Cider Tasting 2026

SAT., OCTOBER 3, 2026
11 AM – 3PM

This marks our 14th annual “Old Fashioned Cider Tasting” event at the Mill!  This year we are also celebrating 25 years of preserving this historic landmark. All proceeds benefit the restoration of the Kimlin Cider Mill.

Purchase tickets at this link {link to be provided closer to the event} or at the door (more information below).

Click here to help sponsor the event or donate cider or raffles items.

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 by Crazy Over ART, and scavenger hunt
  • Demonstration of cider pressing with an antique press & antique corn sheller
  • Raffle baskets
  • Farm animals
  • Live music
  • 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)
  • 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 to be provided closer to the event}), 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

KimlinCiderLabel
Fishkill Farms
Treasury Cider
Pennings Farm Cidery
Locust Grove
The Angry Orchard
Brooklyn Cider House
Sloop Brewing Co.

Sponsors

Cider Table Donors ($500):

Lori Adams Photography
Lori Adams Photography

Honeycrisp Apples ($350):

Northern Spy Apples ($175):

  • This is the list from 2025. The list will soon be updated for 2026:
  • Ron Hicks
  • Herbert H. Redl Family Foundation
  • Maurice Love & Andrew Levine

Rome Apples ($100):

  • This is the list from 2025. The list will soon be updated for 2026:
  • Marion & Peter Van Ness
  • Eve & Bruce Gendron
  • Roy Budnik
  • Rohit Shahani
  • Stephen & Linda Saland
  • Mark F. Piggott
  • Robert Balkind
  • PVEDi

Supporters ($50):

Raffle Donors:

Thank you to our partners!