(Albany, NY) – Nine Pin Ciderworks, New York’s first farm cidery, will host the fourth annual Gathering of the Farm Cideries on Saturday, Feb. 17 at its cidery in Albany’s warehouse district.
“We’re proud to continue this ongoing tradition of gathering New York’s farm cideries for an exciting, educational, tasting and market cider experience that can only be found in our great State,” said Alejandro del Peral, co-founder and cider maker.
This event – broken into two sessions beginning at 12 noon and 4 p.m., respectively – will be the largest gathering of New York licensed farm cideries that the Empire State has ever seen. Nine Pin will play host to 16 other New York’s farm cideries including:
+ Nine Pin Ciderworks (Albany, NY)
+ Abandoned Cider (Parksville, NY)
+ Awestruck Cider (Sydney, NY)
+ Bad Seed Cider Company (Highland, NY)
+ Blue Toad Hard Cider (Rochester, NY)
+ Brooklyn Cider House (Brooklyn, NY)
+ Descendant Cider Co. (Queens, NY)
+ Embark Craft Ciderworks (Williamson, NY)
+ Graft Cider (Newburgh, NY)
+ Little Apple Cidery, Inc. (Hillsdale, NY)
+ New York Cider Company (Ithaca, NY)
+ Rogers’ Cideryard LLC (Rogers Family Orchard) (Johnstown, NY)
+ Saratoga Apple Hard Cider (Schuylerville, NY)
+ St. Lawrence Cider (Kaneb Orchards) (Massena, NY)
+ Sundog Cider (Chatham, NY)
+ The Cidermakers Ltd. (Catskill, NY)
+ Treasury Cider (Fishkill Farms) (Hopewell Junction, NY)
The cideries will provide information about cider making and complimentary samples of their unique ciders. Attendees will also have the opportunity to stock their own cider cellars by purchasing these specialty ciders to go.
General admission tickets can be purchased at ninepincider.com. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the New York Cider Association.
For more information on the event, tickets, or where to find Nine Pin products, please visit ninepincider.com.
About Nine Pin Cider Works: Nine Pin Cider Works is New York’s first farm cidery. Founded in 2013 and based in New York’s capital city, Albany, Nine Pin cider products can be found in hundreds of bars, restaurants, and retailers throughout New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. Nine Pin produces all ciders, sourced from Capital Region and Hudson Valley apples, in its 17,000 sq. ft. cidery facility and tasting room in Albany’s Warehouse District. Be Revolutionary®, Consider The Apple®, and Drink New York Apples®. www.ninepincider.com.