Winners - 2026 - Canadian Cider Awards

2026 Canadian Cider Awards Winners

Across all competitions

2026 Winners

The Canadian Cider Awards, presented by Cider Canada / Cidre Canada, are proud to announce its official launch and 2026 award recipients, recognizing excellence in cider production, innovation, sustainability, marketing, and sector leadership across Canada.

The 2026 Awards brought together three complementary streams of recognition:

A national judged tasting competition across two established Canadian awards programs in 2025
A written submission stream recognizing leadership and industry impact
Formal input from Canadian cider social media specialists

The tasting competition was delivered in partnership with the Canada Beer Cup (Canadian Craft Brewers Association), WineAlign, and the Cider Connect program, ensuring independent, nationally credible evaluation across cider styles and categories with the same judging criteria and formats.

See our Press Release here

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All 2026 Winners

Rank	Participant Name	Entry Name	Province	Award Category
Gold	Lonetree Cider	Authentic Dry Apple Cider	British Columbia	C2 - Modern Cider (Contemporary & Sessionable Ciders)
Gold	Sea Cider	Bittersweet Heirloom Series	British Columbia	C1 – Heritage Cider (Traditional & Tannin-Forward Ciders)
Gold	Annapolis Cider Company	Earl Blue	Nova Scotia	C3 - Fruit, Botanical, & Perry
Gold	Annapolis Cider Company	Geneva Crab Rose	Nova Scotia	C5 - Barrel-Aged or Specialty
Gold	Loch Mór Cider Co	Harrison	Ontario	C1 - Heritage Cider (Traditional & Tannin-Forward Ciders)
Gold	Loch Mór Cider Co	Harry Masters Jersey	Ontario	C1 - Heritage Cider (Traditional & Tannin-Forward Ciders)
Gold	Annapolis Cider Company	Hopped Pear	Nova Scotia	C3 - Fruit, Botanical, & Perry
Gold	Loch Mór Cider Co	Kingston Black	Ontario	C1 - Heritage Cider (Traditional & Tannin-Forward Ciders)
Gold	Wooden Gate Cider	Orchard Queen	Manitoba	C1 - Heritage Cider (Traditional & Tannin-Forward Ciders)
Gold	Wooden Gate Cider	Slow Burn	Manitoba	C5 - Barrel-Aged or Specialty
Gold	Annapolis Cider Company	Sour Cherry	Nova Scotia	C3 - Fruit, Botanical, & Perry
Silver	1818 Farm & Cidery	2024 Golden Hour	Ontario	C5 – Barrel-Aged or Specialty
Silver	Domaine Heritage	Abbott's Corner	Québec	C5 - Barrel-Aged or Specialty
Silver	Annapolis Cider Company	Acadian Keeved Brut	Nova Scotia	C1 - Heritage Cider (Traditional & Tannin-Forward Ciders)
Silver	Lonetree Cider	Apple Ginger Cider	British Columbia	C3 - Fruit, Botanical, & Perry
Silver	Thornbury Craft Co.	Blood Orange Apple Cider	Ontario	C3 - Fruit, Botanical, & Perry
Silver	Microbrasserie du Saguenay	Cidre Érable	Québec	C3 - Fruit, Botanical, & Perry
Silver	Crossmount Cider Company	Estate Series 2025	Saskatchewan	C1 - Heritage Cider (Traditional & Tannin-Forward Ciders)
Silver	Cidrerie Verger Bilodeau	Cuvée Spéciale De Cidre De Glace	Québec	C4 - Ice & Fortified Cider
Silver	Ciderworks	Double Dutch	British Columbia	C2 – Modern Cider (Contemporary & Sessionable Ciders)
Silver	Cidrerie Verger Bilodeau	Effervescent	Québec	C2 - Modern Cider (Contemporary & Sessionable Ciders)
Silver	Prairie Bears Cider Co.	Farmhouse Dry Cider	Alberta	C1 - Heritage Cider (Traditional & Tannin-Forward Ciders)
Silver	Red Island Cider	Father Walker's	PEI	C2 - Modern Cider (Contemporary & Sessionable Ciders)
Silver	West Avenue Cider	Fire Cider	Ontario	C4 - Ice & Fortified Cider
Silver	Wards Cider	Fireside Collection Cranberry Mule Cider	British Columbia	C3 - Fruit, Botanical, & Perry
Silver	Island Folk Cider House	Good Company	Nova Scotia	C2 – Modern Cider (Contemporary & Sessionable Ciders)
Silver	Red Island Cider	Grand Desert	PEI	C1 - Heritage Cider (Traditional & Tannin-Forward Ciders)
Silver	Domaine Heritage	Grande Mac	Québec	C2 - Modern Cider (Contemporary & Sessionable Ciders)
Silver	Thornbury Craft Co.	Honeycrisp Apple Cider	Ontario	C2 - Modern Cider (Contemporary & Sessionable Ciders)
Silver	Annapolis Cider Company	Imperial Spy	Nova Scotia	C5 - Barrel-Aged or Specialty
Silver	West Avenue Cider	Legacy 1642	Ontario	C5 - Barrel-Aged or Specialty
