Botanical Cider

2023

🏆 BEST IN CLASS GOLD
Jeff Carlson – Westside Sweet Heat

🥇 GOLD
Patrick McCauley – Cinnamon Black Gold

🥈 SILVER
Bill Boyer – A Series of Pearilous Events 2022
Bill Boyer – Augustus Gloop 2022
Jordan Brady – Standard Cinn
Eric Gasser – Candy Cap Goldrush PetNat
Luke Sargent – Juniper
George Turner – Lavender Haze
Greg Weichhand – Cinnamon spice
Greg Weichhand – Ginger
James Werner – Cinnilla

🥉 BRONZE
Bill Boyer – A Pearilous Journey 2023
Bill Boyer – Ghost of Johnny Appleseed 2022
Ryan Camp – VC Cider
Thomas Keefer – Homegrown Jalapeno Cider
John Pagano – Run3
Deborah and Marc Prichard – I blame Nelson Crowle #mhp
Luke Sargent – Ginger Turmeric

2022

🥈 SILVER
Bill Boyer – He Who Controls the Mulled Spice
Ryan Camp – VC Cider
Jeff Carlson – Spruce Willis
Jeff Carlson – Westside Sweet Heat
Paul Curran – Ginger Cider
Steve Morren – Essential

🥉 BRONZE
Paul Curran – Pumpkin Spice Cider
Jeff Pregenzer – Spicy Tart
Rob Rhodes – Aronia-Ginger
Rob Rhodes – Aronia-Lavender
Darrin Wilson & Joe Klare – Wake Me Up Before You Go Go – Coffee Cider

2021

🥇 GOLD
Dylan Cahn – Ginger Christmas
Alex Mantakounis – Cinn-sider

🥈 SILVER
Dylan Cahn – Ginger Goat
Dylan Cahn – Lavender Lullaby
Dylan Cahn – Vanilla Wombat
Jeff Carlson – Westside Sweet Heat
Paul Curran – Ginger Cider
Robert Scott – Erie Cinnamon Caramel Apple Cider
Robert Scott – Kreps Cinnamon Caramel Apple Cider
James Visser – French Kissing a Dragon

🥉 BRONZE
Bill Boyer – Omas Apfelstrudel Cider
Philip Brazina – 11a-02f (Shy Ginger)

2019

🥇 GOLD
Keith Kintigh — Yule Tidings Cinnamon Vanilla Cider

🥈 SILVER
Jeff Carlson — Westside Sweet Heat
Nicolas Querques, John Querques & Marlena Dolegowski — Chris and Mary

🥉 BRONZE
David Ferrand — Basic Spiced Cider
Blair Miller — Tree’s Company
Michelle Pagano — Ready to ParTea
Nicolas Querques, John Querques & Marlena Dolegowski — De Balm
Nicolas Querques, John Querques & Marlena Dolegowski — Jenny Juniper
Nicolas Querques, John Querques & Marlena Dolegowski — Pleasant Afternoon
Greg Weichhand — Spiced Waitforit 2019

2018

🥈 SILVER
John Applegarth – Habanero Juice
Ryan Camp – Almond Cider
Ryan Camp – VP Cider
Jeff Carlson – Westside Heat
Blair Miller – The Smoldering Copse
Blair Miller – Trellis
Michelle Pagano – Baes Knees

🥉 BRONZE
Scott Berens & Ryan Rasch – Spiced Cider
Eric Mangum – Cider Con Chile
Spencer Morse – Toe-to-Toe
Jordan Sager – Cider Wit

2017

🥉 BRONZE
Greg Weichhand – Ginger Waitforit
Ronald Sansone – The Sass

2016

🥉 BRONZE
Andrew Rademacher – Spiced Tin Man Cider
Gregory Pulver – Hooch House Cinnamon Stick Hard Cider
Jay Denton & Brandon Bond – Mulled Over
Keith Kintigh – Wildman of Yellowham
William Grote – Subtlety Rouge

2015

🥇 GOLD
William Bozell & Matt Whittaker – Spicelicious

🥉 BRONZE
Chris Schaefer, Greg Mann, J. Andrew Schaefer III – The Spice Must Flow
Jay Denton & Brandon Bond – Christmas
Jeff Zeitler & Gita Rijal Zeitler – Minnesota scrumpy with ginger


Botanical Cider was known as Spiced Cider from 2015-2019.

From 2005-2014, Spiced Ciders would have been entered in Specialty Cider and Perry.