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Graft Cider @ Hudson Valley Cider Week

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Hudson Valley Cider Week

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Virginia marks sixth annual Cider Week Gov. McAuliffe has declared November 10-19 Virginia Cider Week, commemorating the sixth year of the statewide celebration.

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SPECIAL MONDAY NIGHT TASTING: HAPPY CIDER WEEK!!!

Join us tonight, 7-9 pm, for a special Monday night tasting of two splendid libations from our buddies at Rowan Imports, a cider-centric importer/distributor. We'll be sharing two of our faves- Le Père Jules Poiré de Normandie, a lip-smacking pear cider from France, and Slyboro La Sainte Terre, from Upstate New York! We'll have some cheddar from Eastern District and bread from She Wolf Bakery.

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History-rich craft ciders are in demand

History-rich craft ciders are in demand

Apples are delicious for snacks, pies, applesauce and, once again, for drinking. While alcoholic cider production is still a niche market, the rise in U.S. sales has been tremendous. In 2012 sales of the top 10 alcoholic cider brands in the United States collectively grew by 62 percent, according to Impact Databank, which tracks statistics for the wine, beer and spirits industry.

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Apple Jack Buttered Cider

Move over pumpkin, apple is taking the leading role this October. Celebrate with some amazingly appropriate apple-licious activities.  Cider Week explores the liquid side of the fruit, while the Big Apple Crunch encourages sharing our bounty with others. Turn your apple dreams into fruition and throw your own party. Invite some friends over and celebrate the seasonal changes by making homemade…

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Third annual Cider Week Virginia celebrates craft ciders from across the Commonwealth

Third annual Cider Week Virginia celebrates craft ciders from across the Commonwealth

From Nov. 14-23, the 2014 Cider Week Virginia festival will continue the tradition of sharing delicious, locally fermented, artisanal ciders from across the Commonwealth. This third annual celebration of craft cider brings together eight Virginia cideries for a bevy of delicious tastings, workshops and other events sure to engage, entertain and educate participants.

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Amazing time at Monday's New York Cider Week industry tasting and promotional event at Astor Center. Great labels there, with cider as it was meant to be: dry, sparkling, and well made. While the Hudson Valley region and champagne yeast ruled the day, great NY labels like Naked Flock and Aaron Burr created amazing offerings from Belgian ale yeasts and wild yeasts from wild apples. Still ciders and perry were also plentiful, with Yankee Folly an excellent step up from your day-to-day Pino grigio or what have you. The piece-de-la-resistance was a secret stash of a true devil's cut Applejack (that's whiskey made from apples in case you didn't know) from Black Dirt distilleries http://blackdirtdistillery.com/the-apple-jack/ , where the strange weather we've been having here in New York caused their barrels to give some extra ounces each a few weeks after being emptied. Needing the devil's cut from over 30 barrels just to fill one bottle, I can say it was the single most amazing thing I've ever tasted, and my big thanks to the Black Dirt people for letting me have some (they liked my Pinky Mixology review so I got treated all special). If you would like so see some recipes involving Applejack, follow this link: http://pinkymixology.blogspot.com/search/label/Black%20Dirt%20Distillery

Ended the day with rooftop cocktails and live jazz at Attic Lounge in Midtown.

And here I almost forgot why living in NYC is worth it.