perry Cider – Ramborn Cider Co., Born, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Gold
Sparkling Perry – Raw Cider Company
Sweet Oriole Perry – Aeppeltreow Inc
Silver
Estate Perry – Blossom Barncidery
Kearns Estate Perry – Raw Cider Company
Nene Perry – Cornish Cider Company
Orchard Oriole Perry – Aeppeltreow Inc
Paradigm – Empyrical Orchard & Cidery
FRUIT CIDER – DRY
Best-in-Class
1st: Porters & Perry – Snow Capped Cider, Austin, CO, USA
2nd: Blush Cider – Finnriver Farm & Cidery, Chimacum, WA, USA
3rd: Cherry – Puget Sound Cider Company, Kent, WA, USA
Gold
Bloom Cider – Finnriver Farm & Cidery
Cherry – Second Summit Ha
Northman Rosé Cider – Northman Cider Co
Quince – Little Apple Cidery
Silver
Apple Cherry – Island Orchard Cider
Blackberry – Ponderosa Cider Co.
Blade Runner 2022 – Gravity Distribution Ltd
Cidewinder 2 – Angry Orchard Hard Cider Company
Guava Cider – 2 Towns Ciderhouse
Lady’s Slipper – Red Island Cider
Meteor Sour – High Limb Cider
Montmorency – Anxo Cider
Persica – Treasury Cider
Pomme Rouge – Brooklyn Cider House
Raspberry Heirloom – Vander Mill
Rosé Cider – Allagash Brewing Company
Solville Classic Japanese Quince – Solville
Strawberry – Texas Corners Brewing Company
Sunny Daze – Two Blokes Cider
Sweet Valley Vibes – Island Folk Cider House
Vivid Bright Cherry – Seattle Cider Company
Vivid Fresh Peach – Seattle Cider Company
Vivid Juicy Pear – Seattle Cider Company
Bronze
Andover Cider Dry Cranberry – Andover Cider Co
Blueberry Aronia – Paha Cider
Community Crush – Mount Diablo Cider Company
Cresthaven – Anxo Cider
Dance, Dance, Dance – Brooklyn Cider House
Desolation – Mountain West Hard Cider
Passionfruit Dry – Duluth Cider
Pomegranate – Puget Sound Cider Company
Toucana – Starcut Ciders
Wölffer No. 139 Peach Cider – Wölffer Estate Vineyard
FRUIT CIDER – SWEET
Best-in-Class
1st: U-Pick Cherry – King Orchards, Central Lake, Michigan, USA
2nd: Cherry – Rove Winery at the Gallagher Estate, Traverse City, MI, USA
3rd: Waves Strawberry Rose Cider – Waves Cider Company, Columbia, MO, USA
Gold
Juicy Pear – Bauman’s Cider
Keep It Wild – Black Currant – Schilling Cider
Peach – Atlanta Hard Cider Co. & Distillery
Pomegranate – Atlanta Hard Cider Co. & Distillery
Raspberry Harvest – Cider Hill Cellars
South Farm Select: Fresh Strawberry – Townline Ciderworks
Strawberry Harvest – Cider Hill Cellars
Silver
Ace Guava Craft Cider – Ace Cider
Apple Pear – Puget Sound Cider Company
Bellini – Woodchuck Cider
Blackberry & Peach With Vanilla – Jasper Winery
Blackberry Cider – Mcmenamins Edgefield Cider
Blackcurrant – Sisters Cider House
Boysenberry Lemonade – Bauman’s Cider
Bramble Bubbly – Sea Cider
Cheeky Cherry – Woodchuck Cider
Cherry Chuckle – Vander Mill
Cranberry – Beak & Skiff Apple Farms
Dragon Fruit – Avid Cider Co.
