The Santa Fe Cider Company Proudly Presents The Original Santa Fe Cider

Over 400 years ago Spansih Colonial Settlers following the Camino Real north from central Mexico planted the first apple orchards in what is now the United States. High in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of Northern New Mexico pocket glaciers carved out magical soils that combine with hot summer days and cool desert nights to produce an apple of intensely robust and vigorous flavor.

Cider was the most common fruit beverage in the U.S. up to the mid 19th century. Without refrigeration, fresh juice was very perishable, so apple juice was virtually all 'hard cider', being allowed to ferment to a low alcohol content, usually around 5 percent alcohol. Next to water cider was the cheapest, widely available beverage year round.

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