LoCo Cider Fest at Henway Hard Cider + Great Country Farms

Welcome back. 1041 this morning. Get ready to sip, savor and celebrate Virginia's best fall flavors. The Loco Cider Fest back this weekend at Henway Hard Ciders. We've got Amy Lowell and Stacey Collins here joining us in studio with a preview. Glad to have you both here with us this morning. Thank you. Thank you so much. And I was just telling you about how much I love your location, the cider that you guys offer. So talk to us a little bit about what you guys have going on this fall. So, tomorrow kicks off the second annual Loco Cider Fest, and we are just so excited. It's going to be a chilly one, but we still want to encourage everybody to come out. We have six local cideries coming out to pour. We have two meaderies this year, and Bluemont Vineyard will also be on site pouring their wine, apple wine. We have 35 artists and crafters and vendors, two live bands. My goodness. Seaside Oyster Company will be on site shucking up oysters all day long. Oh, my gosh. And all the farm fun you can imagine. Just come out. It's going to be a great time. This sounds like a fantastic fall event there. Anything and everything you can possibly imagine. I know you guys have lots of different ciders, and you are always coming up with some new flavors. What is this first one that you brought for us today? We brought a couple of signature brands, and this is our Blueberry Lavender. It's a semi-sweet, 6% ABV. And again, it's fruit forward, and then it's very... The lavender is very understated, so it's very delicious. Okay, can I give it a little try? Absolutely, we are important. We can do a little cheers? There we go. Okay, so a blueberry lavender. It smells fantastic as well. While I'm taking a sip of this, these are the star of the show as well. Yes, so those are our famous apple cider donuts. People come from all over the DMV to try those. Secret family, Zershme family recipe. But those donuts are what has inspired our cider donut cider. And you want to talk about a fall favorite drink. So that's your next cider up for tasting. Amy can tell you a little bit more about the flavor behind that. I mean, it just makes sense. I mean, sure, I'm sure, like, adults love to have an apple cider donut version. What a better girl lunch or girl dinner right there. So we have the cider donut. It is one of our sweetest ciders. It's 6% as well, ABV. And, again, it incorporates the nutmeg, the cinnamon, and the sweetness. And pairing them together is fantastic. This is delicious. I really like it. Like you mentioned, that cinnamon, you can kind of taste it, but it's not overly sweet, which I appreciate as well, because sometimes it can get a little too sweet too fast. Exactly. So how long do you have the cider donut flavor going on for the cidery? We have it year round. We attempt to have that as one of our specialties. People come far and wide to come taste that as well with our donuts. So that and like the blueberry lavender. Do we do? Change a lot of different ciders regularly to keep it interesting for everyone. From whether it's dry to your sweet, we do offer a wide range. I love that. And with the oyster company coming out tomorrow, probably a great pairing with some of the different options you have out there. Some of the drier ciders, perfect pairing with the oysters. One thing I love about your location as well is that if you are coming out with the whole family, there's a lot to do. Because you all have like a petting zoo, I do believe. And you've got the whole barn area where there's lots of fresh farm goods. Yeah, it's 15 acres of play area for the kids. And the Loco Cider Fest ticket does include full admission to the farm. Okay. So, yes, there are animals to feed. There are jumping pillows, mega slides, anything and everything you can think of. And then, yes, our farm market is another special stop you have to make full of all the fall goods. So definitely get ready for your Thanksgiving dinners with our apple butters and pumpkin butters and all those things. That's a good idea. I picked up some apple cider donut. candles when I was out there last time and they smell fantastic. So I'm just going to have to add more of the apple cider donut options to us. Guys, thanks so much. Where can people find more information? So to find more information about the Loco Cider Fest, you can visit www.greatcountry farms.com or www.henwayhardcider.com. Okay. And you do need tickets for the fest. Yes. So we encourage pre-sale tickets. They are $40 pre-sale and there'll be 45 at the gate. Good to know. Thank you guys so much. Lots of room out there, and you might just have to bundle up, but nonetheless, it'll still have a good time out there. That's right. Beautiful weekend. Absolutely. Thank you so much. All right, Steve, I'll send it over to you. You know what pairs well with cider and...