BC Cider Week is Back! It's another unusual year, but we're pressing on with BC Cider Week 2021!
From May 20th through May 30th, experience the wide selections of hand-crafted cider produced by cideries across the province. From the islands to the interior, taste the terroir of B.C.! The Northwest Cider Association invites British Columbians to explore BC during BC Cider Week 2021.
Sea Cider Farm & Ciderhouse - a small farm-based cidery located on the Saanich Peninsula, is one of many craft cideries in BC gearing up for BC Cider Week. “It’s not the BC Cider Week that we are accustomed to but we look forward to celebrating and bringing attention to our craft each year.” Says Kristen Needham, Sea Cider’s Founder and General Manager. “We believe that cider is for celebrating and that cider is worth celebrating.”
Cideries across the province are coming together to provide safe and creative ways for consumers to appreciate BC cider. From exciting seasonal releases to cider-infused food pop-ups and more, cider lovers can stay up to date on what’s happening with BC Cider Week here.
“BC Cider Week celebrates both those who make cider and those who enjoy cider,” says Needham. British Columbians can support their local cideries during BC Cider week by purchasing cider, either directly from any of the nearly four dozen cideries in the province, or by purchasing cider at your local JAK’s Liquor Store!
While you can’t go wrong with enjoying the flavour of BC cider in its purest form, if you’re looking to shake up something new, try one of these cider-infused cocktails!
Saanich 75
1 oz DeVine Genever Gin
1 tsp Country Bee Honey
½ oz Lemon Juice
Sea Cider Farm Cherry Lane
Combine gin, honey and lemon juice into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously and strain into a champagne flute. Top it off with Sea Cider Farm’s Cherry Lane and a lemon twist. Enjoy!
Ruby Rose Margarita
1 oz Cointreau
1 oz Lime Juice
1 ½ oz Tequila
1 ½ oz Sea Cider Farm Ruby Rose
Combine Cointreau, tequila, and lime juice into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously and strain into a salted rimmed rocks glass filled with fresh ice. Top it off with Sea Cider Farm’s Ruby Rose and a lime wedge or twist. Enjoy!
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About BC Cider Week
Founded in 2015 by the Northwest Cider Association, BC Cider Week brings attention to the dozens of cider producers across the province. BC Cider Week, happening May 20-30th, 2021, was re-imagined so cider lovers still celebrate BC cider.
About Northwest Cider Association
The Northwest Cider Association is a trade organization formed by cider producers throughout the Pacific Northwest to promote awareness of regional artisanal ciders. Members include cideries in Oregon, Washington, Montana, Idaho and British Columbia. Memberships and sponsorships are also available to individual cider fans, as well as retail shops, restaurants, beverage distributors, supporting industries, apple growers, and aspiring makers of cider and perry.
About BC Farm Crafted Cider Association and BC Cider Way
The BC Farm Crafted Cider Association brings together BC’s orchard-based cideries who craft their cider in small batches, using 100% BC apples. The BC Cider Way was founded in 2019 by the BC Farm Crafted Cider Association with the purpose of inspiring people to enjoy BC’s unique farm crafted cider straight from the source where the apples are grown.
About Sea Cider
Sea Cider is a ten-acre certified organic orchard and cider house located minutes from Victoria on the Saanich Peninsula, Vancouver Island. The family-owned business has been producing award-winning ciders since 2007. Sea Cider is available at select retailers through Western North America. For more information, visit www.seacider.ca or follow @seaciderhouse on social media.
Blog Written by: Kyla Wells of Sea Cider