Last Thursday I attended the first meeting of a newly formed local cider appreciation group. It’s the brainchild of Tandem Ciders Cider Club Manager Danielle Miller with help from Keith Kintigh, who organized a previous informal cider tasting group. That evening a wide range of folks met up: commercial cidermakers, home cidermakers, cidery owners, cellar rats, front-of-house cidery staff, previous cider judges, and simply cider appreciators. The focus is for us to build our knowledge and language around cider, especially geared towards those pursuing an American Cider Association (ACA) Master Sommelier certification, like myself.