Announcing the 12th Annual Best of the Northwest Cider Awards!

by | Jan 2, 2024

A CIDER LOVER, AFICIONADO OR CIDER CURIOUS? GET YOUR SHOPPING LISTS READY!

We’re excited to reveal the winners of the 12th Annual Best of the Northwest Cider Awards.
To view the awards in a digital edition format click here.

HIGH-TANNIN

PLATINUM
Reine des Pommes
CIDERY | Bauman’s Cider
Gervais, OR

DOUBLE GOLD
Orchard Craft
CIDERY | Snowdrift Cider Co.
East Wenatchee, WA

GOLD
Fantastic Mr. Foxwhelp
CIDERY | Bauman’s Cider
Gervais, OR

SILVER
Little Green Apples
CIDERY | Bauman’s Cider
Gervais, OR

JUDGES’ PICKS
Quercus Alba | Art + Science
Sheridan, OR

Kingston Black | Bauman’s Cider
Gervais, OR

Orchard Cider | Kristof Farms Cider
Yamhill, OR

SINGLE VARIETAL

PLATINUM
Winesap
CIDERY | Tieton Cider Works
Yakima, WA

DOUBLE GOLD
Golden Delicious
CIDERY | Washington Gold Cider
Chelan, WA

GOLD
Porter’s Perfection
CIDERY | Tieton Cider Works
Yakima, WA

SILVER 
Major’s Special
CIDERY | Bauman’s Cider
Gervais, OR

PERRY

PLATINUM
Principle
CIDERY | Empyrical Orchards and CideRY
Snohomish, WA

DOUBLE GOLD
Twilight Perry Pét Nat
CIDERY | Art + Science Cider & Wine
Sheridan, OR

