Hard Cider has a prominent place in American history, dating back to the founding fathers in the 1700's. Although Hard Cider has been around, it has been "rediscovered" in recent years, especially in Colorado. It has been interesting for us at Three Tree Orchards to see this "rebirth", from hobbyist to large commercial producers, there has been significant interest in many of the heirloom and unique varieties that we grow.

Each Hard Cider maker has a different approach, method, idea, game-plan, etc. The one commonality is they need good quality apples to make their brew, and that's where we come in! Over the years, our orchard has provided apples to a variety of producers, hobbyists making small batches for personal use, small start-up cidery's that produce for the local community, and larger cidery's with greater ambition and distribution.

One cidery in particular, Haykin Family Cidery, has been creating cider with our apples since it was a hobbyist small batch operation to the commercial operation it has grown to today. We stopped by the tasting room recently to walk through the Cidery and do a tasting. The different ciders made from Three Trees Orchard (formally known as Masonville Orchards) were absolutely amazing. See their website for hours of operation and directions: www.haykinfamilycider.com

Visit their tasting room in Aurora to get the full tour and flavor of their exciting cider varieties. They produce many different varieties of cider using Three Trees Orchard / Masonville Orchard apples including Akane, Sansa, Scarlet Surprise, Opalescent, Ruby Jon, Rome Beauty, Honeycrisp, Golden Supreme, and the Seasonal Series! Stop by and try some Hard Cider, and make sure you enjoy a few from Three Trees Orchard / Masonville Orchards.