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Dec 8, 2022
How do you like them apples? Richmond couple shares their Buskey Cider story.
Elle Correll's life sounds a bit like a country song. Born and raised in Franklin, Virginia, she moved away from the small town when the paper mill closed down. Her friend Will also had to move. But apples would bring the friends back together.
Mar 3, 2022
Buskey Cider Releases Rakau Hopped Collaboration Cider with Väsen Brewing Company in Scott’s Addition
Buskey Cider is releasing Buskey Rakau Hopped Cider with friends and neighbors Väsen Brewing Company. This hopped cider was crafted with 100% Virginia apples and rakau hops, and features notes of stone fruit and pine from hops that intermingle with the yeast strain selected for its tropical notes.
Sep 10, 2021
1.5 years in the making: Buskey Sherry Barrel-Aged Cider
Virginia-based Buskey Cider is releasing Sherry Barrel-Aged Cider this Friday. It is one of just a handful of barrel-aged offerings by the cidery to date.The inspiration for this cider starts with co-founder Elle Correll, who spent time in Jerez de la Frontera, part of Spain’s Andalusia region. The city is well-known for its sherry production. According to Buskey, Elle has been wanting to make a sherry barrel cider since they opened.
Aug 25, 2021
Buskey Cider finds instant success in boozy soft serve
On our first trip to the Scott’s Addition area of Richmond, Virginia, we found lots of breweries. Our day drinking curveball, and one of the most memorable experiences actually came thanks to Elle & Will Correll, who own Buskey Cider.
Buskey Cider is some of the best cider we’ve had on the east coast. We’ve had a few years of samples to decide that. Each cider is small batch, crisp, and downright inspired. During the pandemic, Will gave up his salary to cover his employees as the Covid-19 pandemic shutdown bars and breweries. It’s not directly to the rest of this story, but it’s worth saying.
Mar 5, 2018
Buskey Cider adds SW Virginia to distribution map
A Scott’s Addition cidery soon will be giving its apples a homecoming of sorts.Buskey Cider has signed a deal to expand its distribution to Southwestern Virginia beginning in April.Buskey will start its westward excursion through distributor Blue Ridge Beverage with accounts in Harrisonburg and Charlottesville, not far from where the cider maker it gets its apples at orchards in Nelson County.
Jul 27, 2016
Buskey goes big in Scott’s Addition
An upstart local booze maker is making an investment to double its capacity less than three months after opening in Richmond’s thirstiest neighborhood.Buskey Cider, which opened in April at 2901 W. Leigh St., last week installed three new 1,860-gallon fermenting tanks at its 7,500-square-foot Scott’s Addition cider making facility.“There has been a lot of demand for our cider here in Richmond,” said Buskey founder and CEO William Correll. “Richmond is a thirsty city…we’re just trying to keep up with demand.”
Apr 20, 2016
Buskey Hard Cider: Virginia grown apples on tap in Scott’s Addition
Standing outside Buskey Cider, owner Will Correll comments how the Scott’s Addition neighborhood where his 8,000-squa...
Apr 15, 2016
First Look: Buskey Cider
Their intent is to be neighborhood-focused. “We really want to find our footing with what the community wants, and adapt [to what] our consumers want,” says Steinmetz, whose background is in brewing. He moved from Wisconsin, the former head brewer of Water Street Brewery, to become the cidermaker at Buskey after meeting Correll through a LinkedIn conversation. “I am really new to cidermaking, but I know fermentation and that whole thing," he says. "But if consumers are calling for something a little drier or sweeter, we are going to play with that.”