Continuing our tradition for a anniversary blog post. So here we are - turning 7. If last year was Kindergarten, this year is first grade and boy are we growing up. Our business has expanded and grown even further. Here’s the traditional rundown -

The biggest news for us this year was the launch of many new products including Pommeau, ice cider, and our non-alcoholic cider. All of which have been incredibly well received and we can’t seem to keep them in stock! :)

We had an incredible pommeau launch event with 30 folks, pairing pommeau, cider, and cheese.

Believe it or not, in the past year, we even further FURTHER expanded our presence in our local markets, our staff, and our clubs continued to grow.

We continue to work with our Michelin and James Beard friends, innovating in conjunction with their teams.

We enjoyed our second annual club member party in the summer. We hope to see more of you this summer!

We participated in amazing paired dinners with restaurant partners - Fruition, Rootstalk, KoKo Ni, and Bronzeville Winery in Chicago.

We won Small Cidermaker of the Year for the THIRD year at GLINTCAP, and were mentioned by both Food & Wine and the Michelin Guide.

Talia won a leadership award from Les Dames d’Escoffier

We hosted a number of corporate and private events.

Plus the kids continued to grow… we have a fourth grader, first grader, and terrific three year old. We even had a science fair project using apples this past year!

And so much more. We are so excited for what the future looks like here at Haykin.