Rhyan Cockrell

Rhyan Cockrell is a cidermaker, orchardist, cider advocate and quail collector. Before her cider journey, Rhyan worked in politics, fundraising, and event planning. These experiences helped her to develop key skills she has been able to transfer to the cider world through advocacy at the state capitol and community-building events at her taproom.

Rhyan is Co-Owner with her dad, Rich Cockrell, at Cockrell Cider Farm in Puyallup, WA. Rich has taught Rhyan everything she knows about cidermaking and orcharding. He continues to be a strong mentor to her as she steps into her own identity as a cidermaker. Together alongside family and friends, they manage 8 acres of apple trees and produce handcrafted, small batch ciders in both traditional and modern styles.

Rhyan chose to become a Certified Pommelier™ to further her knowledge of production techniques, apple varieties, and cider across the world. In the future, she hopes to experiment with different styles and dive further into orchard management.

Follow Rhyan on her cider influencer journey on Instagram, @rhyanmakescider.

Certified Pommelier™ Rhyan Cockrell earned her advanced certification at CiderCon® 2026 in Providence, RI.