2022
🏆 BEST IN CLASS GOLD
1st: Jefferson County Ciderworks – Winter Botanical
2nd: Jefferson County Ciderworks – Hibiscus Rose
3rd: Millionaires’ Row Cider Co. – Makin’ A Mint
🥇 GOLD
Bauman’s Cider – Old Mule
Blake’s Hard Cider Co. – Apple Pie
Phillips Ciders – Grace
Seattle Cider Company – Gin Botanical
St. Vrain Cidery – Dry Ginger
🥈 SILVER
Arsenal Cider House & Wine Cellar – Spicy Archibald
B. Nektar – The Dude’s Rug
Bauman’s Cider – Pecan Pie
Bauman’s Cider – Spiced Grapefruit
Blake’s Hard Cider Co. – Apple Lantern
Blue Moon Estate Winery & Cider Worx – Ginger Apple
Blue Moon Estate Winery & Cider Worx – Tea Time Cider
Blue Toad Hard Cider – Flower City Lilac
Bryant’s Dry Cider – Unicorn Fuel
Brys Estate Ciderworks – Brys Estate Lavender Cider
Cidrerie McKeown – McKeown Série La Shed “À Côté de la Track”
City Orchard – Lavender Royale
Ernest Cider Co. – Apple Strudel
Farmhaus Cider – Brunch
Farmhaus Cider – The Cucumber One
Ficklewood Ciderworks – Harbor Buzz
Finnriver Cidery – Field of Hay
Flint City Hard Cider Co. – Gin Gin
Floribunda – Holunder Cider al sambuco
Gowan’s Heirloom Cider – Spiced Apple
Hazlitt 1852 Vineyards – Hazlitt’s Cider Tree Cinnamon Spice
Island Orchard Cider – Apple Lavender Cider
Journey North Cider Co. – Wassail
KW Craft Cider – Chai Cider
KW Craft Cider – Thai Ginger
Millionaires’ Row Cider Co. – Full Steam Ahead
Northville Winery and Brewing Company – Wallflower
Peat’s Original Cider – The Evergreen Overcoat
Portland Cider Company – Pumpkin Spice
Rhinegeist – Bloom
Rhinegeist – Swizzle
Salt Spring Wild Cider – Bitter Orange Rosemary Cider
Seattle Cider Company – Basil Mint
Sierra Rose Cellars – Apple Pie
Snow Capped Cider – Lavender Lemonade
Stormalong Cider – Happy Holidays
Sutliff Farm & Cider House – Northcider
Tandem Ciders – Ginger Lark
Thor’s Hard Cider – El Thoro
Thor’s Hard Cider – Ginger Fizz
Thor’s Hard Cider – Winter Solstice
Threadbare Cider and Mead – Ginger
Threadbare Cider and Mead – Gingerbread
Tieton Cider Works – Lavender Honey
Urban Tree Hard Cider – Sweet Heat Haze
Vander Mill – Ginger Zero
Wilson’s Orchard and Farm – Apple Cider Donut
Wilson’s Orchard and Farm – Maple Pecan
🥉 BRONZE
BlackBird Cider Works – Ghost Lantern
Blue Moon Estate Winery & Cider Worx – West Coast Chai Apple Cider
Boss Cider Company – Full Auto
Dancing Cider Company – Shinae Yuja
Floribunda – Ginger Cider
Glacial Till Cider – Hibiscus Ginger
Glacial Till Cider – Winter Blend
Island Orchard Cider – Apple Ginger Cider
Junction Orchard and Cidery – Coffee Cider
OK Cider Co – Morning Delight
Papa Moon Ciders – Jalapeno
Peninsula Cellars – Havana Moon
Seasons Cider – Seasons Ginger Lemongrass
Sidra Somarroza – Bíter Somarroza
Thor’s Hard Cider – Rhubarbarian
Thornbury Craft Co. – Spiced Apple Cider
Threadbare Cider and Mead – Bouquet de Rosé
