Product Review: Snowdrift Cider

Don't really consider this a review, more of a way to point out something you might be interested in checking out.  To be fair, my parents actually were the ones that pointed this out to us, and mostly because they know LJ's love of hard cider after LJ lived with them for three months last spring.

My parents took us to the Snowdrift Cider tasting room (which is also their brewing and bottling area, which is just a nice big shop on their apple orchard) when we visited them a few weekends ago.  The employees couldn't have been nicer even though we were intruding on their family cider pressing weekend.  We got an excellent tour and a ton of knowledge about the cider making process.  For example, cider apples are different than "dessert" or "table" apples, and cider apples are quite bitter in comparison to what you are use to eating.  Also, during prohibition cider apple trees were virtually eliminated from the U.S. because they no longer served any purpose.

Some how LJ and my mom convinced Pa to purchase a whole case.  Laura and I split a bottle with dinner a few nights ago and found it to be wonderful.

If you do go for a visit make sure to have a map or GPS.  There aren't a lot of signs yet and it is a bit off the beaten path.  For a much better review check out this.