Cider Tasting with Lunch platter 12:30hrs
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Fruit and cider interpretation. Tasting of 5 different styles of cider accompanied by a 5 course lunch menu, where all the ciders matches the food. Non-alcoholic option available.
by Åge Eitungjerde, Cidermaker
Do you care about the stories behind what you drink? Are you thirsty for new flavors and insights? You'll have a new understanding of fruit growing and cider production after just 90 minutes with us. And you'll expand your world of taste by sampling 5 distinct ciders in our glass house overlooking the Sognefjord.
We start at the beginning, in our organic orchard on the banks of the Sognefjord, the oldest fruit-growing region in Norway. I’ll show how the tastes we seek start with small cuttings that stretch towards the sky in Balestrand’s unique fjord light.
Together we learn the basics of growing apples and the local traditions, from the 1100s to today. Then we step into the Cider House, where we taste our way through five ciders, and learn that apples are more than just apples. Together we get acquainted with the whole spectrum of tastes: sweet dessert apples, acidic cooking apples, and bitter cider apples.
And we’ll taste that cider is more than just cider. We sample our way through five unique styles, from light and easy “veranda cider” to heavy tannin-infused cider, best drunk alongside bold and savory dishes. (By the way, we also have a restaurant where you can do just that.)
See you in the orchard—book here!
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Practical info
- Duration
- 2 hours
- Difficulty
- easy
- Minimum age
- 10 years
- Booking closes
- 2h before
- Location
- Ciderhuset, Western Norway
Important information
Full refunds are given if cancellation is made more than 24 hours before start time.
Meeting point
Sjøtunsvegen 32
Ciderhuset, Western Norway
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Cider Tasting with Lunch platter 12:30hrs
Friday 12 June 2026 · 12:30 — 14:30