Threadbare Cider and Mead – Spiced
Vander Mill – Totally Roasted
2021
🏆 BEST IN CLASS GOLD
1st: Threadbare Cider – Bouquet de Rosé
2nd: Seattle Cider Company – Basil Mint
3rd: Stem Ciders – Hibiscus
🥇 GOLD
Bluemoon Winery and Cider Worx – Ravens Moon Ginger Apple Cider
Colorado Cider Company – Spruce’d Glider Cider
Peat’s Original Cider – The Golden One
Sapsucker Farms Yellow Belly Cidery – Yellow Belly Cayenne Cider
Sapsucker Farms Yellow Belly Cidery – Yellow Belly Wildflower Cider
Tempted Cider Co. – Tempted Elderflower
Thor’s Hard Cider – El Thoro
Threadbare Cider – Gingerbread
Vander Mill – Totally Roasted
🥈 SILVER
Arsenal Cider House – Event Blend Ginger
Arsenal Cider House – Snowbound Cinnamon
Bauman’s Cider – Old Mule
Bee Well Mead & Cider – Apple Pie
Big Fish Cider Co. – Honey Ginger
Black Apple – Hibiscus
Blackgrass Ciderworks – Cin to Win
Blake’s Hard Cider – Sunday Preyers
Bløm Meadworks – Pear Ginger Cider
Bluemoon Winery and Cider Worx – Ravens Moon Tea Time Cider
Citizen Cider – For Shore
Citizen Cider – Tulsi
City Orchard – Lavender Royale
Deep Roots Hard Cider – Apple Crisp
Ernest Cider Co. – Apple Strudel
Ficklewood Ciderworks – Harbor Buzz
Golden State Cider – Gingergrass
Golden State Cider – Jamaica
Gowan’s Heirloom Cider – Spiced Apple
Gypsy Circus – Bootlegger’s Botanicals
Gypsy Circus – Lotus Dreamer
Gypsy Circus – Mountain Meditator
Gypsy Circus – Tea Leaf Reader
Hazlitt 1852 Cider Crafters – Cider Tree Cinnamon Spice
Island Orchard Cider – Apple Ginger
Island Orchard Cider – Apple Lavender
KW Craft Cider – Chai Cider
KW Craft Cider – Thai Ginger
Locust Cider – Vanilla Bean
Lost Boy Cider – En Fuego
Lost Boy Cider – Pumpkinhead
Northville Winery and Brewing Company – Wallflower
Peat’s Original Cider – The Forager
Peninsula Cellars – Sinner
Rhinegeist – Swizzle
Right Bee Cider – Blossom
Right Bee Cider – Clementine
Seattle Cider Company – Pumpkin Spice
Snow Capped Cider – Lavender Lemonade
St. Vrain Cidery – Dry Ginger
Starcut Ciders – Magpie
Stone Circle Cider – Farmhouse Lavender-Tarragon
Thornbury Village – Spiced Apple Cider
Thor’s Hard Cider – Ginger Fizz
Thor’s Hard Cider – Winter Solstice
Uncommon Cider – Gin Botanical Cider – Last Best
Urban Tree Hard Cider – Sweet Heat Haze
Vander Mill – Ginger Zero
🥉 BRONZE
3 North Vines – Espresso Royale
Backwater – Hibiscus Cider
Blue Ox Cider – Ginger Cider
Bluemoon Winery and Cider Worx – Ravens Moon West Coast Chai Cider
Bryant’s Cider – Unicorn Fuel
Diskin Cider – Resolution
Duluth Cider – Las Lajas
Farmhaus Cider – Brunch
Flat Rock Cider Company – Winter Estate
Hawk Knob – Spruced Juniper
Papa Moon Vineyards & Winery – Jalapeno
Red Top Winery – Cucumber Basil
Sapsucker Farms Yellow Belly Cidery – Yellow Belly Lemon Basil Cider
Seattle Cider Company – Three Pepper
Thor’s Hard Cider – Oh My Gourd!