Eternal Sunshine Pineapple-Mango – Endless Orchard Cider
Huckleberry – Tieton Cider Works
Imperial Magic Berry – Tieton Cider Works
Inversion – Empyrical Orchard & Cidery
Kristof Farms Noir – Bauman’s Cider
Mango Cosmic Crisp – 2 Towns Ciderhouse
Passionfruit Tangerine Imperial – Avid Cider Co.
Pineapple – Woodchuck Cider
Plum – Michigan Wine Company
Pog – Cider Corps
Prairie Berry – Prairie Bears Cider Co.
Prickly Pear – Sisters Cider House
Radiant Mimosa-Orange – Endless Orchard Cider
Raspberry Lemonade – 19 Acres Cider Co.
Red Apple Farm Cranberry – Red Apple Farm
Slice Of Sun – Woodchuck Cider
Sour Cherry – Loch Mór Cider Co
Strawbarbarella – Eris Brewery And Cider House
Sweet Cherry – Paha Cider
That’S My Jam – Dope Cider House And Winery
The Acolyte – Peats Original Cider
Thornbury Cranberry Apple Cider – Thornbury Craft Co.
Thornbury Wildberry Fusion Cider – Thornbury Craft Co.
Vivid Wild Blueberry – Seattle Cider Company
Watermelon – Glacial Till
Waves Pineapple Cider – Waves Cider Company
Wild Tropics – Woodchuck Cider
Yellow Belly Cherry Cider – Sapsucker Farms Yellow Belly Cidery
Bronze
Ace Imperial Peach Cider – Ace Cider
Ace Pineapple Craft Cider – Ace Cider
Binder Bramble – Odd Brothers Craft Cider
Blackberry – Blakes Beverage Company
Blueberry – Glacial Till
Blueberry – Woodchuck Cider
Blueberry Bergamot – Prairie Bears Cider Co.
Blueberry Heirloom – Vander Mill
Blueberry Hill Hard Cider – Spring Hill Cider Works
Blush – Eris Brewery And Cider House
Excelsior Imperial Passionfruit Pineapple – Schilling Cider
Gaitero Spanish Cider With Red Grape Juice – Valle, Ballina Y Fernández Sa
Lemon Squeezy – Island Folk Cider House
Montmorency Cherry – Slyboro Ciderhouse
Passion Pineapple – Glacial Till
Peach Ginger – Ponderosa Cider Co.
Pog Cosmic Crisp – 2 Towns Ciderhouse
Pomegranate – Sisters Cider House
Raspberry – Woodchuck Cider
Rosé – Atlanta Hard Cider Co. & Distillery
Sour Cherry – Snow Capped Cider
Spring Forward – 2 Towns Ciderhouse
Strawberry Rhubarb – Glacial Till
Tentation – Cidrerie Verger Bilodeau
Vivid Ripe Plum – Seattle Cider Company
Witches Brew – Vala’s Orchard Cider Co
HOPPED CIDER
Best-in-Class
1st: Hopped Brut Apple – Island Orchard Cider, Ellison Bay, Wisconsin, USA
2nd: Citra Hopped Cider – Rove Winery at the Gallagher Estate, Traverse City, MI, USA
3rd: Half Nelson Hopped – Minneapolis Cider Co, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Gold
Passionfruit Pineapple W/ Galaxy Hops – Jasper Winery
Silver
Brut Cider – Paha Cider
Cottonwood – Mountain West Hard Cider
Fresh Hopped – 19 Acres Cider Co.
Hopped Carbonated 2023 – Doc Waters Cidery
Hoppy Blueberry – Vala’s Orchard Cider Co
Hopsap Shandy – Blue Bee Cider
Hyde Park – Broad Street Cider & Mead
Jaybird – Townline Ciderworks
Just The Mo – Eris Brewery And Cider House
Neipc – Beak & Skiff Apple Farms
Northman Hopped Cider – Northman Cider Co
One Thousand Four Hundred And Forty Minutes – Angry Orchard Hard Cider Company
Sand Bar – Talbott’s Cider Company
Spy Vs Citra – Bee Well Mead And Cider
Bronze
Cascade Hopped – Ramborn Cider Co.
