2023
🏆 BEST IN CLASS GOLD
Angry Orchard – Bittersweet Runner
Snow Capped Cider – Barrel Kingston Black
Empyrical Orchards and Cider – Archive
🥇 GOLD
Bauman’s Cider – Bourbon Vanilla
Empyrical Orchards and Cider – Ratio
Michigan Wine Company – Gold Reserve
🥈 SILVER
Alma Cider – Alma Wood Aged
Bauman’s Cider – Barrel-aged Golden Russet
Bent Ladder – Black Gold
Berkshire Cider Project – Windy Hill (2021)
Bird Dog Cider – Deacon John
California Cider Co. – ACE Blackjack 21
Cidrerie Le Somnambule – Déchaîné
Etta Place Cider – 435 Barrel-Aged Hard Cider
Five Maidens Cider Company – The Bung is Too Big
Junction Orchard and Cidery – Barrel Aged Whisky Cider
Manoff Market Cidery – Stayman
Mountain West Hard Cider – Stillwater
Snow Capped Cider – Blanc Mollet
Stoic Cider – Tequila Barrel
Sunken Paddle Ciderworks – Bourbon Barrel
Tandem Ciders – Farmhouse
The Cider Farm – Oak Aged
Townline Ciderworks – Big John
Tulip Valley Winery – Burro Loco Traditional Barrel Aged Cider
Two K Farms – Barrel Maker
Two K Farms – Kingston Black – Special Club
Victoria Cider Co – Victoria Dry Cider
Virtue Cider – The Mitten
Wooden Gate Cider – Over a Barrel
🥉 BRONZE
Angry Orchard – Wooden Sleeper Barrel Select
Athens West End Ciderhouse – Bourbon Barrel Aged Goldrush Cider
Farmhaus Cider Co. – White Corn Whiskey BBL
Five Maidens Cider Company – Play it Stave
Number 12 Cider – Champinette
Peat’s Original Cider – The Looking Glass
Spoke+Spy Ciderworks – Rum Barrel Aged
2022
🏆 BEST IN CLASS GOLD
Bent Ladder – Black Gold
Snow Capped Cider – Blanc Mollet
Duluth Cider – Big George
🥇 GOLD
Kristof Farms – Orchard Reserve
Schaefer Cider Co. – English Bourbon
Vala’s Orchard Cider Co. – Reposado – Tequila Barrel Aged Still Cider
🥈 SILVER
Angry Orchard – Wooden Sleeper
Angry Orchard – Wooden Sleeper Barrel Select
Bauman’s Cider – Orchard Select #2
Blue Bee Cider – Rocky Ridge Reserve
Bridgehouse Cider – Toasted Oak
Broken Brix – Broken Brix Barrel Aged Cider
Bryant’s Dry Cider – Snake Bite
Deep Roots Hard Cider – Barrel Reserve
Fenceline Cider – Bourbon Barrel
Finnriver Cidery – Belgian Querc
Finnriver Cidery – Fire Barrel
Ore Creek Craft Ciders – Campfire
Pencil Hound Ciders – Butt Wacker
Presque Isle Farm Cider – Bourbon Barrel
Ragged and Right Cider Project – Bittersweet Sympathy
Ragged and Right Cider Project – Misery and Gin
Rootstock Cider and Spirits – Franklin Apple Wine
Schaefer Cider Co. – English Whiskey
Schaefer Cider Co. – High Rye Bourbon
Seattle Cider Company – Barrel Aged Calville Blanc
Spoke + Spy Ciderworks – Turncoat: Cask
Tandem Ciders – Farmhouse
Tieton Cider Works – Bourbon Barrel Peach
Virtue Cider – Belleau Wood
Virtue Cider – The Mitten
Wilson’s Orchard and Farm – Oak Aged
Yonder Cider – Kingston Black
🥉 BRONZE
Brooker’s Cider – Batch 4 – Barrel Fermented and Aged Wild Farmhouse Cider
Bull Run Cider – Barrel Aged Jonagold
California Cider Company – ACE BlackJack 21 Heritage Craft Cider
Ciders From Mars – De Stijl
East End Brewing Co. – Wine Barrel Aged Along Came A Cider
Little Apple Cidery – Nobletown
Ore Creek Craft Ciders – Gin & Juice
Sapsucker Farms Yellow Belly Cidery – Yellow Belly Barrel Aged Cider
Stem Ciders – Le Chêne
Treasury Cider – Burr Knot
Vander Mill – The Perry From Ipanema
Virtue Cider – The Mitten: Double Barrel
2021
