Craft Hard Cider: Recipes, Tips, and Ideas for Making & Enjoying Hard Cider
You may have noticed some changes to the Recipe Page on PricklyCider.com. If not, check it out here. I used to list the recipes by alphabetical order. As the number of recipes has grown over the years, I thought it might make more sense to group them by cider type and then alphabetical order. Someday, … Continue reading Exploring Prickly Cider: The Recipes
Pommeau is traditionally a French drink made by blending apple juice with calvados (apple brandy) and aging it. But, why can’t we make pommeau with other spirits, especially spirits made from what is local. If you live in the Southwestern United States, specifically Arizona, that local spirit would be tequila. Arizona Pommeau is the result … Continue reading Making Arizona Pommeau
I was debating what type of ice cider to make from last season’s frozen juice. I usually like to have some type of dessert cider option that I can offer. As a note, I think of cider in three categories: Traditional, Adjunct, and Dessert. Traditional ciders are those made just from apples and pears (perry). … Continue reading Making Prickly Pommeau
Types of Cider Drinks Just like wine, you can distill cider into a spirit. Please recognize that this process is illegal in many countries without a specific license. This is because it can be dangerous. One reason is because of the method, heating a flammable liquid, often over an open flame, and the other is … Continue reading Cider Words: Pommeau
Tupelo Cyser Label One of my favorite adjuncts for cider is honey. It’s amazing how just a little honey can add unique aromas and flavors to a cider. It also turns it into a cyser, which is a cider made with honey. If you make mead, you might start calling it other names. For me, … Continue reading Making Tupelo Cyser
I previously wrote about a feast we had at a local restaurant, Feast, with seafood and French hard cider. However, with social distancing in full swing and no restaurants open, my wife and I decided we needed to create our own feast. We are known for putting together some awesome pizzas so for this “Feast … Continue reading A Feast at Home!
What do you do when you eat at a great restaurant but don’t get to sample the desserts. You go back! We noticed some interesting desserts on the menu at Feast the other day but didn’t get the chance to try them. So we decided to stop in again and treat ourselves to a couple. … Continue reading A Dessert Feast
A Feast at Feast! https://spark.adobe.com/page-embed.js (Click the above link to launch the slideshow) Dinner at Feast is always great but add a 2016 Cidre Bouché Brut from Etienne Dupont and you take it to a new level. Click on the above link to check out all the details. Find more food pairings, hard cider recipes, … Continue reading Hard Cider and Seafood!
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