Devonport – Red Island Cider
Hop To It – High Limb Cider
Hopt 3 – Carriage House Ciders
The Knave: Citra – Peats Original Cider
BOTANICAL CIDER
Best-in-Class
1st: Lavender Honey – Tieton Cider Works, Yakima, WA, USA
2nd: Wild At Heart – Treasury Cider, Hopewell Junction, NY, USA
3rd: Time Killa Cannabis Cider – Rebel Apple LLC, Moscow, Moscow, Russian Federation
Gold
Ginger Sumac – Second Summit Ha
Silver
Alora – Bauman’s Cider
Apple Ginger – Island Orchard Cider
Apple Lavender – Island Orchard Cider
Basil Mint – Seattle Cider Company
Boundless Blueberry-Basil – Endless Orchard Cider
Brite Side – High Limb Cider
Chai – A1A Cider
Cinnamon – Rove Winery at the Gallagher Estate
Duchess Of Devonshire – Broad Street Cider & Mead
Ginger Cider 2022 – Floribunda – Cidervariationen Creazioni Di Sidro
Gowan’s Spiced Apple – California Cider House
Hibiscus (Gin)Ger Fizz – Annapolis Cider Company
Honey Bee – Atlanta Hard Cider Co. & Distillery
Jasmine Tea Cider – McMenamins Edgefield Cider
Kin – Townline Ciderworks
Lavender Lemon Daze – Bauman’s Cider
Lemon Lavender – Ore Creek Craft Cider
Mango Burn – Blakes Beverage Company
Open Hand – Two Blokes Cider
Polar Party – 2 Towns Ciderhouse
Spiced Apple – Woodchuck Cider
Strawberry Mojito – Bauman’s Cider
White Mountain Magic – Stormalong Cider
Yellow Belly Ginger Cider – Sapsucker Farms Yellow Belly Cidery
Bronze
Blood Orange Sage – 19 Acres Cider Co.
Botanic! At The Disco – Pux Cider
Crooked Lake Coffee – Ore Creek Craft Cider
Hot Girl Summer – Talbott’s Cider Company
Prickly Pear – Blakes Beverage Company
Spruce Springsteen – Glacial Till
Strawberry Hibiscus – Blakes Beverage Company
Totally Roasted – Vander Mill
WOOD AGED CIDER
Best-in-Class
1st: Blanc Mollet – Snow Capped Cider, Austin, CO, USA
2nd: Kristof Farms Reserve Cider – Bauman’s Cider, Portland, OR, USA
3rd: BBL Aged Kingston Black – Snow Capped Cider, Austin, CO, USA
Gold
Great Valley Cuvée – Anxo Cider
Royal Rage Against The Pepin – Rebel Apple
Silver
American Oak – Blakes Beverage Company
Angel’s Share – Two Blokes Cider
Ba Fruit Ridge – Thornapple Brewing Company
Bourbon Vanilla Cider – Bauman’s Cider
Cidre Barrel-Aged 2023 – Domaine De Yunohara
Cold Snap Rye Whiskey Barrel-Aged Cider – Elder Piper Beer & Cider
Double Barrel – Three Falls Cider
Gold Reserve – Michigan Wine Company
Imperial Bee Cider – McMenamins Edgefield Cider
Reddish – Sage Bird Ciderworks
Spirited – Carriage House Ciders
Westward Whiskey Collaboration – 2 Towns Ciderhouse
Woody Mammoth – Tandem Ciders
Bronze
1124 – Green Bench Mead And Cider
1St Anniversary Barrel Aged Cider – Paha Cider
2023 Deacon John – Bird Dog Cider
802 Barrel Aged – Woodchuck Cider
Barrel 25 – Farmhaus Cider Co.