🏆 BEST IN CLASS GOLD
Alma Cider – Alma Wood Aged
Stoic Cider – Meditations
Two Broads Ciderworks – Frost
🥇 GOLD
Bauman’s Cider – Porter’s Perfection
Snow Capped Cider – Blanc Mollet
🥈 SILVER
BlackBird Cider Works – Buffalo Bluegrass
California Cider Co. – ACE BlackJack 21 2021
Duluth Cider – Erickson’s Orchard Dry Barrel Aged Cider
EsoTerra Ciderworks – Ineffable
EsoTerra Ciderworks – Quercus Schmercus
Farmhaus Cider – Tequila Barrel Snakebite
Hawk Knob – Ambrosia
Island Orchard Cider – Oak Aged Brut Reserve
Lost Boy Cider – Barrel-Aged
Stone Circle Cider – Small Batch Porter’s Perfection
Suttons Bay Ciders – Barrel Rider
Tandem Ciders – Farmhouse
Teal Cider – Surprise, surprise…
The BX Press Cidery – The Dufferin
Two Broads Ciderworks – Arkansas Black
Urban Tree Hard Cider – Barrel #5
Urban Tree Hard Cider – Barrel-Aged
Virtue Cider – The Mitten
Waves Cider Company – Waves Foeder Blend 1
🥉 BRONZE
Angry Orchard – Still
Blossom Barn Cidery – Rogue Valley Perry
Cidrerie Milton – Golden Russet Acacia
Dragon’s Head Cider – Dabinett Reserve Cider
ERIS Brewery and Cider House – Apfel Ort
Farmhaus Cider – Barrel Aged Dry
Farmstead Cider – Kelly Street Cider
Finnriver Farm & Cidery – Blue Hewe
Freewater Cider Company – Oldcountry
Once Upon A Tree – Tidnor Wood Oak Aged Still Cider
Pencil Hound – Butt Wacker
Pencil Hound – Oak Barrel
Presque Isle Farm Cider – Golden Russet
Ragged Hill Cider Company – Pommes d’Or
Red Island Cider – Ghost Ship Cymbria
Sapsucker Farms Yellow Belly Cidery – Yellow Belly Barrel Aged Cider
Sycamore Ranch Vineyard & Winery – Beleeza
Sycamore Ranch Vineyard & Winery – Butter ‘N’ Toast
Threadbare Cider – Barrel Reserve
Treasury Cider at Fishkill Farms – Burr Knot
Vander Mill – The Perry From Ipanema
Virtue Cider – Percheron
Virtue Cider – Salut
Waves Cider Company – Waves Dry Cider
2019
🏆 BEST IN CLASS GOLD
Seattle Cider Company – Gravenstein Rosé
Seattle Cider Company – Winesap Rosé
Upper Left Apples – Oaked Apple
🥈 SILVER
45 North Vineyard & Winery – Oakazie
BlackBird Cider Works – White Hurricane – Gin Barrel Aged
Botanist & Barrel – Pardon My French
Brix Cider – Tripel Apple
Bull City Ciderworks – Defiant Pig
Bull City Ciderworks – Slow Ryed
Ernest Cider Co. – Between the Sheets
Falconer Vineyards Winery & Cidery – Lumberjack Hard Cider
Finnriver Farm and Cidery – Fire Barrel
Freewater Cider Company – Oldcountry
Hawk Knob – Barrel Heritage
Keuka Craft Ciders – Barrel Aged Cider
Northville Winery and Brewing Company – Fine Girl
Northville Winery and Brewing Company – Pear Thee Well
Overgrown Orchard – Terry & Terri
Paynter’s Cider – The Pilgrim
Phillips Ciders – Eugene
Phillips Ciders – Peter
Rootstock Ciderworks – Rootstock 2016 Legend
Threadbare Cider – Bourbon Barrel Reserve
Urban Tree Hard Cider – Barrel-aged
West Avenue Cider – Gold Rush
🥉 BRONZE
Angry Orchard – Wooden Sleeper
Arsenal Cider House & Wine Cellar – Bootleggers Bourbon Apple
Big B’s Hard Cider – Grizzly Brand
BlackBird Cider Works – Buffalo Bluegrass Kentucky Barrel Aged Cider
Blake’s Hard Cider Co. – Beard Bender
Brix Cider – Rye Whiskey Barrel Aged
Bull Run Cider – Watershed
Chain Yard Urban Cidery – ‘Olden Russet
Cider Riot! – Bourbon Barrel Aged 1763
Collective Arts Brewing – Barrel Aged Northern Spy
Elk Horn Brewery – Barrel Cider
