2023
🏆 BEST IN CLASS GOLD
Vala’s Orchard Cider Co. – Barrel Jam
Seattle Cider Company – Gravenstein Rose
Beach Bee Meadery – Chardonnay Pear
🥇 GOLD
Cambium Cider Co – Whiskey Barrel Peach
Manoff Market Cidery – Barrel of Monkeys
Seattle Cider Company – Red Wine Barrel-Aged Berry
Seattle Cider Company – Winesap Rose
Slabtown Cider Co. – Paloma
🥈 SILVER
2 Towns Ciderhouse – Oaked Apricot, Nectarine & Honey Cellar Series
2 Towns Ciderhouse – Oaked Prickly Pear, Lime & Agave Cellar Series
2 Towns Ciderhouse – The Bad Apple
Backwater – Bad Apple – Bourbon Barrel Peach
Bauman’s Cider – Farmer’s Old Fashioned
Bent Ladder – The Last Romantic
Glacial Till – Cabin Nights
Gowan’s Heirloom Cider – Estate Rosé
Presque Isle Farm Cider – 2021 Vanilla Rum Barrel
Salt Spring Wild Cider – Maple Bourbon Apricot
Sapsucker Farms Yellow Belly Cidery – Yellow Belly Maple Bourbon Cider
Seek No Further Cider Co – A-Frame
Slabtown Cider Co. – Ciderita
Stem Ciders – Mint Julep
Stem Ciders – Old Fashioned
Vala’s Orchard Cider Co. – Amaz-gin Grape
Virtue Cider – Genevra
Wooden Gate Cider – Bourbon Blu
🥉 BRONZE
Brooklyn Cider House – Sapsong
Casa de Oro Cider – Cempazúchil
Cidrerie Compton – Cerise
Cidrerie Milton – Honeycrisp Sour
Eden Specialty Ciders – Northern Spy Barrel-Aged Ice Cider
McClure’s Orchard/Winery – Lavender Cyser
Ore Creek Craft Cider – Ragman
Salt Creek Cider House – Brave
Snow Capped Cider – Ambrosia Barrel Aged
Snow Capped Cider – Barrel Aged Spiced Peach
Vala’s Orchard Cider Co. – Vanilla Rye Peach Pie
Victoria Cider Co – Victoria Bourbon Barrel Aged Cider
Wooden Gate Cider – New/Old Fashioned
2022
🏆 BEST IN CLASS GOLD
West Avenue Cider – Midnight in Bruxelles
Gowan’s Heirloom Cider – Rosé Cider
Bauman’s Cider – Bourbon Barrel Vanilla
🥇 GOLD
Cidrerie Milton – Honeycrisp Sour
Glacial Till Cider – Blueberry Pancake
Portland Cider Company – Blueberry Bourbon Basil
Ragged and Right Cider Project – Hillbilly Casanova
Snow Capped Cider – Barrel Aged
🥈 SILVER
Bauman’s Cider – Farmer’s Old Fashioned
Blake’s Hard Cider Co. – Sir Lushington
Blake’s Hard Cider Co. – Wild Blueberry
Bryant’s Dry Cider – Dark Unicorn
Ficklewood Ciderworks – Cherry Van Winkle
Glacial Till Cider – Cherry Lime
Green Bench Mead and Cider – Giants in the Sky
Number 12 Cider – Anejo
Posterity Ciderworks – Wilseyville Shuffle
Sage Bird Ciderworks – Brandied Cherry
Seattle Cider Company – Red Mine Barrel Aged Berry
Starcut Ciders – Bucket
Threadbare Cider and Mead – Oaked & Wild
Urban Forage Winery and Cider House – Maple & Oak Cider
Vala’s Orchard Cider Co. – Imperial Cherry
Vander Mill – Ice Ice Perry
Virtue Cider – Cherry Cordial
🥉 BRONZE
Broken Brix – Solera Farmhouse Cider
Duluth Cider – Chaptal
Farm & Cidery Kaneshige – Julien Light Taste
Ficklewood Ciderworks – Bramblebark
Ficklewood Ciderworks – Moodyroot
Jefferson County Ciderworks – Sour Cherry
Journey North Cider Co. – Peach Bourbon
Niagara Cider Company – Maple Whisky Oak Aged Cider
Peninsula Cellars – Maple Bourbon
Sea Cider Farm & Ciderhouse – Wassail
Snow Capped Cider – Apricot
Threadbare Cider and Mead – Apples & Honey Cyser
Vala’s Orchard Cider Co. – Blackberry Rum
Vala’s Orchard Cider Co. – Bourbon Barrel Blueberry