Threadbare Cider – Spiced
Tieton Cider Works – Lavender Honey
Treasury Cider at Fishkill Farms – Wild at Heart
Valley Cider Company – Love Potion
Vermont Cider Company – Woodchuck Pumpkin
Waves Cider Company – Waves Tea Cider
2019
🏆 BEST IN CLASS GOLD
1st: Urban Tree Hard Cider – Habanero Haze
2nd: Pux Cider – Whippersnapper
3rd: Threadbare Cider – Bouquet de Rosé
🥇 GOLD
2 Towns Ciderhouse – Hollow Jack’d
Deep Roots Hard Cider – Elderflower
Ernest Cider Co. – Snicker Doodle
Grey & Gold Cider – Johnny Fennel Seed
Incline Cider Company – Compass Rosé
Island Orchard Cider – Apple Ginger
Jefferson County Ciderworks – Hibiscus Rose
Seattle Cider Company – Three Pepper
Vander Mill – Totally Roasted
🥈 SILVER
2 Towns Ciderhouse – Ginja Ninja
2 Towns Ciderhouse – Nice & Naughty
5 Penny Hard Cider – Flannel Top
Arsenal Cider House & Wine Cellar – Grierson’s Ginger
Bee Well Mead & Cider – Apple Pie
Big B’s Hard Cider – Saison Grand Cru
Blue Moon Estate Winery and Cider Worx – Ravens Moon Tea Time
Bold Rock Hard Cider – Roast
Brickworks Ciderhouse – Mint and Basil Cider
C Squared Ciders – Ginger
Citizen Cider – For Shore
Coffin Ridge Boutique Winery – Chai Spice
Dave & Dani Craft Cider – Apple Pie
Dave & Dani Craft Cider – Pumpkin Spice
Diner Brew Co. – Herbalist’s Cider
Farmhaus Cider Co. – Crushable
Fieldstone Hard Cider Co. – Cinnilla
Fourth Coast Ciderworks – La Cascara
Grey & Gold Cider – Wildflower
Gypsy Circus Cider Company – Jack Tales
Gypsy Circus Cider Company – Lotus Dreamer
Gypsy Circus Cider Company – Mountain Meditator
Gypsy Circus Cider Company – Nutcrackers Revenge
Gypsy Circus Cider Company – Punch and Judy
Gypsy Circus Cider Company – Tea Leaf Reader
Hazlitt 1852 Vineyards – Hazlitt’s Cider Tree Cinnamon Spice
Independent Cider – Lavender Perry
Island Orchard Cider – Apple Lavender
KW Craft Cider – Thai Ginger
Meriwether Cider Co. – Ginger Root
North Shore Cider Company – Hey Jealousy
Phillips Ciders – Fidelia
Right Bee Cider – Blossom
Sapsucker Farms Yellow Belly Cidery – Yellow Belly Ginger Cider
Sapsucker Farms Yellow Belly Cidery – Yellow Belly Sweet/Cayenne Cider
Seattle Cider Company – Gin Botanical
Shoal Hope Ciderworks – Absinthe of Malus
South City Ciderworks – Spider Bites
Square Mile Cider Co. – Rosé Apple Cider
Swift Cider – Honey, Ginger, Spice
Ten Towers Cider Co. – Spiced Chai Tea Cider
Thor’s Hard Cider – Ginger Fizz
Threadbare Cider – Fall Spiced
Tractor Brewing Co. – Thai Basil Mint Cider
🥉 BRONZE
3 Keys – Sweet Potato Cider
Ambrosia Orchard, Cidery, and Meadery – Blush
Angry Orchard – Rosé
Arsenal Cider House & Wine Cellar – Snowbound Cinnamon
Bauman’s Cider Co – The Old Mule
Blindwood Cider – Ginger Peppercorn
Blue Moon Estate Winery and Cider Worx – Ravens Moon West Coast Chai
Blue Toad Hard Cider – Flower City Lilac
Bold Rock Hard Cider – Reaper
Bryant’s Cider – Unicorn Fuel
C Squared Ciders – Lila
Cider Creek Hard Cider – Smoked Up
Cider Creek Hard Cider – Winter’s Cinn
Crispin Cider Co. – Crispin Rosé
Ernest Cider Co. – Orange Ginger Snap
Farmhaus Cider Co. – Sweater Weather
Heartwood Farm & Cidery – Malus Mystic
Incline Cider Company – Lemongrass Cider
Locust Cider – Vanilla Bean
Northville Winery and Brewing Company – Wallflower