Fenceline Cider – Bourbon Barrel Aged Cider
Forward Cider – Bare Brut
Forward Cider – Cuvée Cru
Gypsy Circus Cider Company – Calpestio Rosé
Hawk Knob – Ambrosia
Hawk Knob – Traditional
Island Orchard Cider – Oak Aged Reserve
Kekionga Cider Company – Lazy Foal
Liberty Ciderworks – Stonewall
Northville Winery and Brewing Company – Easy As Apple Rye
Oliver’s Cider and Perry – Gold Rush
Sapsucker Farms Yellow Belly Cidery – Yellow Belly Barrel Aged Cider
Sea Cider Farm & Ciderhouse – Rumrunner (Prohibition)
Shoal Hope Ciderworks – Empty Barrel
Space Time Mead & Cider Works – Barrelbound Pear
Stem Ciders – Banjo
Stem Ciders – Le Chene
Stoic Cider – Bourbon Barrel Aged Seedling Perry
Tall Post Craft Cider – Oak Masters
The Hard Way Cider Co. – Big Red
Two K Farms – Cooper
Virtue Cider – The Mitten
West Avenue Cider – Somerset Orchards
Wild Hare Cider – Coppertail
2018
🏆 BEST IN CLASS GOLD
Bull City Ciderworks – Slow Ryed
BlackBird Cider Works – Buffalo Bluegrass
Cidrerie Milton – Cuivré Fût de chêne
🥇 GOLD
Sea Cider Farm & Ciderhouse – Rumrunner (Prohibition)
Wyndridge Farm – Northern Spy Heritage Reserve
🥈 SILVER
45 North Ciders – Oakazie
Angry Orchard – The Muse
Falconer Vineyards Winery & Cidery – Lumberjack Hard Cider Barrel Oaked
Freewater Cider Company – Oldtown
Ironwood Hard Cider – Oak Aged
James Creek Cider House – Stargazer Cider – Evening Star
James Creek Cider House – Stargazer Cider – Southern Star
JK’s Farmhouse Ciders – Rye Whiskey Barrel Aged Cider
Keuka Craft Ciders – Barrel Aged Dry
Kings Highway – Mr. American Oak
NOMAD Cider – NOMAD Pinot Noir Barrel
Peat’s Original Cider – The Cooper Collection – Bourbon Barrel Aged
Rootstock Ciderworks – Barrel Aged Legend
St. Vrain Cidery – Bourbon Barrel-Aged Dry Apple
Tandem Ciders – Farmhouse
The BX Press – The Dufferin
Vander Mill – Chapman’s Oaked
Virtue Cider – Lapinette
🥉 BRONZE
26 Acre Craft Cider Company – Aurum 2017 (Bourbon)
Angry Orchard – Wooden Sleeper
Arsenal Cider House – Bootlegger’s Bourbon Barrel
Ash & Elm Cider Co. – Kingston Storm
BlackBird Cider Works – Dry-Oak Aged
Blueberry Hill Estates – Old Grizzly Cider
Brix Cider – Brix Bourbon Barrel Aged Cider
C Squared Ciders – Cousteau
California Cider Company – ACE Blackjack 21
Chateau Morrisette – Barrel Aged Cider
Cider Riot! – Porter’s Perfection
Embark Craft Ciderworks – Whiskey Barrel Aged
Fox Valley Winery – The Cider Farm – Oak Aged
Hawk Knob – Barrel Heritage
Hawk Knob – Bittersweet
Liberty Ciderworks – Stonewall
Malicious Spirits – Red Rummer
NOMAD Cider – NOMAD White Barrel
North Shore Cider Co – Stumped
Old Hill Cider – Cidermaker’s Barrel
Peat’s Original Cider – The Cooper Collection – Rye Barrel Aged
Raging Cider & Mead Co – L’Enfant de Julian
Raging Cider & Mead Co – Wynola Scrump
Red Rover Craft Cider – Barrel Reserve #1
Sapsucker Farms – Yellow Belly Barrel Aged
Seattle Cider Company – Gravenstein Rosé 2017
Shoal Hope Ciderworks – Empty Barrel
Starcut Ciders – Moonage Daydream
Stem Ciders – Banjo
Stem Ciders – Farmhouse Cider
Teal Cider – Granny’s Casket
Virtue Cider – The Mitten
West Avenue Cider – Gold Dust
2017
🏆 BEST IN CLASS GOLD
Les Vergers de la Colline – Cuivré fût de chêne
Angry Orchard – Wooden Sleeper
Maiden Rock Winery & Cidery – Golden Russet
🥇 GOLD
Finnriver Farm and Cidery – Fire Barrel
