Sweetland Orchard Christmas Orders
UPDATE: Orders are closed for this year. Hope to catch you next year — and Merry Christmas!
All Sweetland Orchard Christmas orders will be delivered on Monday, December 23. Delivery is $10 or free with a $100 purchase. This package is available only within the specified delivery area. If you’re outside that delivery area, get in touch at sweetlandorchard@gmail.com and we’ll figure out shipping to you.
New this year: fruitcake and eggnog, both made with apple brandy distilled at the orchard.
Minnesota Fruitcake
I’ve been making fruitcake for years and will be pleased to find the tiny percentage of the population that appreciates a fruitcake. Ours has a minor twist to make it a bit more apple-centric with the addition of dried apples, fresh-pressed cider, and apple brandy — distilled right here at the orchard! Fruitcake comes wrapped in cheesecloth and decorative paper, suitable for gift-giving.
Christmas Ciders & Gift-Giving
Noelle is our mulling-spiced ice cider and comes in a beautiful, Christmas-y package. Wassail is our cider aged on oak and blended with a mulling-spiced apple brandy. Case orders get a 10% discount.
Apple Brandy Eggnog
Between fruitcake and eggnog, you can see that I’m really into old-fashioned flavors. I bring eggnog to Christmas every year and usually bring it right back home with me, minus only the glass or two that I consumed.
If you know you love eggnog, give this one a try — it will be about 20% abv and all of the brandy in it will be apple brandy distilled here at the orchard and the eggs will be from our flock.
Apples
Choose fresh eating apples or pie apples.
Pie apples will be a selection of apple varieties well-suited for pie or crisp, mostly Haralson. Eating apples will be mostly Keepsake and Black Oxford
Fresh-Pressed Cider
Late-season fresh-pressed cider is the most delicious fresh-pressed cider. Our Thanksgiving blend is mostly Haralson and Keepsake. We heat-pasteurize it to the minimum time and temp to retain full flavor.