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Giving advice on the Area's best chicken wings and best hard cider. Also always searching for more places to try wings and drink cider.

A page originally began as a source of humour, I've decided to use this this page for good once more. This time, instead of being derp and derp accessories, I will bring the world what it really needs. That is information on the best chicken wings in New York and eventually beyond, as well as the best Hard Cider on the market.

08/28/2026

Had a few quiet weeks here, but the schedule is getting ready to shift into overdrive. Maybe not so much cider related though, so have to steal opportunities to visit places when I can.
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Took my first trip of the year up to 1818 farm and cidery and how cool of Wes to walk us through the Dry Flight. All three ciders have such an amazing range, it's quite something! While the big acid and pucker factor from Blackbird was damn tasty, I had to pick up a bottle of Nowhere to Rhum as that's also fun, and was nice to have a rum barrel aged cider that tasted like I expected. Previous cideries I've sampled rum barrel aged cider had either licorice or Malibu/coconut flavor and uhh, no thanks!
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With the beautiful weather the region had last night, it was beyond pleasant to be sitting inside but with the call breeze keeping the air nice & fresh. Fall is certainly just around the corner. Cheers!
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08/19/2026

The next stop from the 2026 New York Cider Association x Cornell Field Days tour was at Perry City Orchard & Nursery . The rain that had held off all day finally started to fall in droves. While that didn't dampen the spirit of the attendees, it certainly did send me looking for cover...at least for my phone. I had a great lightweight rain jacket for the rest of me.
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Unfortunately this is one stop where I was not locked in due to a few factors, but I did learn that not all figs require fig wasps to be pollinated... likely a duh moment for many of you, but also I don't pretend to be well versed in this aspect 😂. Even with the rain, the sights from the back of the property are incredible. Look at that Microsoft XP background, incredible. Their story of how they built up slow and steady is admirable, and a good lesson for others. Certainly for the orchardists, this was the highlight of the tour! Also I did appreciate a stop with no drinking, as it was nearing time to head back to reality. Still one stop to highlight, coming up soon!
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08/16/2026

A busy day Saturday slinging Frosty Twig with Frosty Dan himself at Canton Apples first ever big community event. There was a number of vendors for people to shop, and several bands throughout the day (including my boy Ben Lacy ), but I didn't get much chance to leave the table...which was a good thing! Scroll through to see some things throughout the day.

📷 Borrowed from Potsdam Chamber of Commerce

Multi trailer setup! 7 ciders, 3 local beers, eventually freshed pressed cider, and more.

Yum apple pomace. People were clamoring for the fresh pressed juice, understandably so!

Pressing

Joel getting his steps in

It's a theme that I bring some ciders from my own collection to share while at these events. Started out easy with some Wood Worker II from Stormalong Cider . Complex & dry dry dry, just how I like it.

Guess Pat did make it into this lil shot 😂

Second bottle was a 100% quince from Nine Pin Hard Cider , picked up November 2024 at the New York Cider Association NYC event in the Hudson Yards. A very active bottle as you can see, but still plenty of liquid gold left to share. Tasted about as expected for a North American quince, but an extra little something in the midpalate that was intriguing.

Plenty of cider for people to take home after a pint or five of "samples"

D.S. thanks you North Country for enjoying the Original Sin Hard Cider N/A line up! And thanks to Canton Apples for continuing to carry it at their farm stand.

Another active boi, this time the bottle of iapetuswine I picked up from their Sherbrooke location a couple months ago. I'm so glad I had opened all those bottles outside, much less clean up. This Aronia berry cider was so dry and astringent, was quite popular with the others who gave it a whirl.

Sweet label, partly why I had originally bought it.

