October is just around the corner which means home-delivered cider will be coming soon to your doorstep! Distillery Lane Ciderworks, located in Frederick County just outside of the town limits of historic Burkittsville, supplies all of the cider sold by SMC. Our family-owned and operated farm specializes in growing unique apples that are perfect for cider, baking, and eating
The 2000+ trees in our orchard were custom-crafted and planted in 2002. We selected our trees because of their extremely high consumer ratings in three important categories: fresh eating, baking, and cider making. You’ll find that eating a variety such as Liberty, a semi-tart, crisp variety, or baking with Bramley’s Seedling, an American classic, really does make all the difference.
Rob and Mike produce all of the cider in our just-built processing facility, which is shown on the pictures below. The dairy receives our juice in bulk, then pasteurizes, and bottles it in ½ gallon glass bottles, which are available for home delivery. We culture-blend our cider to balance sweetness, tartness, and acidity. Each batch is unique because of the apples that go into the mix. We are positive that you’ll agree that we produce some of the country’s best cider once you’ve tasted an ice-cold glass. Our first batch of cider this season will be a blend of “Red Gravenstein” and “Bulmer’s Norman.”
Call us for information on varieties and pricing or visit our website: www.ciderapples.com