apple cider making party / bethel, ct

November 25, 2018

Here in New England, November can be a little rough. The leaves have turned to brown, and fallen to the ground. The temperature has dropped dramatically. And during particularly brutal years, the snow makes an unreasonably early appearance, before you’ve even had the chance to start thinking about turkey, as if to remind you who’s boss.

But here in New England, when winter shows up early to steal away our beloved fall, there’s only one thing to do: get together with your friends & family for an apple cider making party in the snow. Because if there are 3 things we love here, it’s complaining about the weather, parties in the woods, and hot apple cider.

Here is a glimpse of a truly quintessential New England November Saturday. Cheers, and wishing everyone a warm and cozy winter ahead!

bags of fresh red apples wait to be pressed into cider on a cold new england winter day, photographed by jamie bannon photography.
fresh red apples sit in a bath to rinse before being pressed into apple cider on a cold winter day in new england, photographed by jamie bannon photography.
a woman holds an apple cut in half to reveal a star shape in the center while making apple cider on a cold new england day, photographed by jamie bannon photography.
a black cat is perched on a trailer on a cold winter day in bethel, connecticut, photographed by jamie bannon photography.
a man cuts fresh apples to press into cider on a cold new england winter day, photographed by jamie bannon photography.
fresh cut apples wait to be run through a cider press on a cold new england winter day, photographed by jamie bannon photography.
detail of knives on a cutting board after making fresh apple cider on a cold winter day in connecticut, photographed by jamie bannon photography.
a dalmatian dog peeks out from under a table with a colorful tablecloth on a cold new england winter day, photographed by jamie bannon photography.
fresh cut apples are run through a cider press on a cold new england winter day, photographed by jamie bannon photography.
fresh cut apples are run through a cider press on a cold new england winter day, photographed by jamie bannon photography.
fresh cut apples are run through a cider press on a cold new england winter day, photographed by jamie bannon photography.
fresh red apples sit in a bath to rinse before being pressed into apple cider on a cold winter day in new england, photographed by jamie bannon photography.
fresh cut apples are run through a cider press on a cold new england winter day, photographed by jamie bannon photography.
fresh cut apples are run through a cider press on a cold new england winter day, photographed by jamie bannon photography.
fresh cut apples are run through a cider press on a cold new england winter day, photographed by jamie bannon photography.
a young boy turns an apple cider press with all his might on a cold new england winter day, photographed by jamie bannon photography.
a young boy turns an apple cider press with all his might on a cold new england winter day, photographed by jamie bannon photography.
a young boy turns an apple cider press with all his might on a cold new england winter day, photographed by jamie bannon photography.
fresh apple cider pours straight out of the press on a cold new england winter day in connecticut, photographed by jamie bannon photography.
a man pours freshly made apple cider into a growler on a cold new england winter day in connecticut, photographed by jamie bannon photography.
growlers and jars of freshly made apple cider chill in the snow outside on a cold new england winter day in connecticut, photographed by jamie bannon photography.
a hot to-go cup of apple cider sits steaming on a table outside in the snow on a cold new england winter day, photographed by jamie bannon photography.
a baby boy rides on his dad's shoulders, bundled up in his patagonia jacket and carhartt hat on a cold new england winter day, photographed by jamie bannon photography.
a baby boy rides on his dad's shoulders, bundled up in his patagonia jacket and carhartt hat on a cold new england winter day, photographed by jamie bannon photography.
a hen walks down a snowy driveway, photographed by jamie bannon photography.
a baby approaches a chicken in the driveway during the winter in bethel, connecticut, photographed by jamie bannon photography.
a woman holds and smiles at her black cat on a cold new england winter day in connecticut, photographed by jamie bannon photography.
a woman smiles at her baby, bundled up on a cold new england winter day, photographed by jamie bannon photography.
a little boy cries after being sat in the snow by his dad on a cold new england winter day, photographed by jamie bannon photography.
a baby pets a dalmatian dog outside during winter in bethel, connecticut, photographed by jamie bannon photography.
growlers and jars of freshly made apple cider chill in the snow outside on a cold new england winter day in connecticut, photographed by jamie bannon photography.
bare tree branches against a white, overcast sky on a cold new england winter day, photographed by jamie bannon photography.
a baby sits bundled up by the fire outdoors on a cold new england winter day, photographed by jamie bannon photography.
a baby sits bundled up by the fire outdoors on a cold new england winter day, photographed by jamie bannon photography.
a fire burns at dusk outside on a cold new england winter day, photographed by jamie bannon photography.
growlers and jars of freshly made apple cider chill in the snow while friends gather around the fire pit in the background on a cold new england winter day, photographed by jamie bannon photography.
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