Bourbon Barrel Aged Dry Cider – Slaughter Orchard & Cidery
Dan Kellys Whiskey Cask – Dan Kellys Cider
Farmhouse – Tandem Ciders
Good Wood – Ore Creek Craft Cider
Moon River Reserve – Stormalong Cider
The Liaison – Cranes Winery
LOW & NO ALCOHOL CIDER
Best-in-Class
1st: The Safeword Is “Rosé” – Bdsm Cider, Milan, MI, USA
2nd: Sidekick Non-Alc Pacific Pineapple – 2 Towns Ciderhouse, Corvallis, OR, USA
3rd: Clear View – Original – Beak & Skiff Apple Farms, Lafayette, New York, USA
Bronze
Apfelschorle – Bauman’s Cider
Crispin Zero – Minneapolis Cider Co
Grandma’s Whip – Bdsm Cider
Non-Alcoholic Cider – Bold Rock Hard Cider
Sidekick Non-Alc Cosmic Crisp – 2 Towns Ciderhouse
Sidra El Gaitero 0.0 – Valle, Ballina Y Fernández Sa
Sparkling Apple Cherry – Vander Mill
Virginia-Kin – Puget Sound Cider Company
SPECIALTY CIDER & PERRY – DRY
Best-in-Class
Specialty Cider and Perry – Dry – 24 Entries
1st: Hopped Apricot – Snow Capped Cider, Austin, CO, USA
2nd: Yuzu Ginger Cider – Elder Piper Beer & Cider, Petoskey, MI, USA
3rd: Rockie’s Rose – Snow Capped Cider, Austin, CO, USA
Gold
August – Empyrical Orchard & Cidery
Hopped Strawberry Charmat – Annapolis Cider Company
Imperial Paddy Blueberry – Blue Toad Hard Cider
Silver
Apple Heart Mother – Slyboro Ciderhouse
Fireside – Two Blokes Cider
Knotty Cider Apple Cranberry – 40 Knots Winery And Cidery
Knotty Cider Apple Quince – 40 Knots Winery And Cidery
Petit Bonheur – Cidrerie Verger Bilodeau
Plum Earl Grey – Smythphillips Company
Raspberry Blossom – Seattle Cider Company
Raspberry Thyme – Smythphillips Company
Bronze
Cassa Frass – Vermont Cider Lab
Grow A Pear – Talbott’s Cider Company
Imperial Apple – Paha Cider
Knotty Cider Apple Black Currant – 40 Knots Winery And Cidery
Knotty Cider Apple Hops – 40 Knots Winery And Cidery
Raspberry Rose – Vala’s Orchard Cider Co
Sante – Blakes Beverage Company
SPECIALTY CIDER & PERRY – SWEET
Best-in-Class
1st: Banjo Blues – Smokin’ Banjo, Gatlinburg, TN, USA
2nd: Green Apple & Honey – Jasper Winery, Des Moines, Iowa, USA
3rd: Cincinnati Kids – Townline Ciderworks, Williamsburg, MI, USA
Gold
Earl Blue – Annapolis Cider Company
Pomme And Power – Angry Orchard Hard Cider Company
Purple Rain – Annapolis Cider Company
Silver
Ace Perry Craft Cider – Ace Cider
American Apple Pie – Cider Corps
Barrel Aged Peach Spiced – Snow Capped Cider
Bee’s Dream – Tandem Ciders
Bourbon Barrel Maple Hard Cider – Spring Hill Cider Works
Ginger Peach – Thornapple Brewing Company
Ginger Spiced Cranberry – Vala’s Orchard Cider Co
Glensheen Gold – Duluth Cider
Gowan’s Honey Citron – California Cider House
Grandma’s Secret – Angry Orchard Hard Cider Company
Guava Citrus – Seattle Cider Company
Honey Pear – Beak & Skiff Apple Farms
Imperial Bourbon Barrel Wanderer – Odd Brothers Craft Cider
Imperial Cherry – Vala’s Orchard Cider Co
Imperial Honeyberry – Paha Cider
Inquiry Reserve – Empyrical Orchard & Cidery
Moon Berries – Schilling Cider
Odyssey – Seattle Cider Company
Pear Cider – Paha Cider
Plum Lemongrass With Ginger – Snow Capped Cider
Sparkling Rose’ – Snow Capped Cider
Spiced Cranberry – Minneapolis Cider Co
Tepache – Atlanta Hard Cider Co. & Distillery
Thornbury Rosé Apple Cider – Thornbury Craft Co.
