Peckham’s tops the scores at Australian Cider Awards

Peckham’s Cidery and Orchard has won Best International Cider at the Australian Cider Awards 2024 for a second consecutive year with the top scoring cider of the show.

Peckham’s Chisel Jersey 2023 was awarded an unprecedented 97 points, making it the highest-scoring cider in the competition out of 190 entries. As well as the top international award, it also won Best in Class for Medium Traditional Cider.

The Kiwi craft cidery also scored big for its recently launched Apple Zero Non-Alcoholic Cider, which won Best in Class with a Gold Medal and was the highest-scoring entry in the No/Low category with 93 points.

Peckham’s Barrel-fermented Knotted Kernel 2023 was awarded a Gold Medal with 92.5 points and Peckham’s also won Silver for its Classic Apple and Hazy Apple ciders.

Peckham’s co-owner and cidermaker, Jody Scott, who is also Chair of the New Zealand Fruit Wine and Cidermakers Association, is delighted with the results. “We’re very proud to be able to demonstrate the high quality of our ciders to our Australian counterparts and shine through on the world stage. With the strong trend toward 0% alcohol drinks, winning the No/Low Category with our new Apple Zero is very exciting too.”

W: Full results at cideraustralia.org.au/ciderawards