Kamas-based mountain cidery Dendric Estate has announced their first production season is officially underway. The cidery plans to bring their product to shelves by mid-2025. Founders Brendan and Carly Coyle, husband and wife, said they aim to build a cider estate dedicated to environmentally sustainable practices. Produced using traditional wine-making methods with classic cider fruit, the product line will be “dry and complex with balanced acidity and tannins,” they said. Brendan was formerly master distiller at Park City’s High West Distillery, where he also oversaw the quality and process of the Fortune 500 parent company’s global spirits portfolio, according to a press release from Dendric Estate.“Our purpose for Dendric Estate is to work with our environment and leverage wine making methods to showcase cider at its best, on par with the premium sparkling wines of the world,” said Brendan. “Our modern estate cider merges the relaxed experience of a winery with the environmental practices of a sustainable orchard and the lifestyle of a new generation of consumers.”The name Dendric Estate is a nod to the “dendritic,” or branch-like formations of river tributaries flowing out of the 13,000-foot Uinta mountains surrounding the estate, according to the cidery. Located in the Kamas Valley of northern Utah at 6,440 feet in elevation, the water sourced from these high-elevation mountains feeds the Estate’s orchard. Water conservation and reuse is the leading sustainability initiative on the Estate, according to a press release, with an “aerobic digestion process” in development to reuse 100% of filtered wastewater back as irrigation water.Dendric Estate has a trellised orchard of classic apples, which the cidery said will produce dry sparkling ciders, a line of non-alcoholic mountain tonics and small-batch apple brandy spirits. Estate-grown fruit, along with imported fruit from regional partner orchards, will make up the product base and provide diversity in blended and single varietal expressions. First fermentations will happen this winter in order to hit store shelves mid-2025.“Apart from our passion for high-quality dry ciders, our vision for Dendric Estate comes from our desire to respect and care for the land from which our products are grown,” said Carly. “Our intentional focus on water conservation, protecting small-farm agriculture, and improving soil health while creating the very best cider is our primary driver, and we can’t wait to share it with the world.” The cidery is planning to offer a full cider experience in its planned tasting room. A 4,200 square-foot space and airy outdoor patio will offer a small-plate menu with curated cider pairings and will be available to accommodate small weddings, business functions and private gatherings. Dendric Estate will break ground on the tasting room later this year, with its public opening slated for the fall harvest season of 2025.The post Kamas cidery has begun production, will hit store shelves mid-2025 appeared first on Park Record.