Silver	Collective Arts Brewing	Local Press Apple Cider	Ontario	C2 - Modern Cider (Contemporary & Sessionable Ciders)
Silver	Dirty Dog Cider Company	MacIntosh	Ontario	C2 - Modern Cider (Contemporary & Sessionable Ciders)
Silver	Bench Brewing Company	Niagara Cider Company No 1 Dry Apple Cider	Ontario	C2 - Modern Cider (Contemporary & Sessionable Ciders)
Silver	Annapolis Cider Company	Old Fashioned Gravenstein	Nova Scotia	C2 - Modern Cider (Contemporary & Sessionable Ciders)
Silver	Prairie Bears Cider Co.	Original Apple Cider	Alberta	C2 - Modern Cider (Contemporary & Sessionable Ciders)
Silver	Prairie Bears Cider Co.	Prairie Berry	Alberta	C3 - Fruit, Botanical, & Perry
Silver	Thornbury Craft Co.	Raspberry Apple Cider	Ontario	C3 - Fruit, Botanical, & Perry
Silver	Wards Cider	Raspberry Gin Sour Cider	British Columbia	C3 - Fruit, Botanical, & Perry
Silver	Chain Yard Urban Cidery	Red Sky	Nova Scotia	C1 – Heritage Cider (Traditional & Tannin-Forward Ciders)
Silver	Saunders Cider	Sawtooth	Ontario	C2 - Modern Cider (Contemporary & Sessionable Ciders)
Silver	Cold Garden Beverage Company	Scrapple Cider	Alberta	C2 - Modern Cider (Contemporary & Sessionable Ciders)
Silver	Ciderworks	Serious Organic Cider	British Columbia	C2 – Modern Cider (Contemporary & Sessionable Ciders)
Silver	Thornbury Craft Co.	Spiced Apple Cider	Ontario	C3 - Fruit, Botanical, & Perry
Silver	Domaine Heritage	Terroir	Québec	C1 - Heritage Cider (Traditional & Tannin-Forward Ciders)
Silver	Thornbury Craft Co.	The Tragically Hip Road Apples Cider	Ontario	C2 - Modern Cider (Contemporary & Sessionable Ciders)
Silver	Thornbury Craft Co.	Wild Blueberry Elderflower Apple Cider	Ontario	C3 - Fruit, Botanical, & Perry
Bronze	1818 Farm & Cidery	2024 Lost & Found	Ontario	C2 – Modern Cider (Contemporary & Sessionable Ciders)
Bronze	Island Folk Cider House	2024 Red Sky Appellation	Nova Scotia	C1 – Heritage Cider (Traditional & Tannin-Forward Ciders)
Bronze	Lonetree Cider	Apple Black Currant Cider	British Columbia	C3 - Fruit, Botanical, & Perry
Bronze	Annapolis Cider Company	Bishops Charmat	Nova Scotia	C1 - Heritage Cider (Traditional & Tannin-Forward Ciders)
Bronze	Thornbury Craft Co.	Blackberry Yuzu Lemonade Apple Cider	Ontario	C3 - Fruit, Botanical, & Perry
Bronze	1818 Farm & Cidery	Boys Brunch	Ontario	C2 – Modern Cider (Contemporary & Sessionable Ciders)
Bronze	Prairie Bears Cider Co.	Chai	Alberta	C3 - Fruit, Botanical, & Perry
Bronze	Microbrasserie du Saguenay	Cidre joli rouge	Québec	C2 - Modern Cider (Contemporary & Sessionable Ciders)
Bronze	Spy Cider house and Distillery	Conspiracy Theory	Ontario	C3 - Fruit, Botanical, & Perry
Bronze	Annapolis Cider Company	Crisp & Dry	Nova Scotia	C2 - Modern Cider (Contemporary & Sessionable Ciders)
Bronze	Crossmount Cider Company	Flatlander Cider - Apple Pie	Saskatchewan	C3 - Fruit, Botanical, & Perry
Bronze	Crossmount Cider Company	Flatlander Cider - Crisp	Saskatchewan	C2 - Modern Cider (Contemporary & Sessionable Ciders)
Bronze	Crossmount Cider Company	Flatlander Cider - Rosé	Saskatchewan	C3 - Fruit, Botanical, & Perry
Bronze	Uncommon Cider	Haskap Berry Cider	Alberta	C3 - Fruit, Botanical, & Perry
Bronze	Annapolis Cider Company	Heirloom	Nova Scotia	C5 - Barrel-Aged or Specialty
Bronze	Cidrerie Verger Bilodeau	Nectar De Glace	Québec	C4 - Ice & Fortified Cider
Bronze	Bench Brewing Company	NIagara Cider Rose Gold Berry Soaked	Ontario	C3 - Fruit, Botanical, & Perry
Bronze	Thornbury Craft Co.	Premium Apple Cider	Ontario	C2 - Modern Cider (Contemporary & Sessionable Ciders)
Bronze	Saunders Cider	Rosy Cheeks	Ontario	C3 - Fruit, Botanical, & Perry
Bronze	Sea Cider	Rumrunner	British Columbia	C5 - Barrel-Aged or Specialty
Bronze	Loch Mór Cider Co	Sour Cherry	Ontario	C3 - Fruit, Botanical, & Perry
Bronze	Thornbury Craft Co.	Strong Apple Cider	Ontario	C2 - Modern Cider (Contemporary & Sessionable Ciders)
Bronze	Annapolis Cider Company	The Classic	Nova Scotia	C2 - Modern Cider (Contemporary & Sessionable Ciders)
Bronze	Uncommon Cider	Tropical Cider	Alberta	C3 - Fruit, Botanical, & Perry
Bronze	Thornbury Craft Co.	Wild Strawberry Lemonade Cider	Ontario	C3 - Fruit, Botanical, & Perry

