Gary Awdey is president of the Great Lakes Cider & Perry Association. He was also a member of the working group that split the BJCP cider style guidelines into separate standard and specialty categories in the 2004 revision. Gary has been judging cider in international competitions since 2004, and his ciders have taken several notable awards in international competitions in the U.S., England and Australia. A cidermaker with a keen interest in both traditional and modern techniques, Gary has presented sensory evaluation workshops across much of the country. Gary is establishing an orchard of traditional European and historic American cider apples and perry pears, with plans to develop an estate cidery.

• Seminar(s):
• Cider Panel
• Cider Post-Fermentation Adjustments