Excellent fruit is the most essential element of great cider. Upstate New York has had apple orchards for hundreds of years and the glacial soils and temperate climate is well-suited to growing apples with great flavor. The cool nights, especially in the autumn, allow the apples to ripen slowly and to keep the great flavors that they developed throughout the growing season. Notable American cider apple varieties originating in Upstate NY include Golden Russet and Northern Spy. Phonograph works with orchards located in Upstate New York, between the Finger Lakes and Lake Ontario. Sustainable. 50% Bittersweet cider apples (Dabinett, Nothern Spy, Chisel Jersey, Tremlett’s Bitter), 50% Heirlooms (Macintosh, Golden Russet, Granny Smith). From 10 acres Green Farm orchards in upstate New York. Low SO2, stainless steel fermented and matured. Fermentation lasting 30-50 days. Alc. 6.8%