Thornbury Wild Blueberry Elderflower Apple Cider – Thornbury Craft Co.
White Wine Perry – Snow Capped Cider
Wild Mulberry – Glacial Till
Bronze
Blackberry Rum – Vala’s Orchard Cider Co
Blueberry Pancake – Glacial Till
Bourbon Barrel Aged Comfortably Plum – Bee Well Mead And Cider
Bourbon Barrel Peach – Tieton Cider Works
E-Phoria – Eris Brewery And Cider House
Effervescent – Cidrerie Verger Bilodeau
Evil Ways – Peninsula Cellars
Gowan’s Rosé Cider – California Cider House
Honeycrisp Smacked – Vander Mill
Imperial Berry – Bold Rock Hard Cider
Imperial Empire – Beak & Skiff Apple Farms
Lemongrass Rose Hard Cider – The Farm In Clarksburg
Monkfruit Cider – Kuhnhenn Brewing Company
Parleys Perry – Mountain West Hard Cider
Pepper Jam – Eris Brewery And Cider House
Raspberry Rita – Vala’s Orchard Cider Co
Rebel Rose – Island Folk Cider House
Sour Raspberry – Beak & Skiff Apple Farms
Stay Flippy! – Peats Original Cider
Strawberry Cider – Thornapple Brewing Company
Svans – Alde Sider
Thornbury Caramel Apple Cider – Thornbury Craft Co.
Totally Roasted Smacked – Vander Mill
UNLIMITED CIDER AND PERRY
Best-in-Class
1st: Transfusion – Smokin’ Banjo, Gatlinburg, TN, USA
2nd: Honey Basil – Old Mountain Wine Company, Gatlinburg, TN, USA
3rd: Fall Feels – Two Blokes Cider, Seagrave, Ontario, Canada
Silver
Bear Creek – Crow River Winery
Black Currant – Beach Bee Meadery
Black N Blue – Tennessee Cider Company
Crisp Apple – Angry Orchard Hard Cider Company
Foch-O – Annapolis Cider Company
Hopped – Second Summit Ha
Key Lime – Blakes Beverage Company
Mango Habanero – Minneapolis Cider Co
Peach Lychee – Blakes Beverage Company
Pip Hop Seyval – Annapolis Cider Company
South Fork – Crow River Winery
Summer Peach – Tennessee Cider Company
Sweet Heat – Tennessee Cider Company
Thornbury Mango Dragonfruit Lemonade Cider – Thornbury Craft Co.
Thornbury Mango Habanero Cider – Thornbury Craft Co.
Thornbury Pear Apple Cider – Thornbury Craft Co.
Thornbury Raspberry Chocolate Cider – Thornbury Craft Co.
Thornbury Spiced Apple Cider – Thornbury Craft Co.
Thornbury Wild Strawberry Lemonade Cider – Thornbury Craft Co.
Yellow Belly Blue Betcha Cider – Sapsucker Farms Yellow Belly Cidery
Bronze
Agave Sunrise – Annapolis Cider Company
Blackberry Bourbon Barrel Aged Cider – Wise Bird Cider Co.
