Real. Craft. Cider.
We make ciders using locally-grown apples and traditional techniques to create completely new flavors. Our cider is available in a range of off-dry to semi-sweet blends, as well as seasonal offerings.
Big Fish has won multiple best in class, gold, silver, and bronze awards at the Great Lakes Cider and Perry Competition. We have also won both the Good Food Award and a Made in Virginia Award.
Our Ciders and Process
High-quality ciders begin as high-quality fresh apple juice and to get that quality juice, we press apples on-site and many of those apples are harvest from our orchards right here in Highland County. We ferment “slow and cold” to best preserve the essence of the apples and then age our ciders post-fermentation, allowing the flavors to mature. Several of our true ciders (those made from just apple) are fermented “single variety” and blended post-fermentation. Our ciders are naturally gluten-free.
Recent News from Big Fish
Big Fish featured in Pellicle Magazine
Big Fish Cider was recently featured in an article for Pellicle Magazine. Alistair Reece wrote a fantastic in-depth piece about our ciders and our operation. Read […]
Trivia Night!
Big Fish Cider will be hosting a Trivia Night the first Thursday of every month. Doors Open at 4pm. Game will start at 5pm, and go […]
Wild Meadow
Watch this introduction to Big Fish Cider’s Wild Meadow cider. Our Wild Meadow is a cider made from 100% wild foraged apples.
Virginia Hewes Crab
Watch this introduction to Big Fish Cider’s Virginia Hewes Crab cider. This is Big Fish’s first single varietal cider.