Chilean Cider: Honoring Rich Traditions

Price: $12

Speakers: Eli Shanks, Jose Antonio Alcalde, Fabian Lara Mercado, Harriet Nahrwold, Carlos Martinez, Gicella Saldivia, Rene Galindo

Date & Time: Friday, February 7, 10:30 – 11:45 AM

Chile has a long and storied cidermaking history with 500 years of culture and livelihoods built around cider, and dozens of endemic, true cider apple varieties. A new generation of cidermakers are building off of this tradition and bringing new energy and innovation into the industry, and are coming to CiderCon 2025 to share their ciders and their stories with you. From a multi-generational, Native Chilean family cidery, to the very people responsible for identifying and classifying the distinct and unique Chilean cider apples, to the most envelope-pushing producers of the day, this tasting session will be filled with overlooked history, a reflection of a modern reality for cidermaking in a place unlike anywhere else in the world, and ciders made from apples that have never been grown or even tasted in North America. Don’t miss it.