GOLD
Perry
CIDERY | Alma Cider
Mount Vernon, WA

SILVER
Pyriform
CIDERY | Empyrical Orchards and Cidery
Snohomish, WA

PÉT-NAT

PLATINUM
Almira
CIDERY | Dwinell
Goldendale, WA

DOUBLE GOLD
Pét Mac
CIDERY | Bauman’s Cider
Gervais, OR

GOLD
Prairie Dog
CIDERY | Art + Science Cider & Wine
Sheridan, OR

SILVER
Farmhouse Cider
CIDERY | Alesong Brewing & Blending
Eugene, OR

ROSÉ

PLATINUM
Mountain Rose 
CIDERY | Bauman’s Cider
Gervais, OR

DOUBLE GOLD
Red-Fleshed Rosé
CIDERY | Tieton Cider Works
Yakima, WA

GOLD
Cosmic Rosé
CIDERY | Union Hill Cider Co.
East Wenatchee, WA

SILVER
Rosé
CIDERY | Alma Cider
Mount Vernon, WA

MODERN DRY

PLATINUM
Golden Hour
CIDERY | Bauman’s Cider
Gervais, OR

DOUBLE GOLD
Field Blend
CIDERY | Union Hill Cider Co.
East Wenatchee, WA

GOLD
City Fruit 2020
CIDERY | Seattle Cider Company
Seattle, WA

SILVER
City Fruit 2022
CIDERY | Seattle Cider Company
Seattle, WA

JUDGES’ PICKS
Dry | Blue Mountain Cider Co.
Milton-Freewater, WA

Estate Heirloom | Double Mountain Brewery & Cidery
Hood River, OR

Pippins | Sea Cider Farm & Ciderhouse
Saanichton, BC

MODERN SWEET

PLATINUM – TIE
Local Legend
CIDERY | Schilling Cider
Auburn, WA 

PLATINUM – TIE
Original 
CIDERY | Washington Gold Cider
Chelan, WA 

DOUBLE GOLD
Original Gold
CIDERY | Portland Cider Co.
Clackamas, OR

GOLD
Beares Original Haze
CIDERY | Incline Cider
Tacoma, WA

SILVER
Honeycrisp
CIDERY | Seattle Cider Company
Seattle, WA

FRUIT

PLATINUM
Honey Pear
CIDERY | Locust Cider
Gig Harbor, WA

DOUBLE GOLD
Passion Orange Guava
CIDERY | Portland Cider Co.
Clackamas, OR

GOLD
Pear
CIDERY | Blue Mountain Cider Co.
Milton-Freewater, OR

SILVER
Emerald City
CIDERY |  Schilling Cider
Auburn, WA

JUDGES’ PICKS
Pink Guava | Offset Ciderworks
Mountlake Terrace, WA

Yuzu Plum | 19 Acres Cider Co.
Sherwood, OR

Lingonberry  | Greenwood Cider
Seattle, WA

BERRY

PLATINUM
Haskap Berry
CIDERY | Shuswap Cider Company
Salmon Arm, BC

DOUBLE GOLD
Moon Berries
CIDERY | Schilling Cider
Auburn, WA

GOLD – TIE
Raspberry
CIDERY | Tieton Cider Works
Yakima, WA

GOLD – TIE
Marionberry
CIDERY | Incline Cider
Tacoma, WA

SILVER
Bramble Bubbly
CIDERY |  Sea Cider Farm & Ciderhouse
Saanichton, BC

JUDGES’ PICKS
Blackberry | Locust Cider
Gig Harbor, WA

Hazy Strawberry | Tieton Cider Works
Yakima, WA

Marionberry  | 19 Acres Cider Co.
Sherwood, OR

STONE FRUIT

PLATINUM
Imperial Tart Cherry
CIDERY | Incline Cider
Tacoma, WA

DOUBLE GOLD
White Peach
CIDERY | Incline Cider
Tacoma, WA

GOLD
Cherry Rose
CIDERY | Shuswap Cider Company
Salmon Arm, BC

SILVER
Imperial Peach Tea
CIDERY | Portland Cider Co.
Clackamas, OR

TROPICAL

PLATINUM
Tropical Cosmic Crisp
CIDERY | 2 Towns Ciderhouse
Corvallis, OR

DOUBLE GOLD
Pineapple Mango
CIDERY | AVID Cider
Bend, OR

GOLD
Jungle Juice
CIDERY | AVID Cider
Bend, OR

SILVER
Pacific Pineapple
CIDERY | 2 Towns Ciderhouse
Corvallis, OR

IMPERIAL

PLATINUM
Excelsior Imperial Apple
CIDERY | Schilling Cider
Auburn, WA

DOUBLE GOLD
Imperial Pear
CIDERY | Apple Outlaw
Applegate, OR

GOLD
Abstract
CIDERY | Empyrical Orchard & Cidery
Snohomish, WA

SILVER
Cosmic Crisp
CIDERY |  2 Towns Ciderhouse
Corvallis, OR

JUDGES’ PICKS
Excelsior Imperial Apple Pie | Schilling Cider
Auburn, WA

Imperial | Bauman’s Cider
Gervais, OR

Blueberry POM Imperial  | Avid Cider
Bend, OR

CO-FERMENT

PLATINUM – TIE
Wild Plum
CIDERY | Finnriver Farm and Cidery
Chimacum, WA

PLATINUM – TIE
Forbidden Fruit
CIDERY | Bauman’s Cider
Gervais, OR

DOUBLE GOLD
Noir Cider
CIDERY | Kristof Farms Cider
Yamhill, OR

GOLD
Fruitful Pét Nat
CIDERY | Art + Science Cider & Wine
Sheridan, OR

SILVER
Peach Bellini
CIDERY | Bauman’s Cider
Gervais, OR

HOPPED

PLATINUM
Fuji’s Gold
CIDERY | Incline Cider
Tacoma, WA

DOUBLE GOLD
Hip Hops
CIDERY | 2 Towns Ciderhouse
Corvallis, OR

GOLD
Hoppy Opus
CIDERY | Snowbird Farm & Cidery
Montesano, WA

SILVER
Fresh Hop Cider: Centennial
CIDERY | Bauman’s Cider
Gervais, OR 

BOTANICAL

PLATINUM
Blackberry Lavender
CIDERY | 19 Acres Cider Co.
Sherwood, OR

DOUBLE GOLD
Basil Mint
CIDERY | Seattle Cider Company
Seattle, WA 

GOLD
Strawberry Hibiscus
CIDERY | 19 Acres Cider Co.
Sherwood, OR

SILVER – TIE
The Baddie
CIDERY | 2 Towns Ciderhouse
Corvallis, OR

SILVER – TIE
Chaider
CIDERY | Schilling Cider
Auburn, WA

JUDGES’ PICKS
Blood Orange Sage | 19 Acres Cider Co.
Sherwood,  OR

Lavender Lemonade | 2 Towns Ciderhouse
Corvallis, OR 

Grapefruit Gimlet | Portland Cider Co.
Clackamas, OR

SPICED

PLATINUM
Blackberry Burn
CIDERY | Avid Cider
Bend, OR

DOUBLE GOLD
Santa’s Sauce
CIDERY | Portland Cider Co.
Clackamas, OR

GOLD
Spiced Peach
CIDERY | Seattle Cider Company
Seattle, WA

SILVER
Three Pepper
CIDERY | Seattle Cider Company
Seattle, WA

JUDGES’ PICKS
Apple Pie | Washington Gold Cider
Chelan, WA

Watermelon Burn | Avid Cider
Bend, OR

Pumpkin Spice | Portland Cider Co.
Clackamas, OR

COCKTAIL-INSPIRED

PLATINUM
Mountain Mule
CIDERY | Schilling Cider
Auburn, WA 

DOUBLE GOLD
Grapefruit Paloma
CIDERY | 2 Towns Ciderhouse
Corvallis, OR

GOLD
Pommeau
CIDERY | 2 Towns Ciderhouse
Corvallis, OR

SILVER
Peach Mojito
CIDERY | 2 Towns Ciderhouse
Corvallis, OR

SPECIALTY

PLATINUM
Watermelon
CIDERY | Locust Cider
Gig Harbor, WA

DOUBLE GOLD
ORE No. 002
CIDERY | Runcible Cider
Mosier, OR

GOLD
Ruby Rose
CIDERY | Sea Cider Farm & Ciderhouse
Saanichton, BC

SILVER
Jalapeño Cucumber 
CIDERY | Incline Cider
Tacoma, WA

WOOD-AGED

PLATINUM
Reserve Cider
CIDERY | Kristof Farms Cider
Yamhill, OR

DOUBLE GOLD
Wildwood
CIDERY | Union Hill Cider Co.
East Wenatchee, WA

GOLD
Bourbon Barrel Peach
CIDERY | Tieton Cider Works
Yakima, WA

SILVER – TIE
Blue Hewe
CIDERY | Finnriver Farm and Cidery
Chimacum, WA

SILVER – TIE
Barrel-Aged Marionberry
CIDERY | Seattle Cider Company
Seattle, WA

JUDGES’ PICKS
Barrel-Aged Cider | 19 Acres Cider Co.
Sherwood, OR

Constant | Empyrical Orchard & Cider
Snohomish, WA

Barrel-Aged Seattle Scrumpy | Greenwood Cider
Seattle, WA

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