Cider Tasting 2024

SAT., OCTOBER 5, 2024
11 AM – 3PM

This marks our 12th 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 – meadow maze, crafts, and scavenger hunt
  • Demonstration of cider pressing with an antique press & antique corn sheller
  • Raffle baskets
  • Goats from Clover Brooke Farm
  • Live music from the Roundabout Ramblers
  • Food truck by From the Ground Up
  • Apple fritters (a historic Dutch treat) by the Fishkill Historical Society (not present if raining)
  • FreeCycle table of items available for free (not present if raining)
  • 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 (check back often for updates)

Sponsors

Cider Table Donors ($500):

Honeycrisp Apples ($350):

Northern Spy Apples ($175):

Rome Apples ($100):

  • Peter & Marion Van Ness
  • Holly Wahlberg
  • Mark Piggott
  • Dr. Jack & Fritzy Goodman
  • Bruce & Eve Gendron
  • Steve & Linda Saland
  • Robert Balkind
  • Rohit Shahani
  • PVE, LLC
  • Lori Adams Photo
  • Stephanie Lewison
  • Erik Fyfe

Supporters ($50):

Raffle Donors:

Thank you to our partners!