Cape Daze: Offseason – High Limb Cider
Cider Donut – Tennessee Cider Company
Glazed & Confused – High Limb Cider
Lavender Lemonade – Snow Capped Cider
Light Of The Sun – Stormalong Cider
Mango Foxtrot – Cider Corps
Mango Pineapple Shayo – Shayo Ciders
Peach Cobbler – Blakes Beverage Company
Peach Mimosa – Tennessee Cider Company
Pineapple – Tennessee Cider Company
Pucker-Up – Peninsula Cellars
Thornbury Blackberry Yuzu Lemonade Cider – Thornbury Craft Co.
Thornbury Blood Orange Apple Cider – Thornbury Craft Co.
Thornbury Vanilla Bourbon Apple Cider – Thornbury Craft Co.
Yellow Belly Caramel Apple Cider – Sapsucker Farms Yellow Belly Cidery
ICE CIDER
Best-in-Class
1st: McIntosh Ice Cider – Haykin Family Cider, Aurora, CO, USA
2nd: Front Range Ice Cider – Haykin Family Cider, Aurora, CO, USA
3rd: Cuvée Spéciale De Cidre De Glace – Cidrerie Verger Bilodeau, Saint-Pierre-Ile-d’Orleans, QC – Québec, Canada
Silver
2022 Golden Russet Ice Cider – Two K Farms Cidery & Winery
Gravenstein Ice Cider – Haykin Family Cider
Honeycrisp – Eden Specialty Ciders
Ice Cider – Island Orchard Cider
Ice Cider II – Glacial Till
Nectar De Glace – Cidrerie Verger Bilodeau
Sidra De Hielo 1898 – Valle, Ballina Y Fernández Sa
Wickson Ice Cider – Haykin Family Cider
Bronze
Alde Issider – Alde Sider
Harvest Frost – Angry Orchard Hard Cider Company
Ice Cider – Mountain West Hard Cider
Ice Cider – Texas Corners Brewing Company
King’s of the North – King Orchards
Skadi – Tandem Ciders
Sweet Solstice – Golden Russet – City Orchard
Winter – Cider Hill Cellars
FORTIFIED CIDER
Best-in-Class
1st: Pommeau – 19 Acres Cider Co., Sherwood, OR, USA
2nd: Traditional Apples In French Oak – Haykin Family Cider, Aurora, CO, USA
3rd: 10 Year Aged Pommeau – Finnriver Farm & Cidery, Chimacum, WA, USA
Silver
2022 Pomeau – 2 Towns Ciderhouse
American Oak Pommeau – Haykin Family Cider
Fascination – Cidrerie Verger Bilodeau
Marechal Apples In French Oak – Haykin Family Cider
Mistelle – Bauman’s Cider
Nehou Apples In American Oak – Haykin Family Cider
Pommeau – Beak & Skiff Apple Farms
Pommeau – Second Summit Ha
Pommeau 12 Month – Talbott’s Cider Company
Pommeau: Kingston Black – Presque Isle Farm Cider
Pommore Special Reserve – Slyboro Ciderhouse
Pomona – Island Orchard Cider
Pomona – Tandem Ciders
Wisconsin Pommeau – The Cider Farm
Bronze
Cross-Eyed – Glacial Till
Maple Pommeau – Minneapolis Cider Co
The Orchard Fox – Bent Ladder
SPIRITS
Best-in-Class
1st: Michigan Honeycrisp Vodka – Vander Mill, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
2nd: Founders Reserve – Ambix Spirits, Sebastopol, CA, USA
3rd: Mcintosh Eau De Vie – Haykin Family Cider, Aurora, CO, USA
Silver
Apple Brandy – Vander Mill
French Oak Aged Apple Brandy – Haykin Family Cider
Le Saint-Pomme – Cidrerie Verger Bilodeau
Limousin Aged Apple Brandy – Haykin Family Cider
Mcintosh Brandy In French Oak – Haykin Family Cider
Newtown Pippin – Ambix Spirits
Porters Perfection Eau De Vie – Haykin Family Cider
Bronze
Apple Brandy – Thornapple Brewing Company