The results are in for the 2026 Australian Cider Awards!
This years national awards brought together more than 160 entries across 36 classes, judged over several days by select judges from across the country.
Daylesford Cider proudly came away with 6 medals and 2 Best in Class awards, including our collaboration with Woowarra Spirits for our brand new Pommeau.
To celebrate, we’ve put together the 2026 Cider Awards box – a mixed box that brings together a selection from our range and the styles recognised at this year’s awards.
Please note this pack is a limited pre-release pack, available to purchase online until sold out. This will be shipped no earlier than mid-November 2026. We thank you for your patience
Our 2026 Australian Cider Awards results;
- Michelin — Silver, 87 points and Best in Class for Traditional Cider — Medium Sweet.
- Daylesford Cider x Woowarra Pommeau 2024 — Silver, 87.5 points and Best in Class for Pommeau, made in collaboration with Woowarra Spirits.
- Vintage Dry — Silver, 89 points. A high Silver, just 3.5 points short of Gold!
- Wild Oak — Bronze, 83 points. A high Bronze, just 2 points short of Silver!
- Sweet Coppin (organic) — Bronze, 81.5 points.
That’s 3 Silver Medals, 2 Bronze medals and 2 Best in Class – making it another hugely successful year. Congratulations to our one and only cider maker, Jon Mackie!
To mark this incredible achievement, we’ve created a limited-edition 2026 Cider Awards Pack which not only showcases some of our very best cider, but also our newest creations;
1 x Pommeau – 🥈 Silver medal & Best In Class
2 x Michelin – 🥈 Silver medal & Best In Class
2 x Vintage Dry – 🥈 Silver medal
2 x Wild Oak – 🥉 Bronze medal
2 x Sweet Coppin – 🥉 Bronze medal
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