One farm
One dream
Three generations
Proudly crafted in Long Reach, New Brunswick
CIDERS
Every bottle and can of Yip Cider is proudly made from 100% New Brunswick apples. We ferment and bottle handpicked apples at Mackay Apple Orchard. All of our ciders are vegan and gluten free and are produced without artificial colours or flavours.
ORIGINAL
Yip's Original Blend
Crisp, refreshing, apple flavours make this the perfect drink for any occasion!
6.0% ALC/VOL
DRY
CRISP
HOPPED
Yip's Hopped Cider
Flavourful New Brunswick hops give depth and dimension by adding fruity and floral notes, creating a delightful sensory experience.
6.0% ALC/VOL
DRY
DRY HOPPED
Golden RUSSET
Yip's Liquid Gold
This single variety cider is a tribute to the noble Golden Russet apple. Enjoy the subtle tannins, apple spice, and luscious notes of honey and pear.
7% ALC/VOL
SEMI-SWEET
SINGLE VARIETY
blueberry
Yip's Blueberry Picnic
This cider represents NB heritage in a can, rugged, civilized, and real fruit flavour. This is a semi-sweet cider with sweetness residing from the locally sourced blueberries. Serve chilled at any picnic.
6.0% ALC/VOL
SEMI-SWEET
NB APPLES + BLUEBERRIES
HOPE
Celebrating over 100 years of Hope
Semi-sweet and abiding, this cider is made entirely from late variety apples from Mackay Apple Orchard, creating a distinguished apple flavour to compliment Hope's legacy.
6.0% ALC/VOL
SEMI-SWEET
LATE VARIETY HARVEST
6.0% ALC/VOL
SEMI-SWEET
TROPICAL
A wee addition of passionfruit makes this NB cider a tropical delight. BBQs and sunny weather adventures are appropriate pairings. Stay in the maritimes and have a Trip!
Yip Trip Passionfruit
Trip
Cherry SLim
Light Cider
A light, crisp, and sessionable cider with a splash of tart cherry. This low calorie cider is crushable and refreshing, making it an easy choice for any occasion!
4.4% ALC/VOL
DRY
Low Cal
STIT
Limited Edition Stit 100
Oak tannin permeates this cider to honour Yip's sister Stit and her beloved Saint John River. Our intent was to infuse a dry oak finish worthy of Stit’s sense of adventure and wit.
5.7% ALC/VOL
DRY
OAK AGED
CIDERY
Mackay Orchard, Long Reach, New Brunswick
In Yip's day, and up until recently, apples were pressed in the basement of the barn with a man-powered vertical rack and cloth press. Starting in 2016 we pressed and fermented in Chas Mackay's garage on Mackay Apple Orchard using a hydraulic vertical rack and cloth press. We now in 2021 have a new production room and tasting room down the road from the orchard where our cider is fermented, matured, filtered, and canned/bottled on site.
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In the fall of 1965, Yip purchased a 1966 GMC green pickup truck to be used on the farm. This truck was passed on to Yip's son Chas, and was well loved until its retirement in 1992. In 2015, Chas's five children surprised him with the restoration of the old green truck. Today, the green truck is back in action, cruising through beautiful New Brunswick. Keep an eye out for the green truck at Mackay Apple Orchard, the Kingston farmers' market, and out delivering cider!
OUR STORY
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Yip was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, where he developed a deep appreciation for its diverse forests, majestic rivers and people of character. Leaving New Brunswick in 1933 for military college, then WWII, and a career in Toronto, he was determined to come home some day.
On a visit home in 1964, Yip bought the farm adjacent to a camp owned by his father. He would return every summer to plant apple trees, raspberry bushes and a vegetable garden, until 1972, when he was able to move back home for good.
Yip enjoyed duck hunting, boating, and most importantly, making cider. He would pick the apples, enlisting anyone he could to help, then set out to craft his cider, which he would share with his family and neighbouring farms.
Yip's son, Chas, caught the bug, changed careers, and became a full time apple farmer in 1980. Yip left us in 1986, but Chas and his family have been carrying on the tradition of everything apples and cider to this day.
The trees Yip planted continue to produce fruit and we are open to the public as a U-pick, where people can pick apples, take pictures under apple trees, and buy craft cider.
Cheers on your health!
WHERE TO FIND US
CONTACT
3015 Route 845, Long Reach, NB E5S 2K4
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hours of operation
New tasting room opening for summer 2021!
Mackay Apple Orchard open during Fall for apple u-pick