This October Baltic Cider is touring Melbourne and Sydney for a series of social events introducing craft ciders to distributors, industry professionals and the media.
Seven cider makers will lead tastings:
- From Latvia: Tālava Cidery, Sabiles Sidrs, Mūrbūdu Cider
- From Estonia: Tori Ciderfarm, Kodas, Jaanihanso Cidery
- From Finland: Lepola Drinks
A series of cider degustation events with Baltic cider makers are taking place across Melbourne and Sydney. The first was held at the Melbourne Latvian House on 24 October, with two more to come:
- Sydney Estonian House / 29.10. / 18:00 / Register HERE
- Sydney Latvian House / 01.11. / 13:00 / Register HERE
These events are open to the general public.
For industry professionals, award-winning global cider expert Gabe Cook, known as The Ciderologist, is hosting two masterclasses. The first took place in Melbourne on 20 October, with the second still to come:
- Sydney / 30.10. / 16:00 / Rydges World Square Hotel / Register HERE
About the Balt-Fin-Cider Initiative
BALT-FIN-CIDER is a joint initiative aimed to launch the export of craft apple cider produced in Latvia, Estonia and Finland to Australia under a joint Baltic Cider brand.
The Baltic Cider initiative is supported by two key organizations dedicated to promoting rural tourism and sustainable development in the Baltic region: Latvian Country Tourism Association and Estonian Rural Tourism Organization. The project is co-funded by the European union.
What Is Baltic Cider
Baltic Cider currently brings together 18 passionate makers from Latvia, Estonia and Finland. Each one contributes their own skills and creativity, resulting in a vibrant mix of cider styles and flavours.
The ciders are crafted with pride from freshly pressed local apples and other natural ingredients, never from concentrate and always free from artificial additives.
The crisp refreshing style is so unique that you don’t really get elsewhere.
Baltic Cider Competes at the Australian Cider Awards
Thanks to the collaboration with Cider Australia, Baltic ciders were this year being featured as international entries in the Australian Cider Awards, the country’s premier cider competition. The judging took place on 21–22 October and the awards will be presented on 30 October.
With 36 ciders from 17 cider makers, it´s exciting to see how the ciders fare on the international stage and discover which flavours appeal most to Australian palates.
Baltic Cider Contact:
Liisa Pobul liisa.pobul@maaturism.ee
Eesti Maaturismi Ühing / Estonian Rural Tourism Organisation