Odd Brothers Craft Cider – The Wanderer
Red Rover Craft Cider – Fall Cider
Ridge Cider Co. – Porch Sittin’
Rushford Meadery and Winery – Cider-Rush Spiced
Salt Spring Wild Cider – Ginger Root
Sapsucker Farms Yellow Belly Cidery – Yellow Belly Lemon Basil Cider
Saro Cider – Zamora
Sea Cider Farm & Ciderhouse – Ruby Rose
Sly Clyde Ciderworks – Swinging Compass
Sourwood Cider – Golden Sour
Spring Hill Cider Works – Fired Up
St. Vrain Cidery – Lavender
Stem Ciders – Hibiscus
Suttons Bay Ciders – I. Spy Ginger
Suttons Bay Ciders – Sidra LaPeño
Townline Ciderworks – Cincinnati Kids
Vermont Cider Company – Woodchuck Tank Series Spiced Apple
2018
🏆 BEST IN CLASS GOLD
1st: Grey & Gold Cider – Spruce of the Bruce
2nd: C Squared Ciders – Cuhl
3rd: Suttons Bay Ciders – I Spy Ginger
🥇 GOLD
Arsenal Cider House – Grierson’s Ginger
Arsenal Cider House – Spicy Archibald
Fieldstone Hard Cider Co. – Cinnilla
Seattle Cider Company – Basil Mint
Seattle Cider Company – Gin Botanical
Treehorn Cider – El Treeablo
🥈 SILVER
2 Towns Ciderhouse – Hollow Jack
2 Towns Ciderhouse – Nice & Naughty
Beaver Valley Orchard and Cidery – Ginger
Big B’s Hard Cider – Snow Daze
Blake’s Hard Cider Co. – Great Blakes
Blue Moon Winery and Cider Worx – Raven’s Moon – The Wayward Order Cider
Bull City Ciderworks – Rhize Up
Chateau Morrisette – Chai Spiced Cider
Cider Creek Hard Cider – Winter’s Cinn
Citizen Cider – Tulsi
Common Cider Company – Hibiscus Saison
Farmhaus Cider Co. – Carrot Cake
Forgotten Ciders – Cinnister
Hazlitt 1852 Vineyards – Hazlitt’s Cider Tree Cinnamon Spice
KW Craft Cider – Thai Ginger
Left Foot Charley – Cinnamon Girl
Liquid Alchemy Ciderworks – Cinnical
Locust Cider – Hibiscus
Salt Spring Wild Cider – Ginger Root
Sapsucker Farms – Yellow Belly Ginger
Seattle Cider Company – Cold Brew
Seattle Cider Company – Three Pepper
St. Vrain Cidery – Dry Ginger
Stowe Cider – Gin and Juice
Thornapple Brewing Company – Heat Ridge
Thor’s Hard Cider – Ginger Fizz
Tieton Cider Works – Lavender Honey
Vander Mill – Totally Roasted
Wards Cider – Pickers Hut Winter Spice
🥉 BRONZE
2 Towns Ciderhouse – Ginja Ninja
Angry Orchard – Rose
Big B’s Hard Cider – Saison Grand Cru
Blake’s Hard Cider Co. – Tonic
Blue Moon Winery and Cider Worx – Raven’s Moon Star Cider
Blue Toad Hard Cider – Flower City Lilac
Bull City Ciderworks – Cardinal Cin
Bull City Ciderworks – Orange You A Hippie
Deep Roots Hard Cider – Apple Crisp
GoodRoad CiderWorks – Waymaker
Kings Highway – Beach Party
Kings Highway – Dutchess County Country Club Half and Half Special
Locust Cider – Vanilla Bean
Meriwether Cider Co. – Gin and Juice
Noble Cider – Spice Merchant
Nomad Cidery – Apple Cinnamon Hard Cider
Prospect Ciderworks – Paradise
Sapsucker Farms – Yellow Belly Lemon Basil
Seattle Cider Company – Cucumber Hibiscus
Seattle Cider Company – Tangerine Turmeric
Sourwood Cider – Ginger
Spring Hill Cider Works – Connaught Ranger
Square Mile Cider Co. – Rosé Apple Cider
St. Vrain Cidery – Dry Botanical
St. Vrain Cidery – Ironface Infusion
Tractor Brewing Company – Thai Basil Mint Cider
Wards Cider – Wards Ginger Apple Cider
York County Cider – Ginger Snap
2017
🏆 BEST IN CLASS GOLD
1st: Finnriver Farm and Cidery – Solstice Saffron
2nd: C Squared Ciders – Ginger
