Category: cider

  • World Map of Cider Update 9/12/2012

    Shown below are the 81 new entries on The World Map of Cider: [iframe_loader src=”https://www.google.com/fusiontables/embedviz?viz=MAP&q=select+col4+from+1loTw3PauW9PTmAJB6ad6fIzdTx6rUeWR-DtrIaA&h=false&lat=14.863747211128985&lng=20.642052700000022&z=1&t=4&l=col4″ height=”337″ width=”561″] Cidery  Winery  Brewery/Meadery Ice Cidery  Distillery Bar/Pub  Bottle Shop  Orchard/Museum/Other POI Event/Festival I’ve corrected the problem where links were opened within the map frame rather than in a new window/tab. Please send me your feedback at map {AT} ciderguide {DOT} com! Australia Gundaroo…

  • Royal Bath & West Show 2012 Cider Results

    The Orchards & Cider Competition at the Royal Bath & West Show is generally regarded as the world’s largest cider judging. Cider is such an important part of the show that historian Alan Stone has even written a booklet on the topic: Cider at the Bath & West Show. The judges for this year’s competition include…

  • Big Apple Trials & CAMRA Championships

    Two major cider and perry competitions took place over the weekend, the Big Apple Cider and Perry Trials and the CAMRA National Cider and Perry Championships. Both competitions are unusual in that many of the judges may have no prior judging experience: the entrants themselves form the judging panels at the the Big Apple trials, while…

  • GLINT CAP 2012 Results Analysis

    [iframe_loader src=”https://www.google.com/fusiontables/embedviz?viz=MAP&q=select+col3+from+3463743&h=false&lat=51.17934297928927&lng=-57.33181845000002&z=2&t=4&l=col3″ height=”320″ width=”533″] A map of the 2012 GLINT CAP commercial medalists. Click the dots for more information on each producer. The official results for the 2012 Great Lakes International Cider & Perry Competition (GLINT CAP) were posted on Wednesday evening. I have imported the results into a spreadsheet and—by viewing the data in various different…

  • GLINT CAP 2011 Results Analysis

    Many in the cider world are anxiously awaiting the results of this year’s Great Lakes International Cider & Perry Competition. I had a wonderful time judging at the event and I greatly enjoyed meeting other cider enthusiasts. I was curious about last year’s event as I was not in attendance, so I set about analyzing last year’s…