Cider Book: Apple Tales by Darlene Hayes

Cider Book: Apple Tales by Darlene Hayes

Apple Tales by Darlene Hayes is a great resource for information on cider apple varieties. This paperback book was published by the American Cider Association in January, 2025. 

Darlene has been documenting and telling the story of cider apple varieties for several years through her own blog (allintocider.com) and through her Apple Tales series of articles published by CiderCraft Magazine. Darlene works as a consultant for the American Cider Association’s Certified Cider Professional’s program, and is the author of the program’s Certified Pommelier Study Guide. She is also editor emerita of the small quarterly magazine, Malus, dedicated to cider, apples, and orchards everywhere.

*Please note regarding shipping: if you place an order from us for just this book, you'll pay shipping via USPS Media Mail rates ($5 or so). If you buy this book with 3 or more ciders, they can ship together, and you won't have to pay shipping for the book (Shipping charges for cider still apply. You'll see a $5 discount applied to the cost of the book to offset the shipping costs). 

Praise for Apple Tales book:

"No one else in contemporary cider culture has dived as deep into apple varieties and their fermented flavors as Darlene Hayes. In addition to her comprehensive research and thoughtful analyses, Darlene has a nuanced palate and an accessible writing style. I can't imagine a better way for anyone interested in apple fermentations to get introduced to and enthralled by the breadth of varieties and their potential for creating great ciders." - Eleanor Leger, Eden Ciders

"The history of apples in North America is filled with larger than life characters, tall tales and misremembered details. Famous varieties come with often repeated fictions that fail to capture the history and the individuals who brought these seed lings to our orchards. Hayes' study cuts to the facts while taking care to acknowledge the people who grew, nurtured and cultivated the trees and not just the people the apples were named for. This meticulously researched book helps set the record straight and gives the apple community a definitive record for the future, in the path of Lee Calhoun's Old Southern Apples and S.A. Beach's Apples of New York." - Dan Pucci, author of American Cider

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We ship cider in boxes that safely hold 4-bottles, 6-bottles, or 12-bottles. Order in one of those quantities (or multiples of those quantities) to maximize your shipping value. For example, if you order 2-3 ciders, there will be room left in the box and it won't meaningfully change the shipping costs to fill the box.

We do have 1-bottle boxes, but in most all instances it will cost the same to ship you a full 4-bottle box.

Shipping to a business address will usually save you a few bucks!

Shipping cost estimates:

  • Pacific Northwest/West Coast: Shipping anywhere in the Pacific Northwest or West Coast is relatively inexpensive. Almost all box sizes cost $16-21 to ship. Same is true for most destinations in the Mountain Time Zone.
  • Central Standard Time Zone / Midwest: A 4-bottle or 6-bottle box will usually cost $18-24 to ship. A 12-bottle box will usually cost $22-30 to ship. Variance depends on weight and how far from a FedEx/UPS shipping center your delivery address is.
  • East Coast: A 4-bottle or 6-bottle box will usually cost $20-25 to ship. A 12-bottle box will usually cost $25-35 to ship. Variance depends on weight and how far from a FedEx/UPS shipping center your delivery address is.

Important Shipping Information:

  • We are able to ship cider to most, but not all, states.
  • Legally, someone 21+ must be present at the time of delivery to sign for the cider. We cannot ship to PO Boxes or AFO/FPO addresses.
  • Shipping prices vary by weight and destination. How far you are from Seattle (where we ship from), and remote vs. central your shipping destination is, and how heavy your box is will make shipping vary.
  • The bigger the box, the less you pay in shipping on a per-bottle basis. We ship in 1, 4, 6, and 12 bottle boxes - order in those quantities for the best shipping value. The size of the box matters as much as the weight, so don't leave empty slots in your bottle box! Shipping a 1-2 bottles will cost the same as shipping 4-6 bottles in most cases. Shipping a 12-bottle box is usually only $3-5 more than shipping a 4-6 bottle box.
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  • We don't recommend shipping during periods of extreme weather. If your area has weather of concern, please contact us and we can hold your order. 

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We offer home delivery of cider orders for customers in the Seattle area, including the east-side. Someone 21+ must be available to accept the delivery. We will be flexible in scheduling a delivery that works for you. Most deliveries are made within a few days of the order being placed.

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