Highpoint Cider, Victor, Idahoâs newest (and only) craft cidery, draws inspiration from some lofty sources.
âCarl Sagan, I think in one of his last interviews, had a quote that was something to the effect of, âScience isnât a body of knowledge, itâs a way of thinking,ââ said Andrew Perez, one half of the sibling team at Highpoint.
Perez and his brother, Alex, have applied the noted astronomerâs philosophy to developing their line of ciders. They grew up on an apple orchard in New Hampshire, doing kid stuff â riding dirt bikes, chucking rotten apples at each other and making the occasional batch of nonalcoholic cider with a hand press. As adults they enjoyed the craft cider that was popular in New England, but when Alex, tired of his corporate job, moved west to Jackson, he noticed a dearth of cideries.