inCiderJapan

inCiderJapan G.K. is a cider-focused promotion & marketing consulting company, and the licensed educator for the American Cider Association‘s Certified Cider Professional Programme in Asia. In addition to creating and managing the Japan Cider Cup tasting competition & international cider event, we also import, distribute, and retail world-class ciders & cider-related goods.

OUR PROJECTS

AMERICAN CIDER ASSOCIATION | CERTIFIED CIDER PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMME

In June 2024, inCiderJapan partnered with the American Cider Association (ACA) to become the Licensed Educator of their Certified Cider Professional (CCP) education and certification program for Japan, China, Korea, and elsewhere in Asia.

The American Cider Association is a not-for-profit trade organization of cider and perry producers in the United States. The CCP program is helping the ACA reach its vision for the industry by increasing the understanding and appreciation of these historic beverages.

For more information about CCP in Asia, contact us.

PAST EVENTS
21 September: Antenna America Kannai, Yokohama

UPCOMING EVENTS
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JAPAN CIDER CUP

The Japan Cider Cup was launched in November 2022 by inCiderJapan, creating the country’s premier people’s choice awards tasting competition and international cider event.

The tasting competition segment of the Japan Cider Cup is open to all domestic cider producers and importers, and also accepts international entries. Entered ciders are scored across multiple rounds of judging by various members of the general public in Japan, food and drink professionals, and notable guest cider experts from across the globe. Winners are announced and awarded prizes at the Japan Cider Cup event in April of the following year (see poster below).

WEBSITE
www.japancidercup.com

GLOBAL CIDER CONNECT

Global Cider Connect Logo

Conceived in 2019 and officially launched in October 2020, Global Cider Connect began as an initiative to promote cider and cider tourism in Japan. The three-year project was sponsored by the Southern Nagano Cider Tourism Bureau and coordinated by inCiderJapan.

The first Global Cider Connect brought together ten groups of cidermakers from six countries including Australia (Willie Smith’s Cidermakers), Denmark (Æblerov), Japan (VinVie Winery & Cidery, Kikusui Brewing Co., Kamoshika Cidery, Kaneshige Farm & Cidery, and Marukame Cidery) Norway (Alde Sider), Spain (Zapiain), and the United States (Blake’s Hard Cider Co.) for what became a world-first six-nation cider collaboration. And while Covid-19 created numerous significant challenges and setbacks, in the end, the ciders were successfully made and released to the public in May 2022.

inCiderJapan is now brainstorming how to continue the project and connect other cidermaking areas of Japan with the rest of the world.

WEBSITE
www.globalciderconnect.com