Month: October 2014

We are still pouring an amazing line-up of ciders as we head into the final weekend of Cider Week NYC (of COURSE there are two weekends in Cider Week… why do you ask?). In all seriousness, we have another killer guided tasting today at 4 p.m. (tickets here or $40 at the door) led by Cider Guide Eric West, who will be pouring an array of European and domestic ciders including three Irish Ciders! All three are founding members of cider ireland, the craft Irish cider guild, which is dedicated to making true Irish cider (as opposed to Magners so not from concentrate) from Irish apples.  We’ll talk about the climate in Ireland, apple varietals and fermentation practices and taste!

Ciders we plan to sample (subject to substitution):

• *Craigies Ballyhook Flyer (Ireland)
• *Dan Kelly’s (Ireland)
• *Longueville (Ireland)
• *Villacubera (Lagar Sidra Cortina, Asturias, Spain) + one more additional Spanish sidra
• *Millstone Farmgate (Maryland)
• *Slyboro- Black Currant and Hidden Star (NY State)
• *Uncle John’s (Ohio)
• *Aaron Burr (NY State)
• *Weidman (Germany)

We’ve had a great Cider Week thus far, and last night we had an amazing group of people hanging out after this week’s cider-focused episode of Beer Sessions Radio. Discussing everything from “gateway” ciders to fine/fancy ciders, cider experts Chris Lehault (of Serious Eats) and Gay Howard (of The United States of Cider) led a sold-out tasting of avowed fancy/fine cider fans!

1. Eden’s new dry sparkling cider from Vermont made with Champagne yeast
2. Redbyrd’s Wild Pippin, a single varietal available in NYC only at Jimmy’s No. 43
3. Redbyrd’s Kingston Black varietal
4. Massachusetts’ West County’s Kingston Black varietal from their 2009 harvest
5. Farnum Hill’s Kingston Black reserve
6. Plus a few special samples of West Coast’s EZ and Eve’s very rare “perry”

Didn’t make it in last night? No worries! There’s still plenty of great cider to drink as we reach the mid-way point of Cider Week NYC. Not only does Jimmy’s No. 43 have several exclusive ciders by the glass (including Redbyrd Cider’s Kingston Black), but we’ll have two of the premiere cider makers in the world in attendance at tonight’s Cider Makers’ Farm-Style Prix Fixe Dinner. Join Steve Wood of Farnum Hill Ciders for cider talk and a pass-around family-style dinner with six cider pairings (three from Farnum Hill and three from Eden’s Ice Ciders). The full menu and ticket link can be found here.

And this Friday at 4 p.m. we’re doing another ticketed guided tasting with the Cider Guide himself, Eric West! He’ll be putting together a selection of the best of Rowan Imports ciders from England, Spain, France, Germany and NY State. Tickets for Friday’s tasting are still on sale here.

It’s finally here! Cider Week NY returns and we’re kicking things off right with a great group tonight as Serious Eats’ resident cider expert Chris Lehault is in the house along with Reverend Nat of Reverend Nat’s Ciders. Tonight we’ll have a great selection of ciders by the glass, including several of the Kingston Black varietal that were featured earlier this week on Beer Sessions Radio. And for anyone who buys a glass of cider will also receive a free sample (while supplies last) of Reverend Nat’s new cider.

Plus, Jimmy’s No. 43 has some exclusive ciders that you won’t find anywhere else during Cider Week, including:

We’ll have a bit of Queens in the bar this evening, as Finback Brewing’s Basil Lee and Kevin Stafford drop by with several of their yummy brews. Well be rotating several kegs, including:

• *I Pumpkin A – a 7.1% ABV spiced India Pale Ale
• *Le Porter Kaldi – a 6.8% ABV American-style porter
• *Archer’s Saison – an 8.5% ABV Farmhouse Ale
• *Moby Hop – an 8.3% ABV Double IPA