About

Slaughter Orchard & Cidery is a family-owned and operated orchard and cidery in Bloomington, Indiana, focused on bittersharp and bittersweet apples for harvest-driven hard cider. They source fruit from their own farms and local farmers, pressing fresh cider, apple sauce, apple butter, and stocking local Indiana products like donuts, pies, and honey at their farm market. Emphasizing sustainable farm-to-table practices with heirloom varieties and handcrafted processes, they are smaller and slower than mass-produced ciders.

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Photos
Apple orchard hero image Farm market showcase Hard cider product image USDA grant promo Bee hives on orchard
What They Make
Hard Cider
Harvest driven selections from bittersharp and bittersweet apples grown, nurtured, and hand-picked on their orchards
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Fresh Cider
Hand-pressed from local apples
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Apple Sauce
Hand-made from their apples
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Apple Butter
Hand-made from their apples
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Latest News

Closed for the season with pickups available by appointment while inventory lasts. Awarded USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant for research (Jan 2024). Hard Cider launch in 2023. New farmstand open with updated hours in August.