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America’s First Cocktail

November 13, 2015 by Darlene Hayes Leave a Comment

For someone whose years of formal schooling focused on things like the Krebs cycle and the shape of electron shells, little attention was paid to history. A plunge into the fascinating world of cider and orchards, however, has reveled just how closely intertwined the history of America and the history of American cider truly are. … [Read more…]

Posted in: recipes Tagged: Alpenfire, cider cocktails, cider history, cooking with cider, hard cider, Olympic Penninsula, Port Townsend

Blackbeard’s Julep

September 12, 2015 by Darlene Hayes 2 Comments

A Cocktails come in all shapes and sizes and fit for any sort of occasion. Some days you really want the full on booziness of a double martini, while others call for a drink that you can have several of without ending up dancing on the table with a lampshade on your head. Blackbeard’s Julep … [Read more…]

Posted in: recipes Tagged: cider cocktails, Finnriver Cider, hard cider, Schilling cider

A Little Bit About Cider and the Law

September 8, 2015 by Darlene Hayes 6 Comments

A new election season seems to be upon us, bringing to this writer’s mind thoughts of laws and legislatures and just how they effect the growing cider industry. Alcohol has been a part of the American story from the very beginning, and an excise tax on it’s domestic production was the first ever imposed by … [Read more…]

Posted in: general musings Tagged: CIDER Act, cider history, cider law, hard cider, New York cider
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