Cider
Sunday in the Garden With Cider Expert Jeff Russel from Rowan Imports
When:
Sunday, September 21st 2014.
12:30 pm to 5pm
Where:
Aroma Thyme Bistro, 165 Canal St, Ellenville NY
Details:
Ok this cider event is one not to miss.
Join Cider Expert Jeff Russel from Rowan Imports (all they do is cider)
for a education, walk around tasting and small bites. What a great day to spend
a Sunday outside in the Hudson Valley.
Experience very unique, traditional and non-traditional ciders from all
over, including some local ones. Cider is like wine, regions, apple varietal
and the cider makers personal touch all influence the cider. Experience all that and more at this event.
This event is $19.99 and includes small bites and ciders.
Ciderie
Nicol Rhuys – Keeved cider with secondary
done in tank as opposed to in bottle. Slight earthy notes upfront, a lot of
caramel, toffee on the palate
Freyeisen-
Small producer from Germany. Hay, red berries on the
nose. Tart apple, strawberry on the palate. Force carbonated to 2.8 bars of
pressure (just under 3 that would make us pay the champagne tax!)
Weidman
& Groh Speierling – From 10 miles outside of
Frankfurt. Originally a brandy producer. Speierling is a member of Sorbus
Domestica ( looks like a cross between an apple and a pear.) Now only grown in
Germany, the last tree was cut down in the south of England over 100 years ago.
The
fruit is blended with traditional cider apples to add tannic structure. Golden
Fruit/ Golden Raisin, honey, baked apple on the palate. Great acidity.
Slyboro
Hidden Star – Slyboro’s entry level. A blend of
northern spy and liberty apples, from the oldest U-Pick orchard in NYS. A hint
of residual sugar (35 g/liter) with a great acidity, and medium body.
A little parmesan on the nose, red fruit on the palate.
Manoir
de Kinkiz Cournaille - From the AOP Cournaille in
Brittany. Traditional keeved style. Brisket, peat smoke on the palate. A hint
of residual sugar. Full bodied, great fall cider
Plus
a couple of other ciders.
About
Rowan Imports:
Rowan
Imports is NYS first cider specific importer. Starting with only a handful of
Asturian Sidra, their book now includes over 50 ciders from around the world.
The focus still remains on small terroir driven producers, making ciders through
traditional methods specific to their home region.
Jeff is one of Rowan Imports first employees. He was tempted away from the
wine/restaurant world by Rowan, and the dream of bringing true cider to the
masses.
About
Aroma Thyme:
Aroma Thyme bistro opened in 2003 in Ellenville, NY, where the
Catskills meet the Hudson Valley. Being green minded since day one, Aroma Thyme
was the first Certified Green Restaurant© in upstate New York. Aroma Thyme has
one of the best stocked bars with 250 craft beers, 250 fine wines & 250
boutique spirits. The restaurant is all
about supporting local, but beyond that they pride themselves in small
independent brands from all over the globe.
This purchasing philosophy encompasses bar and kitchen alike. “We want to help a family pay for dance
lessons for their daughter rather than a CEO's third vacation home”, says
owners Jamie & Marcus Guiliano.
Marcus Guiliano is an award winning chef who was named “One of the Five
Top Food Activists Making a Change” from One Green Planet. This award, along
with many others, is evident from the gourmet sustainable socially responsible
cuisine Aroma Thyme serves. The restaurant has also been flooded with wards
ranging from “Best New Restaurant”, “Best Organic Restaurant”, “Best Beer
Events”, Wine Spectator “Award Winning Wine List” and Trip Advisors number one
restaurant in their area. Aroma Thyme pleases carnivores and vegans alike. There is plenty of options for every diet and
taste. Chef Marcus has several a great
blogs that are a must to check out, ChefonaMission.com (his main one),
NoFarmedSalmon.com (you will never eat farmed salmon again) and his award-winning
business blog at 50Mistakes.com. Reservations are always accepted at (845)
647-3000.
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