Good Fruit = Good Cider

 

New York Cider Company, located in the Finger Lakes Region, crafts unique hard ciders using interesting and ripe New York State heirloom and wild apples.  We believe in sustainable farming methods and traditional cider-making techniques. 

 

 

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The other day, Steve hauled our first three bins of apples from Ithaca up to Gansz Farms Cider Mill in Lyons, NY. That’s where the fruit is washed, crushed, and pressed in an ancient machine from the turn of the last century. We yielded about 4
We have never picked / gathered apples in August. But Steve filled our first bin (20 bushels-ish) of fruit this week. This fall, let’s vote for people who care about the environment, believe that global warming is real, and are committed to do
Anyone in Ithaca missing a pair of pigs? This lovely couple appeared last night at Steve and Leah’s farm (home of @nyciderco) in Ithaca, NY.
Come on by the market this weekend and cool yourself down with your favorite dry cider! ✨ This weekend we’re running a Dog Days Deal - grab all three of our ciders named after our beloved cidery dogs (including the limited edition Scrappy Dog!)
This just in from Steve: “We have Newtowns. Not a huge crop (which is a good thing), but looks like a reasonable crop from what I can see.” Newtowns, if you didn’t know, are Newtown Pippins. From 150-year-old standard apple trees i
Hi, If you a) like dry artisanal hard cider and sustainable agriculture and b) want to earn a few bucks helping our tiny company and c) are able to get to the Hastings-on-Hudson Farmers’ Market on Saturdays and d) can lift 40-lb. boxes and d)
Very excited to be on tap at @thehereafterhudson a beautiful new watering hole in Hudson, NY. Jeremy and Isi just opened the place, and they remembered trying our very dry artisanal ciders months ago in NYC, so they tracked us down. The Hereafter is
My wonderful 21-year-old daughter, Clara, just arrived home from college — in time to enjoy the end of ramp season! And a legal glass of cider with her Mom and me. So proud of her. If you are wondering how I cooked the ramps: My favorite way i
Hello from Ithaca, NY! Although the recent frost hit many, if not most of us here, we are all keeping our fingers crossed that we will still have some fruit this fall. In the meantime, the frost did not conquer the beauty of Mother Nature in our orc
Break time! For our 27th wedding anniversary, my beautiful wife Erin and I (Joseph) embarked on our first big trip without the kids in 25 years. Cider can wait a few days, no? Greetings from Taormina, Sicily!
Just a few short weeks ago this little Baldwin tree was battling snow and waiting for spring. I’m convinced the tree is happier now that the sun is out and upstate NY is beginning to warm up. The buds on the tree are not very far along yet, but
It’s it’s bring your child to work day! Come, see Eve for your dry cider needs and meet wee Junie B. Jones! Tompkins Square Park Greenmarket, East Village, Manhattan.
May not seem like a big deal, but you are looking at the prototype of our first cider tap handle! That’s very exciting to @nyciderco. We finally sell enough very dry draft cider to need them. If you are in New York State and own a bar or restau
Yesterday in Ithaca: An apple tree waits for spring.