Founded in August 2020 by CEO Caitlin Braam and crafted by Head Cidermaker Monique Tribble, Yonder Cider makes savory, subtly sweet, and high ABV ciders in Wenatchee with a taproom in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood, which is shared with Bale Breaker Brewing from the Yakima Valley, and Yonder East, a taproom in Cashmere, Washington, which opened last summer. As the latest addition to Side Street in Cashmere, the taproom is set in a 3,900 square foot mid-century modern inspired basement, with an additional 2,500 square foot outdoor patio. Crafted using a blend of bittersweet cider apples and juicy dessert apples, Yonder ciders are hardly simple and never straightforward, but you can always count on them being interesting — many fashioned after Braam’s favorite cocktails. Stop by Peaks & Pints for an in-house flight of Yonder Cider that we’re calling Peaks and Pints Yonder Monday Cider Flight.

Peaks and Pints Yonder Monday Cider Flight

Yonder Dry

6.5% ABV

Bright, light, and refreshing, this easy-drinking cider blends traditional and modern cider apple varieties with bright notes of citrus. Hints of orange and lime dance with flavors of tropical fruit, making this a very refreshing but hard-to-define cider.

Yonder Palisades

6.5% ABV

Palisades cider is a blend of Fuji, Honeycrisp, Roxbury Russet, Dabinett, various red-fleshed apples, and Pacific Northwest blackberries, all supported by an herbal hint of sage. The semi-sweet cider pours a clear ruby red with heavy carbonation. Moderate to potent berry hits the nose, followed by a strong tart berry flavor with a hint of sage in the finish.

Yonder Mazama

6.9% ABV

Inspired by vermouth enjoyed at Scribe Winery, one of Caitlin Braam’s favorite California wineries, Mazama combines bright botanicals with orange peel and a subtle pear finish for a cider. With their base apple blend, Yonder adds Winesap and Marie Menard apples to enhance the citrusy aroma and give a pop to the finish of this springtime seasonal.

Yonder Cashmere

6.9% ABV

Yonder’s winter seasonal Cashmere is inspired by Braam’s favorite cocktail, the Negroni. Made with tart cranberry, ⁠dark cherry, and a hint of bitter orange, Cashmere hits the nose with orange peel and berry, pairing beautifully with notes from one of her favorite cider apples, Ashmead’s Kernel.

Yonder Velvet Cashmere

8.9% ABV

Yonder grabbed their Negroni-inspired winter seasonal — Cashmere — and blended it with Fast Penny Spirits’ Amaricano amaro to create Velvet Cashmere. Tart with notes of cranberry, dark cherry, and bitter orange, along with the addition of amaro, brings a beautiful richness to this cocktail-like creation. Aromas of toasted sugar and dark fruit shine through while hints of truffle, vanilla bean, and Mexican chocolate mingle with a savory bitterness.

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