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Hard cider helped build North America, and this ode to the fermented drink sometimes referred to as <i>scrumpy</i> begins with a snapshot of that forgotten history and then goes on to present the most comprehensive guide to tasting and appreciating the diversity of today's rapidly growing cider movement. An overview of how cider is made and a tasting tutorial prepare readers for the heart of the book: Profiles of 200 cider styles from dessert ciders, spiced ciders, and hopped ciders to perry along with 30 recipes for pairing and cooking with cider, plus 32 cider-based cocktails. More than two dozen stories bring to life the men and women who produce some of the hottest craft ciders around including 2 Towns Ciderhouse in Oregon, Blackbird Cider Works in New York, and Cidrerie Michel Jodoin in Quebec.