All Written 2026 Winners

Rank	Participant Name	Entry Name	Province	Award Category
Winner	Clinton Cavers / Wooden Gate Cider	Sustainability Award	Manitoba	Written Award
Winner	Island Folk Cider House	Packaging & Design Excellence	Nova Scotia	Written Award
Winner	Drink Ontario Apples Campaign / OCCA	Marketing Campaign of the Year	Ontario	Written Award
Winner	Wesley Hunter / 1818 Farm & Cidery	Rising Star Award	Ontario	Written Award
Winner	Sea Cider	Community Impact Award	British Columbia	Written Award
Winner	Liam McKercher / Crossmount Cider Company	Young Entrepreneur Award	Saskatchewan	Written Award
Winner	The Cider Crate / Bethany Rooke	Cider Ambassador of the Year	Ontario	Written Award
Co-Winner	Salt Spring Apple Company	Apple Advocate Award	British Columbia	Written Award
Co-Winner	Martha Lowry / Woodfolk Cider	Apple Advocate Award	Ontario	Written Award
Runner-up	Sea Cider	Sustainability Award	British Columbia	Written Award
Runner-up	Crossmount Cider Company	Packaging & Design Excellence	Saskatchewan	Written Award
Runner-up	Martha Lowry / Woodfolk Cider	Rising Star Award	Ontario	Written Award
Runner-up	Crossmount Cider Company	Community Impact Award	Saskatchewan	Written Award
Runner-up	Jenna Boucher / Geo Cider	Cider Ambassador of the Year	British Columbia	Written Award

Winner by Catagory

C1 - Heritage Cider (Traditional & Tannin-Forward Ciders)

Rank	Participant Name	Entry Name	Province
Gold	Loch Mór Cider Co	Harrison	Ontario
Gold	Loch Mór Cider Co	Harry Masters Jersey	Ontario
Gold	Loch Mór Cider Co	Kingston Black	Ontario
Gold	Sea Cider	Bittersweet Heirloom Series	British Columbia
Gold	Wooden Gate Cider	Orchard Queen	Manitoba
Silver	Annapolis Cider Company	Acadian Keeved Brut	Nova Scotia
Silver	Chain Yard Urban Cidery	Red Sky	Nova Scotia
Silver	Crossmount Cider Company	Estate Series 2025	Saskatchewan
Silver	Domaine Heritage	Terroir	Québec
Silver	Prairie Bears Cider Co.	Farmhouse Dry Cider	Alberta
Silver	Red Island Cider	Grand Desert	PEI
Bronze	Annapolis Cider Company	Bishops Charmat	Nova Scotia
Bronze	Island Folk Cider House	2024 Red Sky Appellation	Nova Scotia

C2 - Modern Cider (Contemporary & Sessionable Ciders)

