{"id":327,"date":"2018-06-05T11:36:13","date_gmt":"2018-06-05T11:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ciderfrompoland.com\/?p=327"},"modified":"2018-06-05T11:38:05","modified_gmt":"2018-06-05T11:38:05","slug":"cydr-ignacow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ciderfrompoland.com\/index.php\/2018\/06\/05\/cydr-ignacow\/","title":{"rendered":"Cydr Ignac\u00f3w"},"content":{"rendered":"

Imagine a land where there are orchards up to the horizon. Wherever you look, apple trees grow. Is this a paradise? No, it’s Gr\u00f3jec and surrounding areas – the most important Polish region of apple cultivation and the biggest orchards in Europe.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Orchard in blossom near Gr\u00f3jec<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Iganc\u00f3w – a small village about 20 km from Gr\u00f3jec \u2013 is a home of Cydr Ignac\u00f3w. Tomasz Porowski and Marcin Hermanowicz – two enthusiasts of apples and cider \u2013 started producing cider in 2011 from apples grown in Marcin’s family orchards.<\/p>\n

They took advantage of law changes introduced in Poland in 2011. The so-called The Wine Act allow cider makers to produce no more than 10,000 litres of cider and perry a year and they have to meet other requirements, including having an orchard. This was an opportunity and a breath of fresh air because Polish law on the production and sale of alcohol is quite complicated.<\/p>\n

Hopeful and optimistic Tomasz and Marcin began to ferment apple juice. The first cider was bottled in 2012. Their Cydr Ignac\u00f3w brand now has a loyal group of fans, critical acclaim and numerous awards. They sell their cider to the restaurants and bars in major Polish cities.<\/p>\n

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Marcin Hermanowicz & Tomasz Porowski with cider Sicero<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Currently they offer:<\/p>\n

Cydr Ignac\u00f3w \u2013 semi-dry cider (ABV 6%) 275ml.<\/p>\n

Czarny Ignac \u2013 series of unpasteurised cider made from very old apple varieties with natural sparkle and matured in the bottle (ABV 7%), 750 ml.<\/p>\n

During the World Cider Day weekend (2-3 June) they introduced a new cider \u201cSicero\u201d \u2013 unfiltered, mature cider made of old varieties from 2016 (ABV 7%), 0.5 ml.<\/p>\n

In the autumn they plan to start selling ice cider.<\/p>\n

They gained knowledge about the production of cider in the West Country – they had the opportunity to meet Tom Oliver, Mike Johnson, Keith Orchard and Julian Temperley who shared their knowledge and experience. Tomasz Porowski had also the opportunity to taste ciders in Normandy.<\/p>\n

The team from Cydr Ignac\u00f3w follows traditional ways of making cider. Every year they try to make the ciders from the different apple varieties. The know-how gained during the journeys resulted in excellent ciders which have won numerous awards:<\/p>\n

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  • Poland \u2013 two golds, one silver and three brown (years 2014-2017) in Enoexpo in Cracow<\/li>\n
  • Germany – Pomme’dOr in Apfelwein Weltweit\u00a02016, 8th International Cider Fair (CiderWord)<\/li>\n
  • Spain \u2013 gold in International Hall of Gala Ciders SISGA 2016 w Gijon (Asturia)<\/li>\n
  • UK \u2013 brown in Royal Bath and Wes Show \u2013 Cider Competition in 2017<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    They also appeared in Pete Brown and Bill Bradshaw\u2019s book \u201cWorld\u2019s Best Ciders\u201d \u2013 Tomasz read Bill\u2019s blog and wrote to him about their cider and a new wave of Polish cider makers.<\/p>\n

    Their ciders are among the few very good small labels on the market and we hope we will see more excellent ciders from Cydr Ignac\u00f3w soon.<\/p>\n

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