“We’re constantly up for the challenge and adventure of crafting new and delicious ciders.”
- Robert van Waarden
Red Island Cider’s ingredients are all locally sourced. “Some of our favourite ciders have started with a friend coming in the door and saying, ‘I have a bunch of 'x'—rhubarb, spruce tips, blueberries, blackberries, etc.,’” van Waarden says. “We’re constantly up for the challenge and adventure of crafting new and delicious ciders.” Located in Charlottetown, the taproom is ground zero for cider production. “It’s the only place you can sample all our offerings, and the perfect way to do this is by getting a flight,” van Waarden says. New this summer is a small menu curated by Chef Robert
Pendergast to accompany the ciders. “The atmosphere brings people together and visitors often remark on how cozy and welcoming the space is,” he says. “It really is PEI's coziest taproom and the best kept secret in the craft alcohol world in PEI.” Also launching this summer is Lady's Slipper Haskap Cider and Brackley Cranberry Cider in the PEILCC, both of which, says van Waarden, are delicious and fruity. Aged ciders will also be released exclusively at the taproom all summer. As for what van Waarden loves most, he says it is the challenge and joy in creating a product that makes people happy. “No one is ever sad
around our cidery. When people try a flight and like every single one—which, I'm proud to say happens often— I know we are in the right place.”
RED ISLAND CIDER
101 Longworth Avenue Charlottetown 902.218.5307 redislandcider.com
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