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Whitewood Cider Shirts now available for purchase.

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Howdy cider drinkers,

Somewhere during the pressing season we found time to finalize designs for our very first shirt. We've always thought there wasn't enough real cider merchandise and swag in the World. And so voila! Here is our first contribution to the cause.

We searched high and low for t-shirts and colors we liked in matching colors for both Men's and Women's styles. We made it a much harder task than it should have been when we decided we liked cotton blend/Heathered look and texture. Alas we did find what we were looking for and decided on producing shirts in both a Deep Red Heathered and Dark Navy Heathered. 

The front of the shirt features a 1 color design taken from and inspired by the apples on all of our labels adorned by a classic vintage type treatment. On the sleeve you'll find our tried and true flagship double W logo.

You can now wear your cider without spilling your drink.  Let folks know that you support local Washington made craft cider with one of our classic and stylish new shirts. Our new shirts will also will make great gifts for the cider lovers in your circle. Shirts have been ordered and at the moment we expect to have these in hand and ready to ship before the Christmas. 

Vashon Cider Fest 2013

CiderFest 2013. Vashon Island celebrates Fall and all things apples including apple juice pressing, apple crisps, apple IDing, orchard tour, cider tasting, and all kinds of activities for kids.

Cider tasting is at Café Luna, 9924 SW Bank Road, Vashon, Washington: 3-5pm, $10. Taste up to a dozen ciders offered by six cidermakers; all from Washington State; all using fresh apples without any flavorings added.

 

Whitewood Cider Co. is looking for local apples...

What’s happening with the apples falling in your yard or property? 1000’s of pounds of apples go unused and laid waste every year all around South Puget Sound. This is your opportunity to help local apples (and pears) serve a higher purpose and not go to waste.

Whitewood Cider Co. puts our community’s unused apples to good use making handcrafted local ciders. The apples we collect will be crushed, pressed, and blended with many other varieties from around the South Sound and crafted into a hyper-local traditional style craft cidervblend aptly named South Sounder showing off our unique region’s terroir. South Sounder is an exciting project and will no doubt vary from season to season based on the growing conditions and the varieties collected.

What makes for good cider apples?
South Puget Sound is one of Washington’s oldest settled communities and home to a good number of older heritage and heirloom apple and pear varieties, most of are capable of making some terrific ciders and perries. We’ll take all comers but more often than not the best cider apples tend to ripen later in the season and are bitter, astringent with mouth drying tannins and sharp acidity. Often folks consider these types of apples good “cooking” apples or can even be crab apples.

Who contributes to our local craft cider project?
Among the countless friends and neighbors around Olympia the following contributors deserve special recognition; Friendly Grove Farm, Fido’s Farm, The Kelly Ranch. This year we are also in negotiation with others including Helsing Junction in Rochester!

 

2013 South Sound Apples Contact Form

If you have unwanted apples and pears and think that you would would like to contribute please contact us or if you know someone you know has an abundance of unwanted pome fruit we urge you let them know about our project.