Wood and Spirits is available in both dry and semi dry styles. This is a dessert apple blend aged on whiskey staves from our friends at Loon Liquors. The Pet Nat dry version from 2016 and 2017 harvest is a mixed culture ferment with French white wine yeast and our native yeast. The semidry version is fermented with native yeast only. Rich sour fruit and floral notes abound with an undercurrent of whiskey and oak, this cider rewards the bold and adventurous.

Available in Medium  and still, this blend is  aged on MN oak.  A high acidity and tang with background wood notes, perfect with food of all types, especially barbecue.

This blend showcases the MN classic little crab apple- Chestnut Crab with other varieties. We lean toward the bittersweets of English origin. As of now we have a grippy Chisel Jersey and subtle fruitier, tea like Ellis Bitter. Both Pet Nat Dry.

A field blend of organic apples from our home, Woodskeep Orchard. Pet Nat Dry. Tropical fruit mix with prairie flowers and savory herbs.  One of our two farmhouse ciders. 

Our Semi Sweet style cider is diverse blend of local apples fermented with native yeast and bubbled with Charmat Method.  We taste stone fruit, honey, and apples! This cider is our crowd favorite, complex but not intimidating. The current offering is an organic version exclusively from our Woodskeep Orchard, whcich is just steps from our tasting room.

One of our two table/farmhouse ciders. 

Our Orchard Reserve blend highlights tropical fruit acidity paired with soft background tannins. The majority of the blend consists of apples like Golden Russet, Grimes Golden, Arkansas Black, Gold Rush, Keepsake,  Chestnut and blend them with a low percentage of bittersweet apples like Dabinet and Ellis Bitter. Currently, we have a tangy medium blend bottled with the Charmat Method and a thoughtful dry version bottled Pétillant Naturel. Both spontaneous ferments with no filtration or sulfites. 

A field blend of apples form the base for a cider aged on special cherries grown not far from our farm at Welch Woods Farm. This cider bridges two seasons and two farms. Expect a natural sweetness and bubbled with the Charmat Method. 

Dabinett is one of our favorite Engllish bittersweets. This single varietal cider comes from one orchard- the wonderful Hoch Orchard and Garden in South East Minnesota. A medium sweet cider with big flavors of black tea, butterscotch, and ripe apples. Charmat Method and very unique. 

Aura is our champagne style cider. Aged on lees then disgorged and corked, this cider is high acid, high tannin and high bubble.  Perfect for celebrating life’s small and big moments.

We leave a blend of unfermented cider out in the Minnesota winter, where it freezes solid.  When the temperatures warm in the spring we bring it into the cidery and collect the richest of the juice. We take that treasure and ferment and barrel age to creat our ice cider, a sweeet, strong treat. 

A single varietal Kingston Black, considered by many as the ultimate cider apple. Originating in Western England, KB has it all, acid, tannin, phenolics. This version keeved to keep some of its residual sugars, so it has sweetness too. This vintage is  delightful and very complex. One of those ciders that appeals to the casual sipper and the connoisseur. Sourced from our orcahrd and our friend’s orchard on the St Croix river.