The Northwest Cider Association’s executive director, Emily Ritchie, is in town from Portland, fresh on the heels of the 2025 Cider Cup Awards! We sat down with her to learn about why Washington leads the nation in both apple and cider production, then dig into the juicy details on what makes a cider competitor-level. Plus Meg’s dreaming of a Jurassic Park for apples, Mark's shipping off to Big Apple country, and we get apple-cheeked on this year's Cider Cup winners—one of which is a perry! 🍎🍐
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Mentioned in this episode:
Empyrical Cider
Press Then Press Cider Shop
Schilling Cider
Kingston
Greenwood Cider
Bauman’s Cider Company
Little Beast
Radiator Whiskey
Schooner Street
Gol Mok
Cockrell Cider Farm
Community Grocery
Field Bar
Mezzanotte
Musang
South Lake Union Market
Nata Seattle
The Masonry
00:00 Intro
03:29 NW Cider Award Winners
08:26 PNW is a Cider Mecca
23:10 This Week’s Restaurant News
32:43 Trends in Cider
36:45 Emily’s Cider Origin Story
40:35 Thanks, I Ate It