3rd: Seattle Cider Company – Gin Botanical
🥈 SILVER
Apple Outlaw – Peruvian Ginger
Beaver Valley Orchard & Cidery – Beaver Valley Organic Ginger Cider
Coffin Ridge Boutique Winery – Forbidden Chai Spice
Farmhaus Cider Co. – Brunch
Hazlitt 1852 Cider Crafters – Cider Tree Cinnamon Spice
Kings Highway Fine Cider – Ginger Snap
Left Foot Charley – Cinnamon Girl
Revel Cider Company – Spirit of Eden
Sonoma Cider – The Washboard – Sarsaparilla Vanilla
Square Mile Cider – Ginger Pear Apple Cider
Swift Cider – Spiced Blood Orange
🥉 BRONZE
2 Towns Ciderhouse – Ginja Ninja
Big B’s Hard Cider – Snow Daze
Cellarmen’s – Saigon Sin
Cider Creek Hard Cider – Winter’s Cinn
Ciderboys Hard Cider – Mad Bark
Cotswold Cider Company – BlowHorn Chai-Spiced Cider
GoodRoad CiderWorks – Waymaker
Island Orchard Cider – Apple Ginger
Jaanihanso Cider – Winter Cider 2015 Methode Traditionnelle
Locust Cider – Locust Thai Ginger
Muwin Estate Wines – Bulwark Winter Cider
Noble Cider – Earl Gray
Noble Cider – Spice Merchant
Red Rover Craft Cider – Fall Cider
Revel Cider Company – Spirit of the Woods
Sapsucker Farms – Yellow Belly Ginger
Suttons Bay Ciders – I Spy Ginger
Thornbury Cider House – Thornbury Spiced Apple Cider
Wild Hare Hard Cider – Saxby
2016
🥇 GOLD
Arsenal Cider House & Wine Cellar – Grierson’s Ginger
Ciderboys Cider Company – Ciderboys Mad Bark
🥈 SILVER
2 Towns Ciderhouse – Ginja Ninja
Aeppeltreow Winery – Sparrow Spiced
Bee Well Meadery – Antrim Apple Pie
Cider Creek Hard Cider – Winter’s Cinn
Cigar City Cider & Mead – Homemade Apple Pie
Hazlitt 1852 Cider Crafters – Hazlitt’s Cider Tree – Cinnamon Spice
KW Craft Cider – Spiced Cider
Left Foot Charley – Cinnamon Girl
ShipBuilders Cider – STUTZ Chai Spiced Cider
Wards Hard Cider – Ginger Apple Hard Cider
Windy Hill Orchard & Cidery – Rusty Gold
🥉 BRONZE
Angry Orchard – Cinnful
BlackBird Cider Works – Christmas Cider
C Squared Ciders – Ginger
Carlton Cyderworks – Sugar and Spice
Locust Cider – Thai Ginger
Noble Cider – Golden Arrow
Red Rover Craft Cider – Fall Cider
Red Rover Craft Cider – Fire Cider
Schilling Cider – Chaider
Sea Cider Farm & Ciderhouse – Wassail
Sonoma Cider – The Washboard – Sarsaparilla Vanilla
Spicer Orchards Winery – Reserve Hard Cider
Star Cider – Apple Crisp
Star Cider – Citra Cider
Star Cider – Ginger Cider
Vander Mill – Totally Roasted
Windy Hill Orchard & Cidery – Ginger Gold
2015
🥈 SILVER
2 Towns Ciderhouse – Nice & Naughty
Angry Orchard Cider Company – Cinnful Apple
🥉 BRONZE
2 Towns Ciderhouse – Ginja Ninja
Angry Orchard Cider Company – Apple Ginger
Apple Outlaw – Ginger Bite
Beaver Valley Orchard & Cidery – Beaver Valley Ginger Cider
BlackBird Cider Works – BlackBird Christmas Cider
Cider Creek Hard Cider – Winter’s Cinn
Crows Hard Cider – Crows hard cider chai
Finnriver Cidery – Solstice Saffron
Hogan’s Cider – Hogan’s Mulled Cider
Left Foot Charley – Cinnamon Girl
Seattle Cider Company – Pumpkin Spice
Spicer’s Winery – Cider House Reserve
St. Julian Winery – Gunga Din Cinnamon Hard Cider
Windy Hill Orchard & Cidery – Ginger Gold
Windy Hill Orchard & Cidery – Rusty Gold
Botanical Cider was known as Spiced Cider from 2015-2019.
From 2005-2014, Botanical Ciders would have been entered in Specialty Cider and Perry.