This is the first fall harvest I'm really in the swing of things and I'd like to do some ciders. As much as possible I'd like to use real, local cider. I just have no idea what I should be paying. At local grocery store, the craftsy, more local stuff is about 6.50 a gallon and so is the stuff my LHBS has now, evidently blended for hard cider making.
From their email:HARD CIDER - We expect to have a larger supply of our great cider, which is especially formulated for making flavorful hard cider than we had last fall. Our special blend of British, Normandy, and native American apples from Albion Prairie orchards is on hand now at the Shop. It sells for 6.50/gallon, ready to drink fresh or ferment into delicious hard cider. If you want some of the best hard cider you've ever tasted, this is an opportunity too good to pass up.
Now, knowing that I won't be able to purchase in bulk maybe (5 gallons or so tops), is this a decent price? Is it worth it to go for this kind of cider over, say, Mott's or am I just romanticizing it? Is it kosher to cut some of the nice stuff with the cheap stuff? TIA and sorry if some of this has been covered but Google search isn't helping me much.
From their email:HARD CIDER - We expect to have a larger supply of our great cider, which is especially formulated for making flavorful hard cider than we had last fall. Our special blend of British, Normandy, and native American apples from Albion Prairie orchards is on hand now at the Shop. It sells for 6.50/gallon, ready to drink fresh or ferment into delicious hard cider. If you want some of the best hard cider you've ever tasted, this is an opportunity too good to pass up.
Now, knowing that I won't be able to purchase in bulk maybe (5 gallons or so tops), is this a decent price? Is it worth it to go for this kind of cider over, say, Mott's or am I just romanticizing it? Is it kosher to cut some of the nice stuff with the cheap stuff? TIA and sorry if some of this has been covered but Google search isn't helping me much.