The 2024 Great Lakes International Cider and Perry Competition (GLINTCAP) – Best in Class
The Great Lakes International Cider and Perry Competition (GLINTCAP), now in its 18th year, is the world’s largest cider competition focused on raising the caliber of cider as a category through emphasis on providing clear and helpful feedback to entrants from some of the most experienced palates in the industry, in addition to coveted medals and trophies. Held annually in Grand Rapids, GLINTCAP receives and judges over 1,400 commercial and noncommercial entries from across the world.
Commercial Results
BEST IN CLASS
Modern Cider (Dry) – 76 Entries
1st: SEMI-SWEET APPLE – Shuswap Cider Company LTD, Salmon Arm, BC, Canada
2nd: MCINTOSH – Haykin Family Cider, Aurora, CO, USA
3rd: STOKE RED – Haykin Family Cider, Aurora, CO, USA
Modern Cider (Sweet) – 64 Entries
1st: SMACKINTOSH – Tandem Ciders, Suttons Bay, MI, USA
2nd: HONEYCRISP – Seattle Cider Company, Seattle, WA, USA
3rd: SWEET ELISE – Townline Ciderworks, Williamsburg, MI, USA
Heritage Cider (Dry) – 116 Entries
1st: SPEIERLING – Weidmann&Groh, Friedberg (Hessen), Hessen, Germany
2nd: LA RAISON – Empyrical Orchard & Cidery, Snohomish, WA, USA
3rd: NORTHERN SPY CIDER – Michigan Wine Company LLC, Fennville, MI, USA
Heritage Cider (Sweet) – 26 Entries
1st: THE RUSSETS – SNOW CAPPED CIDER, Austin, CO, USA
2nd: GRAVENSTEIN – SNOW CAPPED CIDER, Austin, CO, USA
3rd: GOLDEN RUSSET – SNOW CAPPED CIDER, Austin, CO, USA
Traditional Cider (Dry) – 63 Entries
1st: KINGSTON BLACK SV – Bauman’s Cider, Portland, OR, USA
2nd: DABINETT – The Cider Farm, Madison, WI, USA
3rd: YARLINGTON MILL – SNOW CAPPED CIDER, Austin, CO, USA
Traditional Cider (Sweet) – 20 Entries
1st: MARECHAL – Haykin Family Cider, Aurora, CO, USA
2nd: FRENCH CIDER APPLES – Haykin Family Cider, Aurora, CO, USA
3rd: YARLINGTON MILL – Haykin Family Cider, Aurora, CO, USA
Natural Cider – 13 Entries
1st: ZAPIAIN EUSKAL SAGARDOA PREMIUM – ZAPIAIN SAT, ASTIGARRAGA, GIPUZKOA, Spain
2nd: JOANES DE ZAPIAIN – ZAPIAIN SAT, ASTIGARRAGA, GIPUZKOA, Spain
3rd: SIDRA TRABANCO SOBRE LA MADRE – TRABANCO DISTRIBUCION Y EXPORTACION, GIJON, ASTURIAS, Spain
Rosé Cider – 17 Entries
1st: REDFIELD – Suttons Bay Ciders, Suttons Bay, MI, USA
2nd: MOUNTAIN ROSE – Haykin Family Cider, Aurora, CO, USA
3rd: ALMA ROSÉ – Alma Cider, Mount Vernon, WA, USA
Modern Perry – 16 Entries
1st: WINTER PEAR – SNOW CAPPED CIDER, Austin, CO, USA
2nd: PERRY – Kuhnhenn Brewing Company, Warren, MI, USA
3rd: PERRY – Michigan Wine Company LLC, Fennville, MI, USA
Traditional Perry – 6 Entries
1st: ARCHIVE PERRY – Empyrical Orchard & Cidery, Snohomish, WA, USA
2nd: CONTINENTAL PERRY (WORKING NAME) – Nashi Orchards llc, Vashon Island, WA, USA
3rd: ALMA PERRY – Alma Cider, Mount Vernon, WA, USA
Fruit Cider – 176 Entries
1st: RASPBERRY HARVEST – Cider Hill Cellars, Amesbury, MA, USA
2nd: PORTERS & PERRY – SNOW CAPPED CIDER, Austin, CO, USA
3rd: QUITTEN CIDER ALLA COTOGNA – Floribunda – Cidervariationen Creazioni di Sidro, Salurn, Bozen, Italy
Hopped Cider – 38 Entries
1st: HOPPED UP – Chain Yard Cider Inc, Halifax, NS, Canada
2nd: TILTED BARN – The Duxbury Cider Co., Meaford, ON, Canada
3rd: CITRUS HOPPED CIDER – Gabbies Premium Cider, Gabriola Island, BC, Canada
Botanical Cider – 64 Entries
1st: SPRUCE SPRINGSTEEN – Glacial Till, Palmyra, NE, USA
2nd: SAPPHO – Two Blokes Cider, Seagrave, ON, Canada
3rd: WINTER BOTANICAL – Jefferson County Ciderworks, Fairfield, IA, USA
Wood Aged Cider – 49 Entries
1st: SCRUMPY – Two Blokes Cider, Seagrave, ON, Canada
2nd: BIG JOHN – Townline Ciderworks, Williamsburg, MI, USA
3rd: KRISTOF FARMS RESERVE CIDER – Kristof Farms, Yamhill, OR, USA
Wood Aged Specialty Cider – 23 Entries
1st: INVERSION RESERVE – Empyrical Orchard & Cidery, Snohomish, WA, USA
2nd: YELLOW BELLY MAPLE BOURBON CIDER – Sapsucker Farms Yellow Belly Cidery, Mora, MN, USA
3rd: ABSTRACT – Empyrical Orchard & Cidery, Snohomish, WA, USA
Specialty Cider and Perry – 79 Entries
1st: SPARKLING HONEYCRISP ROSE – Heirloom Cider Company, Oswego, NY, USA
2nd: SPARKLING ROSE – SNOW CAPPED CIDER, Austin, CO, USA
3rd: THORNBURY WILD BLUEBERRY ELDERFLOWER APPLE CIDER – Thornbury Craft Co., Thornbury, ON, Canada
Unlimited Cider and Perry – 52 Entries
1st: SBAGLIATO SPRITZ – Annapolis Cider Company, Wolfville, NS, Canada
2nd: CRANBERRY MIMOSA – Annapolis Cider Company, Wolfville, NS, Canada
3rd: THORNBURY WILD STRAWBERRY LEMONADE CIDER – Thornbury Craft Co., Thornbury, ON, Canada
Ice Cider – 13 Entries
1st: SIDRA DE HIELO 1898 – Valle, Ballina y Fernández SA, Villaviciosa, Asturias, Spain
2nd: BIZI-GOXO – ZAPIAIN SAT, ASTIGARRAGA, GIPUZKOA, Spain
3rd: NECTAR DE GLACE – Cidrerie Verger Bilodeau, Saint-Pierre-Ile-d’Orleans, QC, Canada
Fortified Cider – 12 Entries
1st: POMMEAU – Beak & Skiff Apple Farms, Lafayette, NY, USA
2nd: 13TH ANNIVERSARY – 2 Towns Ciderhouse, Corvallis, OR, USA
3rd: AMERICAN OAK POMMEAU – Haykin Family Cider, Aurora, CO, USA
Spirits – 16 Entries
1st: AMERICAN DRY GIN – Atlanta Hard Cider Co. & Distillery, Marietta, GA, USA
2nd: APPLE BRANDY – Thornapple Brewing Company, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
3rd: APPLE BRANDY – Athens West End Ciderworks and Distillery, Athens, OH, USA