Happy Holidays! One of the things we always look forward to in the cold Chicago winters is the annual return of Cider Summit Chicago. The 8th Annual Cider Summit Chicago is scheduled for Saturday, February 22, 2019, in two sessions – Session 1 is 12 – 3 pm (VIP admission at 11 am) and Session 2 is 5 -8 pm …
Chicago Cider Week is in full swing and there are amazing events going on all around the city. Cider newbies, connoisseurs, and everyone in between has to learn (and try) something new. Some of our top picks are Monday Feb 4 Right Bee Cider Welcome Party/ Meet the Maker6:00 PM First Draft 649 S Clark St, Chicago, IL 60605A warm …
On January 20 Vitrue Cider held their annual Stone Fence Competition. This year saw a new venue and new competitors. As always, we enjoyed the unique takes on the traditional Stone Fence Cocktails. We profiled every cocktail on IG, but here were some of our favorites. Shelly Mercurio – Dorian’s This was Shelly’s 1st cocktail competition and we think she …
On January 20, Virtue Cider is hosting their 5th Annual Stone Fence Competition & Mitten Drive at Big Star (Wrigleyville) The Stone Fence Cocktail Competition brings together 10 of Chicago’s top bartenders to compete with their take on a traditional American cider-based cocktail, the Stone Fence – which is traditionally a blend of bourbon or rum and hard cider. The event will be held: …
As the cider market has continued to have explosive growth (thanks in part to Rose) unique gifts for cider lovers have cropped up. Here are a few of our favorites for 2018. Bitter Pops 12 Days of Cider Gift Box features 12 beautiful ciders that you can enjoy each day starting on Christmas Day. The Bitter Pops Twelve Days …
Join me and Sean on October 20 for CiderFest 2018 at Taste Food and Wine (1506 W Jarvis Ave, Chicago). Sample 40 different ciders from Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Oregon, France, and Spain. The $20 ticket price includes a souvenir glass and a cider-based dessert. Limited tickets available so don’t wait to buy tickets at Taste Food and Wine or online.
2019 Tickets available HERE This past Saturday Sean and I went to the South Loop Beer & Cider Fest which combined several of our favorite things – Cider, The Southside, and #ciderfriends. The weather was great which, coupled with the cider and beer, made for an amazing tasting experience. All the cider and mead makers were located together in a prime tent …
Sean and I always love when we find cider events and when we find them on the South Side we are even more excited! This Saturday, July 28, 2018, join us at South Loop Beer & Cider Fest which returns to Chicago Women’s Park and Gardens for its third annual event. The event consists of one afternoon session from 4:00 pm – 7:30 pm (3 pm …
Summer is here! Sean and I love to beat the sweltering heat by coming up with creative cocktails. Last Friday we went to a 2 Towns Ciderhouse tasting at The Open Bottle. In addition to some of our summer favorites (e.g. Pacific Pineapple), we tried a limited release cider named Easy Peasy, a mix of Northwest apples, Meyer lemon, raspberries and …
As part of our cider maker series, we highlight some of the smaller or more unique US cider makers. For spring break last month we took a very quick trip to Colorado to visit our cider friends. Since we had the boys in tow, we rented a car and headed outside of Denver to check out some new (to us) …