Visit North Dakota's First Cidery, Cottonwood Cider House, This Season
By Leah|Published August 30, 2019
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Leah moved to North Dakota when she was 12 years old and has traveled from the Red River Valley to the badlands and many places in between. She loves small-town life and currently enjoys living on a small farm in the ND prairie. She's always had a passion for writing and has participated in novel writing challenges such as NaNoWriMo multiple times. Her favorite part about this job is recognizing small businesses that deserve a boost and seeing the positive affect her articles can have on their traffic, especially in rural areas that might have otherwise gone overlooked.
North Dakota’s one and only cidery farm is currently in its busiest season, and you can visit it for yourself. As fall quickly approaches, the apple orchard on this farm is busy being harvested and transformed into a delicious cider. There is no other place in the entire state you can visit quite like it, so make sure to check it out this upcoming season. Here’s what you need to know:
Head out to a quaint, beautiful farm a little way outside of the tiny town of Ayr, North Dakota. Though there are only 17 people who live in that town and its vicinity, many more than that will be visiting this particular farm in the upcoming season.
Cottonwood Cider House was North Dakota's very first cidery. Owners Dan and Stacey started their farm out as an apple orchard in 2012 and later became the state's first cider producers in 2017.
With over a hundred trees in their orchard, all of their cider is made with home-grown fruits. There are over 40 apple tree varieties here, from the classics like Honeycrisp to an 18th-century French apple called Michelin.
These apple varieties come together to make delicious, fresh cider in various types and flavors. All the apples are harvested and processed right there on the farm.
They're busy all of late summer and fall apple picking, pressing, and getting their cider brews going. You can stop by their tasting room to sample some or order a bottle or two for home. Certain North Dakota restaurants also serve the cider at their establishments.
You can schedule a tour by calling them at (701)-866-9913. Their tasting room is open on the weekends from 12:00 PM to 9:00 PM on Saturday and 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM on Sunday. Visit their website to learn more about their ciders and how to order some.
Address: 14481 25th Street SE, Ayr, ND, 58007
One of the places you can order Cottonwood Cider is North Dakota’s second cidery, Wild Terra. Click the link to check it out!
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