Name: Cider Apple Variety Tasting Kit - Cider Maker Resource
Brand: Press Then Press Cider Bundles
Price: 90.0 USD
Availability: InStock

7 bottles of single-varietal ciders: Nehou, Brown Snout, Chisel Jersey, Bramtot, Ashmead's Kernel, Frequin (not Frequin Rouge), and Lady

Ashmead's Kernel single varietal cider with post-fermentation flavor graph on label, including levels of tannins, aromatics, acidity, astringent, sweetness, and phenolics

Ashmead's Kernel single varietal cider with details on label including Apple Type, Use, and Notes

Brown Snout single varietal cider with post-fermentation flavor graph on label, including levels of tannins, aromatics, acidity, astringent, sweetness, and phenolics

Frequin single varietal cider (Not Frequin Rouge) with post-fermentation flavor graph on label, including levels of tannins, aromatics, acidity, astringent, sweetness, and phenolics

6 bottles of single varietal ciders: Porter's Perfection, Nehou, Marechal, Ellis Bitter, Bouteille de Lisieux, and Kemerien

This bundle is ideal for orchardists and cider makers who want to taste how a specific variety may work for them in a cider blend; or for any of our fellow apple lovers who like to geek out on learning about single-varietal cider expressions. Please review the below carefully before ordering!

Chris Rynalds from Renaissance Orchards in Washington State grows a wide variety of traditional bittersweet and bitter sharp cider apple varieties, mostly French and English origin cider apple varieties. He also makes excellent ciders (check some of them out here), including one of the best french style Keeved ciders we've had from an American cider maker. Chris used to run a business called Cider Supply, which sold Keeving kits and scion wood to other orchardists and cider makers - hobbyists and pros. Helping other folks with their cider making has always been part of Chris's path in cider, and this Single Varietal bundle is his latest project to help cider makers explore various varieties.

About these kits: Not necessarily made for enjoying a variety pack of single-variety ciders, these ciders are made with the cider-maker's palate in mind. Each cider is keeved to halt fermentation and retain the apple variety's natural sweetness. Chris recommends blending these into a low complexity, modern cider in various ratios to explore how this cider shows up in a cider blend. Or better yet, splash these into your own cider! We've had fun blending some of these together and tasting them side-by-side with their stand-alone single varietal.

Each bottle's label includes a photo of the apple, and in-depth details (origin and variety history) and statistics (post-fermentation flavor graph with relative level of tannins, acidity, aromatics, etc.).

We have a limited number of kits available and are selling a 12-bottle and 10-bottle variety pack based on what's available. Apple varieties in the variety pack will include a mix of the following: Kermerrian, Frequin, Marchael, Nehou, Amerde Berthcourt, Chisel Jersey, Dabinett, Ashmeads Kernel, Ellis Bitter, Brown Snout, Porter's Perfection, Lady, Bramtot, and Boutiel de Lessux. If you have specific requests for apple varieties, please either note such in your cart before checkout, or email us in reply to your order confirmation - we'll do out best to accommodate as much as we can.

For more information on these kits, check out Chris's interview with Ria on CiderChat where they discuss these ciders in nice detail.

Bottles of Cider

12 Bottles

10 Bottles

Shipping available across U.S.

Price

We ship cider in boxes that safely hold 4-bottles, 6-bottles, or 12-bottles. Order in one of those quantities (or multiples of those quantities) to maximize your shipping value. For example, if you order 2-3 ciders, there will be room left in the box and it won't meaningfully change the shipping costs to fill the box.

We do have 1-bottle boxes, but in most all instances it will cost the same to ship you a full 4-bottle box.

Shipping to a business address will usually save you a few bucks!

Shipping cost estimates:

Pacific Northwest/West Coast: Shipping anywhere in the Pacific Northwest or West Coast is relatively inexpensive. Almost all box sizes cost $16-21 to ship. Same is true for most destinations in the Mountain Time Zone.
Central Standard Time Zone / Midwest: A 4-bottle or 6-bottle box will usually cost $18-24 to ship. A 12-bottle box will usually cost $22-30 to ship. Variance depends on weight and how far from a FedEx/UPS shipping center your delivery address is.
East Coast: A 4-bottle or 6-bottle box will usually cost $20-25 to ship. A 12-bottle box will usually cost $25-35 to ship. Variance depends on weight and how far from a FedEx/UPS shipping center your delivery address is.

Important Shipping Information:

We are able to ship cider to most, but not all, states.
Legally, someone 21+ must be present at the time of delivery to sign for the cider. We cannot ship to PO Boxes or AFO/FPO addresses.
Shipping prices vary by weight and destination. How far you are from Seattle (where we ship from), and remote vs. central your shipping destination is, and how heavy your box is will make shipping vary.
The bigger the box, the less you pay in shipping on a per-bottle basis. We ship in 1, 4, 6, and 12 bottle boxes - order in those quantities for the best shipping value. The size of the box matters as much as the weight, so don't leave empty slots in your bottle box! Shipping a 1-2 bottles will cost the same as shipping 4-6 bottles in most cases. Shipping a 12-bottle box is usually only $3-5 more than shipping a 4-6 bottle box.
Re-delivery and returns are the responsibility of the customer.
We don't recommend shipping during periods of extreme weather. If your area has weather of concern, please contact us and we can hold your order.

We can usually accommodate rush requests for delivery or pickup. Please e-mail us at cider@pressthenpress.com or call/text us at (206)395-4008.

We offer home delivery of cider orders for customers in the Seattle area, including the east-side. Someone 21+ must be available to accept the delivery. We will be flexible in scheduling a delivery that works for you. Most deliveries are made within a few days of the order being placed.

Orders can be picked up for free at Makeda & Mingus, a coffee shop and community space in the Greenwood neighborhood. They are open everyday from 7AM-5PM. Orders are made available for pickup within 1-3 days.

If you love cider and anticipate ordering 3+ boxes per year, consider joining one of our Cider Clubs. Club members get great benefits including discounts on any orders they make with us, year round.

Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter! We send out just 1-2 e-mails per month. We have a couple big sales annually, and each newsletter includes featured products that are discounted.