Our friends over the ditch have just had their 2018 New Zealand Cider Awards. Yes i’m a little slow at publishing the awards, lets just say the results were on the slow boat over…The quality bar seems to be lifting every year, particularly with the ciders – the category which now dominate the awards. Over the last few years the improvement in both quality and complexity of the winning ciders has been staggering.
And the winners of the 2018 New Zealand Cider Awards are…
Champion Trophy Winners
NZ Champion Cider
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CIDER: Ice Cider
PRODUCER: Peckham’s Cider
Contemporary NZ Cider
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Trophy Winner:
CIDER: The Huntress PRODUCER: Paynter’s Cider
| MEDAL | CIDER | PRODUCER |
| CONTEMPORARY NZ CIDER – DRY | ||
| Silver | The Alchemist | Paynter’s Cider Ltd |
| Silver | Scrumpy Apple Cider | Harvest Cidery |
| Bronze | Elemental Cider Premium Dry | Elemental Cider |
| Bronze | Crisp Apple Cider | Zeffer Cider Co. |
| Bronze | Classic Apple Cider | Cider Factorie |
| CONTEMPORARY NZ CIDER – Medium | ||
| Gold | The Huntress | Paynter’s Cider Ltd |
| Silver | Bulmers Original Apple Cider | Harvest Cidery |
| Bronze | Harvest Crisp Apple Cider | Harvest Cidery |
| Bronze | Monteiths Goldsmith Dry Cider | Redwood Cider Co. |
| Bronze | Sun Dance | Peckham’s Cider |
| CONTEMPORARY NZ CIDER – Sweet | ||
| Silver | Orchard Thieves Crisp Apple Cider | Redwood Cider Co. |
| Bronze | Rochdale Classic Apple Cider | McCashins Brewery |
Traditional Cider
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TROPHY WINNER:
CIDER: Western Pathfinder PRODUCER: Peckham’s Cider
| MEDAL | CIDER | PRODUCER |
| TRADITIONAL CIDER – DRY | ||
| Gold | Reserve Dry | Peckham’s Cider |
| Gold | Western Pathfinder | Peckham’s Cider |
| Gold | Moutere Cider | Peckham’s Cider |
| Silver | The Pilgrim | Paynter’s Cider Ltd |
| Silver | Repeat Offender Dry Cider | Scoundrels and Rogues |
| Silver | Home Block | Peckham’s Cider |
| Bronze | Kingston Sour | Peckham’s Cider |
| TRADITIONAL CIDER – MEDIUM | ||
| Gold | Sweet Serious Frenchie | Peckham’s Cider |
| Gold | Sweet Frenchie | Peckham’s Cider |
| Gold | Chisel Jersey | Peckham’s Cider |
| Bronze | Pleasantly Corrupted Apple Cider | Scoundrels and Rogues |
| Bronze | Yarlington Mill | Peckham’s Cider |
| TRADITIONAL CIDER – SWEET | ||
| Gold | Demi – Sec | Zeffer Cider Co. |
PEAR CIDER / PERRY
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TROPHY WINNER:
CIDER: 2 Barrel Perry PRODUCER: Peckham’s Cider
| MEDAL | CIDER | PRODUCER |
| Silver | Rochdale Classic Pear Cider | McCashins Brewery |
| Silver | 2 Barrel Perry | Peckham’s Cider |
| Bronze | Morally Bankrupt Pear Cider | Scoundrels and Rogues |
| Bronze | Moutere Perry | Peckham’s Cider |
CIDER WITH SPICE, BOTANICALS OR HONEY
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TROPHY WINNER:
CIDER: Apple Crumble Cider PRODUCER: Zeffer Cider Co.
| MEDAL | CIDER | PRODUCER |
| Gold | Apple Crumble Cider | Zeffer Cider Co. |
| Silver | Czech’s Cyser | Peckham’s Cider |
| Silver | Elderflower | Peckham’s Cider |
| Bronze | Rochdale Ginger & Lime Cider | McCashins Brewery |
| Bronze | Rochdale Mojito Cider | McCashins Brewery |
| Bronze | Steel Press Cider Bee | Steel Press Cider LTD |
| Bronze | Steel Press Cider Maple & Pine | Steel Press Cider LTD |
| Bronze | Indian Summer | Peckham’s Cider |
CIDER WITH FRUIT
Sponsored by RD2
TROPHY WINNER:
CIDER: Bohemian Twig & Berries PRODUCER: Bohemian Cider
| MEDAL | CIDER | PRODUCER |
| Silver | Rochdale Three Berry Cider | McCashins Brewery |
| Silver | Bohemian Twig & Berries | Bohemian Cider |
| Silver | Old Mout Boysencider | Redwood Cider Co. |
| Silver | Old Mout Scrumpy & Blackcurrant | Redwood Cider Co. |
| Silver | Old Mout Scrumpy & Tropical | Redwood Cider Co. |
| Silver | Old Mout Scrumpy & Berry | Redwood Cider Co. |
| Silver | Good George Scarlett Peach Cider | Good George Brewing |
| Silver | Good George Feijoa Cider | Good George Brewing |
| Bronze | Thomas & Rose Apple Cider with Nashi Pear and Passionfruit | Harvest Cidery |
| Bronze | Harvest Summer Citrus Cider with Lemon | Harvest Cidery |
| Bronze | Left Branch Strawberry | Left Branch Cider |
| Bronze | Left Branch Real Boysenberry | Left Branch Cider |
| Bronze | Cherry Cider | Zeffer Cider Co. |
| Bronze | Old Mout Feijoa & Cider | Redwood Cider Co. |
| Bronze | Boysenberry | Peckham’s Cider |
| Bronze | Berry Sour | Peckham’s Cider |
| Bronze | Good George Doris Plum Cider | Good George Brewing |
ICE CIDER
Sponsored by TOLL
TROPHY WINNER:
CIDER: Ice Cider PRODUCER: Peckham’s Cider
| MEDAL | CIDER | PRODUCER |
| Gold | Ice Cider | Peckham’s Cider |
| Silver | Cold Shoulder Ice Cider | Scoundrels and Rogues |
| Silver | Ice Cider | The Cider Factorie |
| Bronze | Sweet Despair Ice Perry | Scoundrels and Rogues |
| Bronze | Redwood Sparkling Ice Cider | Redwood Cider Co. |
BOTTLE FERMENTED
| MEDAL | CIDER | PRODUCER |
| Silver | Resident Hawk | Cider Factorie |
| Silver | Perfect Pear | Cider Factorie |
| Bronze | Reserve Dry pet. Nat. | Peckham’s Cider |
OTHER SPECIALITY CIDER
| MEDAL | CIDER | PRODUCER |
| Silver | Evil Genius Imperial Cider | Scoundrels and Rogues |
| Silver | Pommeau | Peckham’s Cider |
| Bronze | Strongbow Blossom Rose Spar- kling Apple Cider | Harvest Cidery |
| Bronze | Brett Monster | Peckham’s Cider |
The full results and program can be downloaded here
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