Original Sin: Fleshing Out an Industry

Original Sin: Fleshing Out an Industry

In today’s episode I chat with Gidon Coll of Original Sin Cider. This month marks 30 years of Original Sin, so why not celebrate with an interview? Gidon is an elusive enigma and very hard to pin down, but lucky for me, I am persistent and persuasive and was able to get him to agree to sit down with me during Cider Con this year. He did have one condition though, no pictures or video, which I gladly agreed to. In the episode we dig into his 30 years of cider, from family dairy farm to his Hudson Valley Apple Project. We talk about his beginnings in self distribution during a time when cider was not on the menu, walking the streets of New York, his fascination with apples, the evolution of taste, the value of single varietal ciders, the difficulty of entrepreneurship, growth, change, and the importance of events like Cider Con. Again, this was recorded during Cider Con 2026, where I promptly lost my voice and was raspy for a week, so enjoy!

Ploughman Cider: Something Old, Something New

In today’s episode I chat with Ben of Ploughman’s Cider. We dig into 10 years of cidermaking on the family’s 7th generation farm. We talk about making slow cider with wild yeast, using a degree in agriculture ecology to grow cider specific varieties using sustainable practice, the annual reset button, being innovative while paying homage to cider’s roots, farmer’s markets, and who the most important people in a cidery are.

Abram Goldman-Armstrong: Causing a Cider Riot

In today’s episode I meet up with Abram, former owner of Cider Riot in Portland, Oregon, and current head cider maker for Alde Sider in Norway. We caught up while at the American Cider Association’s Cider Con in Providence, Rhode Island. We chat about his journey from making cider with a cheese grater in his dorm room to becoming an award winning cider maker, how he uses his creative writing degree, government shut downs mucking things up, cider: the red-headed step child, right sizing a business, and the differences between US and Norwegian cider. I lost my voice while at Cider Con, so enjoy my hoarse, raspy, barely there voice for most of this episode!

Offset Ciderworks: Don't Lose Your Balance

In today’s episode I chat with Adam, owner and founder of Offset Ciderworks in Edmonds, Washington. We talk about creating sessionable modern ciders with a pear apple blend, building momentum by raising capital, the advantages of using culinary apples and pears, creating consistency in agricultural products, the importance of market research and a business plan, keg washing debacles, and how can size really does matter.

Greenwood Cider: Fabulous Party Boys Forever

In today’s episode I chat with Marshall, cofounder and co-owner of Greenwood Cider in Seattle, Washington. We talk about how funk bandmates/roommates making hooch in their basement over a decade ago turned cidery owners and how this three person operation makes rustic, unfiltered ciders that span the range of traditional methods to experimental modern ciders with unusual flavor combinations. Plus we gab about the astonishing number of packaged products they put out, cracking the perry code, secret foraging spots, wildfires, controversial apple preferences, and our AI overlords.