Cider Guide

Month: March 2014

  • Cider, Hard & Sweet by Ben Watson – A Book Review

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    Melissa West
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    Cider, Hard & Sweet, by Ben Watson, is now in its 3rd edition, and for good reason. This quintessential book on cider informs the reader in a clear and lively way. Reading it from cover to cover is enjoyable; opening it at random for a casual peruse will quickly get you sucked in. You’ve been…

  • The New American Cider Guide: Apple Knocker Hard Cider

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    Melissa West
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    It’s now March, and the phone interviews with cider makers for our upcoming book, The New American Cider Guide, are well underway. I don’t have to do too many truly “cold calls,” but with only one or two emails preceding, some calls are barely defrosted before that first ring. Yet the conversations themselves are decidedly…