Catherine Smith
| Special to USA TODAY 10Best
Winter warmers with a festive flavour
Mulled wine, warm spiced cider and hot toddies have long been British staples during winter. (Dec. 9)
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Cider is my drink of choice, but I’ve found that not all cider is created equal. Unfortunately, it’s still pretty rare to find a bar or restaurant with more than one cider option, if any, on the menu. Most places, it seems, think one cider is no different than the next. And so they believe that as long as they have one option available, they’re taking care of their customers.
It took a visit to Threadbare Cider House & Meadery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to truly understand why all ciders are not created equal.
At Threadbare, the cider is not an afterthought but an opportunity to delight, surprise and educate. Upon arrival, Head Cider Maker, Brian Bolzan, hands me a menu and asks what I would like to try first. But with more than a dozen cider options (plus a handful of cider-based cocktails), I don’t know where to begin.
Take, for example, Fiesta, “a margarita inspired off-dry cider with tangerine, honey and lime zest” or the “funky” 412 City Cider with “strawberry, pineapple, and tangerine and Pittsburgh foraged apples.” There…
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