Hawk Knob – Barrel Aged Appalachian Classic
Sapsucker Farms – Yellow Belly Barrel Aged
🥈 SILVER
Angry Orchard – Maple Wooden Sleeper
Angry Orchard – Strawman
Big B’s Hard Cider – Grizzly Brand
Distillery Lane Ciderworks – Rio
Grey & Gold Cider – Barrel Dry
Hawk Knob – Wild Fermented Traditional
Patriots’ Heritage Cider – Oaky Dody
Rootstock Ciderworks – Legend
Santa Cruz Cider Co. – Barrel Aged Gravenstein
Sea Cider Farm & Ciderhouse – Rumrunner (Prohibition)
Stem Ciders – Le Chene
Tandem Ciders – Farmhouse
The BX Press – The Wrangler
Urban Tree Hard Cider – Barrel-Aged
Virtue Cider – Lapinette
Virtue Cider – Mitten Reserve
Virtue Cider – Offalgood Cider
Virtue Cider – The Mitten
🥉 BRONZE
2 Towns Ciderhouse – Return of the Mac
45 North Vineyard & Winery – Oakaysie
Acme Cider Co. – Acme Reserve 16
Annapolis Cider Company – Toasted Oak & Maple
Big Hill Ciderworks – Golden Russet
Buskey Cider – Stayman in Business-Buskey Year One
California Cider Company – Ace Blackjack 21
Cellarmen’s – Rye N’ Dry
Clear Fork Cider – Oak Barrel
Deep Roots Hard Cider – Barrel Select
Eden Specialty Ciders – Juliette
Flint City Hard Cider Co. – Northern Spy on Oak
Hazlitt 1852 Cider Crafters – Cider Tree Vanilla Oak
Ironwood Hard Cider – Tres Robles (oaked)
Jaanihanso Cider – Sherry Cask Aged Dry Cider
Jefferson County Ciderworks – OG Apple
Kings Highway Fine Cider – Kentucky Sunshine
Lassen Traditional Cider – 2015 Farmhouse Dry
Leaky Barrel Cider Company – Old Baldy
Liberty Ciderworks – Stonewall
Northville Winery and Brewing Company – Loomer Eclipse
Spring Hill Cider Works – Bourbon Barrel Maple
Townline Ciderworks – Big John
Urban Forage Winery and Cider House – Maple & Oak Cider
Vander Mill – Chapman’s Oaked
West Avenue Cider – Barrett Fuller’s Secret
West Avenue Cider – Heritage Gold
WildCraft Cider Works – Snake River Rye
2016 – Wood Aged Cider and Perry
🏆 BEST IN CLASS GOLD
West Avenue Cider – Wild Oak
🥇 GOLD
California Cider Company – Ace Blackjack 21
Liberty Ciderworks – Stonewall
Seattle Cider Company – Oaked Maple
🥈 SILVER
45 North Vineyard & Winery – Barrel Roll
Angry Orchard – Dear Brittany,
Angry Orchard – Maple Bourbon Barrel Aged Wooden Sleeper
Angry Orchard – The Muse
Angry Orchard – Wooden Sleeper
Arsenal Cider House & Wine Cellar – Oliver’s Bourbon Oak
Arsenal Cider House & Wine Cellar – Oliver’s Rum Barrel Oak
Bel Lago Winery – Bel Lago Oak Aged Hard Apple Cider
BlackBird Cider Works – Buffalo Bluegrass – Kentucky Barrel Aged
Crispin Cider Co. – Crispin Steel Town
Crispin Cider Co. – Crispin Venus Reigns
Finnriver Cidery – Fire Barrel Cider
Hawk Knob – Traditional- Wild Fermented
Island Orchard Cider – Brut Apple Cider – Oak Aged
Kings Highway – This Means I Love You
Les Vergers de la Colline – Cuivré fût de chêne
Sea Cider Farm & Ciderhouse – Rumrunner
Sonoma Cider – Dry Zider
St. Vrain Cidery – Barrel-Aged Dry Cider
Star Cider – Frisky Whisky
Starcut Ciders – Erraticus 2
Stem Ciders – Le Chene
Stem Ciders – Whiskey Barrel Aged Apricot
Urban Tree Hard Cider – Barrel-aged
Wandering Aengus Ciderworks – Estate
West Avenue Cider – Barrett Fuller’s Secret
🥉 BRONZE
Angry Orchard – Strawman
Angry Orchard – The Valley Flor – Dans un Sauternes
BlackBird Cider Works – Organic Oak Aged Dry Cider
Carlton Cyderworks – Slake
Colorado Cider Company – PipZarro!