Vander Mill – Barrel-Aged Totally Roasted
Wise Bird Cider Co. – Blackberry Bourbon Cider
2021
🏆 BEST IN CLASS GOLD
Gowan’s Heirloom Cider – Pinot Rosé Cider
Bauman’s Cider – Bourbon Vanilla
The BX Press Cidery – The Barber Sleuth
🥇 GOLD
Blue Toad Hard Cider – Silverback Distillery Bourbon Peach Barrel Aged
Diskin Cider – BTC
🥈 SILVER
2 Towns Ciderhouse – The Bad Apple
Bauman’s Cider – Farmer’s Old Fashioned
Bee Well Mead & Cider – Gin Blossom
Cider Hill Cellars – Rum Barrel Aged Winter
Eden Specialty Ciders – Beeflustered
Farmhaus Cider – Oak Aged Brunch
Farmhaus Cider – Piquette
Ficklewood Ciderworks – Bramblebark
Ficklewood Ciderworks – Moodyroot
Finnriver Farm & Cidery – Black Oak
Green Bench Mead and Cider – 1124
Gypsy Circus – PuppetMaster: Elder & the Rye
Gypsy Circus – PuppetMaster: Mexican Sherry Barrel
Gypsy Circus – PuppetMaster: Sherry Barrel
Gypsy Circus – PuppetMaster: Tequila Barrel
Gypsy Circus – PuppetMaster: Whiskey Barrel Vaudevillian
Heeman’s – Barrel-Aged Pear
Journey North Cider Co – Spiced Oak
Lost Boy Cider – Blackberry Farmhouse
Number 12 Cider – Barrel 44
Papa Moon Vineyards & Winery – Smoked Cherry Bourbon
Portland Cider Company – Blueberry Bourbon Basil
Sea Cider Farm & Ciderhouse – Rumrunner
Snow Capped Cider – Apricot
Space Time Mead & Cider Works – Gravity
Tieton Cider Works – Bourbon Barrel Peach
Vander Mill – Barrel Aged Totally Roasted
Vander Mill – Ice Ice Perry
🥉 BRONZE
Angeles Crest Cider – RedRum
Bee Well Mead & Cider – Zoot Suit Riot
Blackgrass Ciderworks – Gin and Jvice
Botanist & Barrel – Grapes Have Feelings
Botanist & Barrel – Margaruite
Cidrerie Milton – Spartan Fût de Chêne
Dead Horse Cider Co. – Brightberry Blossom
Gypsy Circus – PuppetMaster: Jamaican Rum Barrel
Gypsy Circus – PuppetMaster: Whiskey Barrel Blend
Gypsy Circus – PuppetMaster: Whiskey Barrel Raindancer
Lindner’s Cider – Hamden Hill Honey Cider
New Salem Cider – 2020 – Barrel Aged Ice Cider
Northville Winery and Brewing Company – El Cadejo
Patriots’ Heritage Cider – St. Paddy’s Delay
Peat’s Original Cider – The Hi-Hat
Snow Capped Cider – Barrel Aged Spiced Peach
Stoic Cider – Peach Barrel
Sycamore Ranch Vineyard & Winery – Melarosa
Sycamore Ranch Vineyard & Winery – One Frog
Threadbare Cider – Oaked & Wild
Threadbare Cider – Phil’s Burrow
Treasury Cider at Fishkill Farms – Colony
2019
🏆 BEST IN CLASS GOLD
Vander Mill – Badass Perry
Elk Horn Brewery – Pinot Perry
Northville Winery and Brewing Company – El Cadejo
🥇 GOLD
Blake’s Hard Cider Co. – El Chapo
Empyrical Orchards and Cider – Russet Apple Perry
Green Bench Mead and Cider – I am Brut
Gypsy Circus Cider Company – PuppetMaster: Whiskey Barrel Vaudevillian
McClure’s Orchard/Winery – cider mojito
Seattle Cider Company – Oaked Maple
🥈 SILVER
2 Towns Ciderhouse – Bad Apple
2 Towns Ciderhouse – Boysenbarrel
Angeles Crest Cider – French Lieutenant’s Whore
Big Fish Cider Co – Monterey Maple
Blake’s Hard Cider Co. – Wild Blueberry
Botanist & Barrel – Tart Blueberry Cider Aged in Gin Barrel
Cider Hill Cellars – Rum Barrel Aged Winter
Cidrerie Milton – Spartan fût de chêne
Diskin Cider – BTC
Eris Brewery and Cider House – Pele’s Pineapple
