In this episode of the podcast, we’re going down to the orchard with Amie Fields, the sales manager and a partner at Cedar Grove, North Carolina’s Botanist & Barrel, a cidery and winery. The Botanist & Barrel team focuses on how one-off and specialty batches react with different fruit, and age their ciders in a variety of wooden casks as a way to lend nuance and terroir to a drink many consumers may think of in terms of a straightforward, sugary-sweet beverage.