PPT CDR (Lee K VdW) showing us his Maplesap Ciderkin. Super tropical notes of pineapple and mango, quite remarkable. The fact he is 10 minutes or so from Canton Apples/Frosty Twig and their ciders couldn't be much more different just really showcases how there truly is no one specific way to make cider. Well, other than however companies like Downeast make theirs. To the o

08/13/2026

Slacking, but never forgotten. Still enjoying revisiting all these stops from the New York Cider Association x Cornell Field Days in the finger lakes.
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The third stop on the tour was to Idiot Brothers Cider , a location I'd been to and discussed just a month or so ago. Was nice to see a whole batch of people get to explore the grounds and all the work Robert & Co have done. Also got to try their full tap line, plus a glass of their amazing artisanal water. Yeah seriously, the ground water there with a little carbonation is absolutely incredible.
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The rain that had been tailing us all morning finally caught up, but there was another shelter to keep dry.
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With Airbnbs on site, and plenty of animals to keep you company, this truly is a taproom that all can enjoy! Quickly becoming a must stop!
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08/06/2026

And we're back!

Next post from the Cornell / New York Cider Association Field Days event is from our stop at Flx Garrett Miller ! Thanks to Garrett & his brother for the tour, all the information on how to build a business from scratch, and for pulling the tour bus outta a rut 🤣

Chris, Garrett, & Frosty Twig dropping the hardest farming based album cover.

Garrett & Scott Ramsey addressing the crowd

Pinata? Not quite! Gravity filler.

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Vikki Oliver

Crabs - they got that juice!

Baldwin 🥂

Pulled pork to savor

Yeah I had to get one of these.

Not bad for not looking at the screen

08/02/2026

There's no way I'm going to fit the whole second day into one post...so I won't try. I've been to Black Diamond...one of the highest regarded producers in the US, only once previously. And while Ian was very thorough in what we tasted, getting to see the whole farm and the story was a fun experience. Plus, seeing we were on a bus, being able to have a drink by 10am was great!

It wasn't just that we had cider, but the quality...out of this world! Also, I learned that I should get into making a Black Locust Tree farm.

Finger Lakes Cider Trail member!

Hmmm.

Yeah you can pet dat dawg

More Wickson

The whole gang!

Two great apples

Small but cozy

08/01/2026

Photos from Day 1 of the Cornell & New York Cider Association tour around Ithaca/FLX... except for this first photo, this was from day 2, but who doesn't love some Wickson.

Cornell Orchards

Mic hand off!

A neat tool used to trim and prune rows of trees.

Those views from the Lancing Research Station Orchard

Liberty x Dabinett trials

Porter's Perfection

Perry pears and a crazy Italian built hail netting system.

Finally, getting thirsty.

Quantum Gravity...a "mistake" from a 50/50 Chisel Jersey x Dabinett blend....oh my God this is the feel good hit of the summer. Shame it was tap/growler only. You better bet I copped a growler though.

Thanks Steve for hosting the after party

Good views.

07/26/2026

Busy week with all the fixings!

Including:

Slinging samples of Original Sin Hard Cider / D.S. at Branching Out Bottle Shop

Chipotle Guava wings at Big Slide Brewery and Public House ... crazy this was an appetizer as dang this was so good on its own.

Some Stormalong Cider along with multiple cuts of smoked pork courtesy of a co-worker.

A little Bucktail Cider Co. and bonfire just hits different.

A Stowe Cider nightcap.

07/23/2026

It was a beautiful Friday evening for some music and some cider at St. Lawrence Nurseries ! I brought a few things to enjoy and share while slinging some N/A.
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I opened up:
Artifact Cider Project Tell it Slant (thanks Casey Simpson )
Snow Capped Cider Harrison
Stormalong Cider Golden Russet & Friends (tons of great cider apples blended in)
And finally finished this bottle of Eden Ciders I've had open since 2025 Ciderfeast Haverhill. I've kept the cork in it between shares, and even with the amount of Oxygen exposure, this still just brightened everyone's face who tried it. Incredible stuff! Til the next one, cheers! 🥂
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07/16/2026

When it's hot out and the wildfire smoke is inbound, gotta get to the lake and have some . Damn wild how the humidity just rolls away when you get out with friends and just crack some cold ones.

I started with the bottle of I picked up last year before Glintcap, then followed it up with three from a variety of different club shipments.

All bangers, no notes, just vibes.

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