Finnriver Farm and Cidery – Black Oak
Finnriver Farm and Cidery – Understory
Green Bench Mead and Cider – I am Brut w/ Raspberry
Green Bench Mead and Cider – Wood-aged Abricot
Gypsy Circus Cider Company – New England Pantomime
Jefferson County Ciderworks – Oaked Sour Cherry
Keuka Craft Ciders – Summer Shandy Cider
Liquid Alchemy Ciderworks – Cherry-ots-of-Fire
Potter’s Craft Cider – Cider Nouveau
Ridge Cider Co. – Black Cherry
Seattle Cider Company – Red-Wine Barrel Aged Berry
Spring Hill Cider Works – Bourbon Barrel Maple
Stoic Cider – 1st Anniversary
Swift Cider – Cherry, Vanilla, Oak
Urban Tree Hard Cider – Black Velvet
Vander Mill – Ice Ice Perry
🥉 BRONZE
Angry Orchard – Maple Wooden Sleeper
Bryant’s Cider – Ol’ Lady
Citizen Cider – Tree Tapper
Diner Brew Co. – Zeus’ Juice
Embark Craft Ciderworks – Tart Cherry Barrel Aged
Ethic Ciders – Montage
Finnriver Farm and Cidery – Winter Ruby
Gypsy Circus Cider Company – PuppetMaster: Banana Foster Rumination
James Creek Cider House – Stargazer Cider – Solar Flare
KW Craft Cider – Spiced Oak
Meriwether Cider Co. – Into the Woods
Overgrown Orchard – Tilt
Patriots’ Heritage Cider – Cidre de la Porte
Patriots’ Heritage Cider – Oaky Dody
Patriots’ Heritage Cider – Smoky Dody
Salt Spring Wild Cider – Maple Bourbon Apricot
Seattle Cider Company – Cider Summit Reserve
Seattle Cider Company – Wild Ferment Bourbon Cyser
Sourwood Cider – Herbaceous
South City Ciderworks – Oaked Pomegranate
Threadbare Cider – Phil’s Burrow
Tieton Cider Works – Bourbon Peach Cider
Virtue Cider – Cherry Mitten
Virtue Cider – Maple Mitten
2018
🏆 BEST IN CLASS GOLD
Eden Specialty Ciders – The Falstaff
Seattle Cider Company – Red Wine Barrel Aged Berry
Big Fish Cider Co – Monterey Maple
🥇 GOLD
Angeles Crest Cider – Blue Agave Cider
🥈 SILVER
101 Cider House – Bonfire Betty
2 Towns Ciderhouse – Kentucky Barrel Nice & Naughty
2 Towns Ciderhouse – Traditions 2015 Vintage La Mure
Angry Orchard – Maple Wooden Sleeper
Cidrerie Milton – Honeycrisp Sour
Citizen Cider – Cash On The Barrelhead
Hawk Knob – Ambrosia
Hawk Knob – Cherry Infused
Hawk Knob – Elderberry Infused
Schaefer Cider Company – Luck
Texas Corners Brewing Company – Bourbon Barrel Aged Maple Hard Cider
The BottleHouse Brewery & Meadery – Ohio Gold Reserve
Threadbare Cider – Oaked and Wild
Top of the Rock Ciders – Rockin Rye Barrel Apple/Perry/Berry
Vander Mill – Green Mill
Virtue Cider – Blackbird
Western Cider – Whiskey Peach
🥉 BRONZE
2 Towns Ciderhouse – The Bad Apple
Ash & Elm Cider Co. – Piña Colada Kingston Storm
BlackBird Cider Works – New England Style Cider
Colorado Cider Company – Pato Feo
Forgotten Ciders – Modern Muse
Liquid Alchemy Ciderworks – Deeply-Rooted
NOMAD Cider – NOMAD Bourbon Barrel
Patriots’ Heritage Cider – An Doras
Patriots’ Heritage Cider – Cidre de la Porte
Patriots’ Heritage Cider – Oaky Dody
Patriots’ Heritage Cider – Patriots’ Cider
Renaissance Orchards – Black Plum Apéritif
Seattle Cider Company – Oaked Maple
Starcut Ciders – Bucket
Vermont Cider Company – Wyder’s Reposado
Virtue Cider – Schaerbeek Solera
West Avenue Cider – C10
In 2018, Wood Aged Specialty Cider was split from Wood Aged Cider into a new category.