Crispin Cider Co. – Crispin 15 Men
Farmhaus Cider Co. – Barrel eins
Finnriver Cidery – Oak & Apple Cider
Hawk Knob – Elderberry Infused Hard Cider
Humboldt Cider Company – Empty Barrels, Broken Hearts
Northville Winery and Brewing Company – BBC
Northville Winery and Brewing Company – Loomer Eclipse
Starcut Ciders – Erraticus 1
Stem Ciders – Banjo
Stem Ciders – Perry
Stormalong Cider – The Grand Banks – Whiskey
Tieton Cider Works – Cidermakers Reserve
Virtue Cider – The Mitten
2015 – Wood Aged Cider and Perry
🥇 GOLD
California Cider Company – Ace Black Jack 21 Premium Craft Cider
Distillery Lane Ciderworks – Kingston Black
Island Orchard Cider – Oak Aged Reserve Bottle Conditioned Cider
Liberty Ciderworks – Stonewall
Sea Cider Farm & Ciderhouse – Prohibition (Rumrunner)
🥈 SILVER
Angry Orchard Cider Company – The Muse
Big B’s Hard Cider – Grizzly Brand
Island Orchard Cider – Brut Apple Cider – Oak Aged
Les Vergers de la Colline – Cuivré fût de chêne
Snowdrift Cider Co. – Cornice
Sonoma Cider – Golden Delicious
Sonoma Cider – The Anvil
Sonoma Cider – Zider
Starcut Ciders – Aurora Borealis
Starcut Ciders – White Skies
Stem Ciders – Banjo
Stem Ciders – Le Chene
Vander Mill – Chapman’s Blend Oaked
West Avenue Cider – Centennial Reserve
🥉 BRONZE
Angry Orchard Cider Company – Strawman
Cider Creek Hard Cider – Flight Of The Concord
Cider Creek Hard Cider – Pina-Applada
Cider Creek Hard Cider – Rum Pom-Pom
Finnriver Cidery – Fire Barrel
Meckley’s Cidery – 46′ Dodge
Northville Winery and Brewing Company – BBC
Northville Winery and Brewing Company – Mikro Kosmos
Reverend Nat’s Hard Cider – The Reverend’s Bourbon-Barrel Beermongers Birthday Blend
Sietsema Orchards – Sietsema’s BackWoods Cider
Thistly Cross Cider – Thistly Cross Whisky Cask Cider
Virtue Cider – Lapinette Cidre Brut
Virtue Cider – The Mitten
West Avenue Cider – Barrett Fuller’s Secret
2014 – Wood Aged Cider and Perry
🥇 GOLD
Distillery Lane Ciderworks – Jefferson
Liberty Ciderworks – English Style
🥈 SILVER
2 Towns Ciderhouse – Traditions Ciderworks 2012 Amity Rose
Les Vergers de la Colline – Cuivre Fut Chene
Methow Valley Ciderhouse – Howling Wolf
Oliver’s Cider & Perry – Bittersweet Funk
Wandering Aengus Ciderworks – Oaked Dry Cider
West Avenue Cider – Barrett Fuller’s Secret
🥉 BRONZE
Angry Orchard Cider Company – Strawman
Apple Knocker Hard Cider – Hard Knocks
Liberty Ciderworks – Jonathan SV
Liberty Ciderworks – New World
2013 – Wood Aged Cider and Perry
🥈 SILVER
BlackBird Cider Works – Classic Wood Aged Cider
Tieton Cider Works – Cider Maker’s Reserve
🥉 BRONZE
2 Towns Ciderhouse – Traditions Ciderworks 2011 Bourbon Barrel Cider
2 Towns Ciderhouse – Traditions Ciderworks 2012 Amity Rose Willamette Valley Dry Cider
Alpenfire Cider – Organic Pirate’s Plank
Crispin Cider Company – Crispin Bird On A Wire Apple Cider
Crispin Cider Company – Crispin Stagger Lee
Methow Valley Ciderhouse – Howling Wolf
Spirit Tree Estate Cidery – Estate Reserve Cider
Tandem Ciders – Prince Harry
Wandering Aengus Ciderworks – Oaked Dry Cider
2012 – Wood Aged Cider and Perry
🥈 SILVER
Uncle John’s – Barrel Cider
Wandering Aengus Ciderworks – Oaked Dry
🥉 BRONZE
Alpenfire Cider – Pirate’s Plank – Bone Dry
BlackBird Cider Works – Organic Oak Aged Cider
From 2005-2011, Wood Aged Ciders would have been entered in Specialty Cider and Perry.
From 2012-2016, Wood Aged Ciders would have been entered in Wood Aged Cider and Perry.
In 2018, Wood Aged Specialty Cider was split from Wood Aged Cider into a new category.