063: Alvar Roosimaa | Jaanihanso cidery, Estonia

Alvar Roosimaa turned towards cidermaking after deciding to move out of the capital of Estonia, Tallinn. He bought a country house approximately an hour and a half to the south Tallinn with his wife Veronika. It was at this country house that the name of the cidery was found. Alvar tells the story of finding a copper tube, which is a typical container used by Estonians for holding documents, in a rubbish pile onsite. Inside this tube the original deed of the house was placed along with a colored map of the property. The farm's name was Jannihanso! When you look at the label, you will see that the name "JanniHanso" is using the original old world German handwriting for the name The Jaanihanso cidery started commercial actives in 2013. In 2016, this Estonian cidery began working towards exporting. This past year (2016) they pressed enough apples to have 60,000 litters (15,850 gallons) of apple juice. Cider Tradition in Estonia? Cider is very traditional. Locals call it "apple wine". Every house has a small crusher and small press that has been handed down through the generations Jaanihanso is the first commercial operation in Estonia Since, Jaanihanso launched there are now 2-3 other commercial enterprises taking root, where they are making cider at another location versus being orchard based. Alvar used a fun term calling these ciders "gypsy cidermakers". Alvar uses only wild yeast for the primary fermentation. The champagne method is used during a secondary fermentation. And this cidery also makes a hopped cider. Where to find Jaanihanso? Estonia Finland Ireland Norwary Denmark Hong Kong Australia Contact Info for Jaanihanso Cidermaker: Alvar Roosimaa email: [email protected] Website: http://www.jaanihanso.ee/en/ Telephone: +372 51 20874 Location: 87215 Parnumaa Õuna, Kaelase Village, Estonia Mentions in this Chat! Carrs Cider House Ask for the following 4 #CiderGoingUP Campaign cider supporters - By supporting these cider makers, you in turn help Ciderville. Big Apple Hard Cider - NYC Kurant Cider - Pennsylvania Oliver's Cider and Perry - Herefordshire/UK Santa Cruz Cider Company - California The Cider Project - California Go to this page to see the ciderchat.com show notes page with photos Please Help Support Cider Chat Please donate today. Help keep the chat thriving! Find this episode and all episodes at the page for Cider Chat's podcasts. Listen also at iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher (for Android), iHeartRadio and where ever you love to listen to podcasts. Follow on twitter @ciderchat