60% Sweet Sixteen
40% Harry Masters Jersey

Notes of~Baked Apple, Black Licorice, Maple, Leather~ with smoky tannins

this cider has 0% residual sugar

Pressed 10/04/21
Bottled 12/09/21

Demeter Certified Biodynamic cider made from certified biodynamic apples grown by Redbyrd Orchard.


Sweet Sixteen is one of our favorite apples to eat in the fall. It was breed by the University of Minnesota in 1977 as a cross between Northern Spy and another Minnesota variety called Frostbite. Sweet Sixteen has such a wonderful unique sweet and spicy black licorice flavor and we feel that characteristic comes through in the fermented cider. Harry Masters Jersey is an old English cider apple from Somerset. It is classified as a strong bittersweet with smoky tannins and very low acidity. This has been one of most successful European cider apple varieties for us, producing a nice crop ( mostly ever other year) of strongly flavored tannic apples with minimal disease issues. These two apples blended may seem like an odd pair. Both apples are low acid varieties so the acidity in this cider is low but full of structure and flavor. What we love about this cider is the fruity spicy, black licorice notes from The Sweet Sixteen and the smoky tannins and structure from the Harry Masters Jersey.

40% Ellis Bitter
30% Browns Apple
30% Kingston Black

~notes of ~
Blood Orange, Cedar, Pine Needle, Caramel

Alcohol 7.5%
Residual Sugar 0.0%

Here is a beautiful blend of three classic English cider apples. Ellis Bitter and Browns from Devon and Kingston Black from Somerset. Each of these apples are very unique in their cider character. Ellis Bitter is a bittersweet with plentiful soft velvety tannins, low acid and a unique floral aroma reminiscent of a rose. Browns Apple is sharper with clean crisp fruity flavors. Kingston Black is a bittersharp having both acid and tannins. Kingston Black, although a difficult apple to grow, is worth the effort with what it lends to a cider. Kingston Black brings the leathery, smoky, earthy flavors and aromas. The juice is orange in color and usually higher in brix then most apples. In this cider it adds depth to the softer tannins and floral character of the Ellis Bitter and the fresh clean crisp fruity character of the Browns Apple.

pressed10/25/21
bottled 12/28/21

50% Tompkins King
50% Stoke Red

~notes of~
Toasted coconut, Honey Dew Melon, Black Pepper

Alcohol 7.5%
Residual Sugar 0.0%

Pressed 10/14/21
Bottled 12/27/21

Demeter Certified Biodynamic


This is another blend of a North American Variety and one from Europe. Tompkins King is an old American heirloom variety that originated as a seedling from Warren county New Jersey and was brought to Tompkins County NY in 1804. Some of the first Tompkins King trees in New York were planted near Jacksonville which is 5 miles from our orchard!! Tompkins King has that classic antique apple flavor with spicy aromas of apple pie. It is a large apple with lots of juice and has always been a valuable component to hard cider in our region over the years. Tompkins King lacks those dense tannins so common in European cider apples so we blended it with Stoke Red. Stoke Red is from Somerset England dating back to the early 1900’s and is classified as a bitter sharp, containing both high levels of acid and tannin. This cider blends the fruity spicy aromatic characteristics of Tompkins King with acid and tannins from Stone Red. There is more acidity in this cider from both varieties which gives it a fresh and lively character.

An annual Collaboration from Redbyrd Orchard and Black Diamond Farm.

semi-dry

bright and delicious.

~the first year~
a blend of Goldrush, Tremlett's bitter, Wickson crab, Harrison, Dabinett, Roxbury russet, black Oxford, suncrisp, Sundance, razor russet

wild apples

fermented and aged in stainless steel & oak
pressed 10/10/20 then bottled 07/12/21

dry and herbaceous
notes of tart cherry and lime

0.0% residual sugar

Workman Dry Cider - Fresh, Racy Acidity, rose hips, citrus, juicy, slate. Unfiltered, force carbonated.
8.0% abv.
Main Apple Varieties; Dolgo Crab, Somerset Redstreak, Ellis Bitter, Bedan, Zabergau, Major, Domaines, Roxbury Russet, King David, Rhode Island Greening, Browns Apple, Binet Rouge, Baldwin, Golden Russet, and many more

Orchards:

61% Hammerstone Orchard, Trumansburg NY
regeneratively managed
13% Freer Orchard, Geneva NY, no spray
8% Treegate Farm, Enfield NY, no spray
8% Redbyrd Orchard, Burdett; Trumansburg
Certified Biodynamic

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Starblossom is made from these Certified Biodynamic: apples grown by Redbyrd Orchard: Sweet Sixteen, Zestar, Somerset Redstreak, Browns Apple, Tompkins King, Honeycrisp , Domaines, Yarlington Mill, Nehou, Harry Masters Jersey, Dabinett, Crimson Topaz, Hereford Redstreak, Tom Putt, Stoke Red, Golden Hornet, Baldwin, NY75, Rubinette, Geneva Crab, Rhode Island Greening, Brown Snout, Newtown Pippin, Keepsake, Golden Russet, Liberty, Black Oxford, Arkansas Black


Certified Biodynamic Cider
Pressed : October/November 2019, rack and cloth

Fermented : Stainless Steel and Oak Barrel, bone dry

Finished : Force Carbonated

Aromas : Beeswax, Palo Santo, Eucalyptus, Orange Peel

Taste : Soft fruity texture, low acid and mild tannins

2020 Cloudsplitter is a dry still cider made from these Certified Biodynamic® Apples grown by Redbyrd Orchard:
porters' perfection
kingston black
liberty
golden russet
ashmead's kernel
tompkins king
keepsake
nehou
roxbury russet
dabinet
brown snout
wickson crab
honeycrisp
goldRush
geneva crab
harry masters jersey
somerset redstreak
zabergau
baldwin
golden hornet
redfield
rubinette
zestar
browns' apple
NY75
texas king crab
redbyrd bitter
barn hill sharp
gnarled chapman

aromas: nectarine apricot red raspberry leather smoky bittersweet apple
taste: dense fruit, earthy, complex, structured tannins and acid
oct./nov. 2020 pressing
fermented in stainless steel, bone dry
unfiltered and unfined

Naturally Sparkling Brut Cider

barrel fermented and aged on primary lees 24 months, frequent battonage then bottled 10/31/19, disgorged in batches of 10 cases beginning August 2020.

Notes of black cherry, orange rind, toasted almonds

Apples: Kingston Black, Dolgo Crab, Tompkins king, liberty, cox orange pippin, spigold, Baldwin, Margie, browns apple, sweet Coppin, King David, and more.

Naturally Sparkling Cider. SEC
Browns apple, Sweet Coppin, Domaines, Spigold, Sweet 16, Porters Perfection, Binet Rouge, Ellis Bitter, Redfield, Golden Russet, Somerset Redstreak, Major, and more. Pressed autumn of 2018. Grown in the Finger Lakes, unsprayed.
Fermented and aged in stainless steel and oak barrel, bottled 11/01/18. Disgorged in 10 cases batches beginning August 2020.