SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2023
11 AM – 3PM
This marks our 11th annual “Old Fashioned Cider Tasting” event at the Mill! All proceeds benefit the restoration of the Kimlin Cider Mill.
Click here to help sponsor the event or donate cider.
Planned Events
- Cider tasting of our Kimlin Cider (available at this event only) plus other local sweet & hard ciders
- Commemorative tasting glass with full cider tasting ticket
- Behind-the-scene Mill tours
- Children’s activities
- Demonstration of cider pressing with an antique press
- Raffles
- Introduction of antique engine on loan from CT Antique Machinery Association
- Pygora Goats by Clover Brooke Farm
- Live music from the Roundabout Ramblers
- Food truck by La Cabanita: Cocina de Oaxaca
- Apple fritters (historic Dutch treat) by the Fishkill Historical Society (not present if raining)
- Revolutionary era quilt on loan
- Poughkeepsie Public Library District Rover Roaming Library Van (not present if raining)
- Rain or shine! Under a large tent.
Tickets
- Free entry
- $15 – hard & sweet ciders, with commemorative tasting glass
- $5 – sweet ciders only
- $0 – sweet cider for ages 12 and under
- Tasting tickets are available at the door, but if you purchase online (link here), you will be entered into an exclusive raffle of a jug of Kimlin Cider! Our small-batch cider is made especially for this event only and is not sold or otherwise available except for tasting.
- Lunch, apple fritters, and merchandise available for purchase at the event
Cider Donors
- Kimlin Cider (sweet)
- Meadowbrook Farm (sweet)
- Stone Ridge (sweet)
- Fishkill Farms (sweet)
- Wilklow (sweet)
- Seminary Hill Orchard & Cidery (hard) – new this year
- Treasury (hard)
- Bad Seed (hard)
- Grand Brewery (hard)
- Manhattan Beer Distributors (providing a sampling of hard ciders) – new this year
- Pennings Farm Cidery (hard)
- Locust Grove Brewing (hard)
- Bedrock Cidery (hard)
Sponsors
Cider Table Donors:
- Lisa & Gordon Weiss
- Ann Shershin
- David & Mary Ann Silver
- Sherwin-Williams
Honeycrisp Apples:
- William A. Smith & Son Insurance
- Mark & Sue
- NY Apple Association (Apples from NY)
- Wallace & Wallace LLP
Northern Spy Apples:
- Jones Septic
- Bill & Ann Santos
- Boutique Wines, Spirits & Cider
- Salisbury/NBT Bank
- Lori Adams Photo
- Herb Redl Family Foundation
- The Gallery Salon
Rome Apples:
- Eve & Bruce Gendron
- Rohit Shahani
- PVE, LLC
- Mark Piggott
- Central Hudson
- Kelly Libolt
- Peter & Marion VanNess
- Robert Balkind
- Stephen & Linda Saland
- Fritzy & Jack Goodman
- Jamal Family
Supporters:
- Pam Kingsley
- Ivars Sprogis, MD
- Fred & Alice Bunnell
- Celie Kustas
- Elizabeth Boutique
- Mike Arteaga’s Health & Fitness Center
- Eileen Hayden
- Nancy Cozean Jacob
- Gregory Koch
- Apple Elpy
- Savona’s Trattoria & Bar
- Buff City Soap
- John & Ann Pinna
- Poughkeepsie Steakhouse
Raffle Donors:
- Boutique Wines & Spirits
- Elizabeth Boutique
- Marist College Athletics
- Hudson Valley Renegades
- Lori Adams Photo
- Apple Elpy
- Lucy Johnson
- Mercurial Coffee
- Half Time Beverage
- The Gallery Salon
- Hurricane Grill and Wings
- Pizza E Birra
- Vassar Golf Course
- Spoons Ice Cream
- Channingville Deli
- Playa Bowls
- Hudson Plaza Wines & Spirits
- Sugar and Spice Cafe
- Giacamo’s Pizza Express
- Savona’s Trattoria & Bar
- Vassar College at the Juliette
- Buff City Soap
- Tea Talk
- Thryft ‘N Thyme
- Tomfillery
- Rustic Acre Artisan Vinegars
- Poughkeepsie Steakhouse
- Hudson Valley Healing Center
Thank you to our partners!
- Pygora Goats by Clover Brooke Farm
- Live music from the Roundabout Ramblers
- Food truck by La Cabanita: Cocina de Oaxaca
- Apple fritters by the Fishkill Historical Society
- Apples for Kimlin Cider picked from the Farmer’s Alliance for Research
and Management (F.A.R.M.) - Stationary engine long-term loan by the Connecticut Antique Machinery Association (CAMA)
- Antique quilt display by Anne’s Vintage Finds