Podcasts Arts Food A Taste of the Past American Cider

American Cider

Published: Oct. 15, 2021, 3:01 a.m.

b'Cider is delicious and it is historic. It is America\\u2019s first popular alcoholic beverage, made from apples brought across the Atlantic from England in colonial times. And over the past fifteen or so years it has been enjoying something of a revival. To appreciate the differing tastes of cider one needs to know more about the apples and the history as \\u201cCider embodies the best and worst of America\\u2019s history and agricultural practices.\\u201d Cider specialists and authors Dan Pucci and Craig Cavallo delve deep into the topic in their recent book, American Cider: A Modern Guide to a Historic Beverage.'