Gold	Lonetree Cider	Authentic Dry Apple Cider	British Columbia
Silver	Annapolis Cider Company	Old Fashioned Gravenstein	Nova Scotia
Silver	Bench Brewing Company	Niagara Cider Company No 1 Dry Apple Cider	Ontario
Silver	Ciderworks	Double Dutch	British Columbia
Silver	Ciderworks	Serious Organic Cider	British Columbia
Silver	Cidrerie Verger Bilodeau	Effervescent	Québec
Silver	Cold Garden Beverage Company	Scrapple Cider	Alberta
Silver	Collective Arts Brewing	Local Press Apple Cider	Ontario
Silver	Dirty Dog Cider Company	MacIntosh	Ontario
Silver	Domaine Heritage	Grande Mac	Québec
Silver	Island Folk Cider House	Good Company	Nova Scotia
Silver	Prairie Bears Cider Co.	Original Apple Cider	Alberta
Silver	Red Island Cider	Father Walker's	PEI
Silver	Saunders Cider	Sawtooth	Ontario
Silver	Thornbury Craft Co.	Honeycrisp Apple Cider	Ontario
Silver	Thornbury Craft Co.	The Tragically Hip Road Apples Cider	Ontario
Bronze	1818 Farm & Cidery	2024 Lost & Found	Ontario
Bronze	1818 Farm & Cidery	Boys Brunch	Ontario
Bronze	Annapolis Cider Company	Crisp & Dry	Nova Scotia
Bronze	Annapolis Cider Company	The Classic	Nova Scotia
Bronze	Crossmount Cider Company	Flatlander Cider - Crisp	Saskatchewan
Bronze	Microbrasserie du Saguenay	Cidre joli rouge	Québec
Bronze	Thornbury Craft Co.	Premium Apple Cider	Ontario
Bronze	Thornbury Craft Co.	Strong Apple Cider	Ontario

C3 - Fruit, Botanical, & Perry

Gold	Annapolis Cider Company	Earl Blue	Nova Scotia
Gold	Annapolis Cider Company	Hopped Pear	Nova Scotia
Gold	Annapolis Cider Company	Sour Cherry	Nova Scotia
Silver	Lonetree Cider	Apple Ginger Cider	British Columbia
Silver	Microbrasserie du Saguenay	Cidre Érable	Québec
Silver	Prairie Bears Cider Co.	Prairie Berry	Alberta
Silver	Thornbury Craft Co.	Blood Orange Apple Cider	Ontario
Silver	Thornbury Craft Co.	Raspberry Apple Cider	Ontario
Silver	Thornbury Craft Co.	Spiced Apple Cider	Ontario
Silver	Thornbury Craft Co.	Wild Blueberry Elderflower Apple Cider	Ontario
Silver	Wards Cider	Fireside Collection Cranberry Mule Cider	British Columbia
Silver	Wards Cider	Raspberry Gin Sour Cider	British Columbia
Bronze	Bench Brewing Company	NIagara Cider Rose Gold Berry Soaked	Ontario
Bronze	Crossmount Cider Company	Flatlander Cider - Apple Pie	Saskatchewan
Bronze	Crossmount Cider Company	Flatlander Cider - Rosé	Saskatchewan
Bronze	Loch Mór Cider Co	Sour Cherry	Ontario
Bronze	Lonetree Cider	Apple Black Currant Cider	British Columbia
Bronze	Prairie Bears Cider Co.	Chai	Alberta
Bronze	Saunders Cider	Rosy Cheeks	Ontario
Bronze	Spy Cider house and Distillery	Conspiracy Theory	Ontario
Bronze	Thornbury Craft Co.	Blackberry Yuzu Lemonade Apple Cider	Ontario
Bronze	Thornbury Craft Co.	Wild Strawberry Lemonade Cider	Ontario
Bronze	Uncommon Cider	Haskap Berry Cider	Alberta
Bronze	Uncommon Cider	Tropical Cider	Alberta

C4 - Ice & Fortified Cider

Silver	Cidrerie Verger Bilodeau	Cuvée Spéciale De Cidre De Glace	Québec
Silver	West Avenue Cider	Fire Cider	Ontario
Bronze	Cidrerie Verger Bilodeau	Nectar De Glace	Québec

C5 - Barrel-Aged or Specialty

Gold	Annapolis Cider Company	Geneva Crab Rose	Nova Scotia
Gold	Wooden Gate Cider	Slow Burn	Manitoba
Silver	1818 Farm & Cidery	2024 Golden Hour	Ontario
Silver	Annapolis Cider Company	Imperial Spy	Nova Scotia
Silver	Domaine Heritage	Abbott's Corner	Québec
Silver	West Avenue Cider	Legacy 1642	Ontario
Bronze	Annapolis Cider Company	Heirloom	Nova Scotia
Bronze	Sea Cider	Rumrunner	British Columbia

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2026 Canadian Cider Awards Winners

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