Tacoma doesn’t really do quiet gardens. Even the herbs here grow with a little grit under their nails — basil pushing through alleyway sun, mint slipping past cedar fences, rose petals catching drizzle like tiny lanterns. This cider flight wanders from Wright Park toward the Proctor farmers market with your senses tuned just enough to notice the green things breathing between buildings. Apples hum underneath it all, but the botanicals steer the story — basil brushing your sleeve, lemongrass lifting into citrus air, winter spice rising like steam off rain-dark pavement. Five pours, one slow orbit through orchard and city, each taster glass carrying a small echo of Tacoma weather.
Peaks & Pints Monday Botanical Cider Flight
Bellingham Cider Winter Crisp
6.7% ABV | Spiced Cider | Bellingham, Washington
Washington apples arrive first, clear and brisk, while Bellingham Cider threads a whisper of winter spice through the glass — cool air, faint citrus peel, and a dry snap that feels more morning sidewalk than holiday hearth, steadying the palate before the garden opens.
Seattle Cider Basil Mint
6.9% ABV | Herbed Hard Cider | Seattle, Washington
A rush of green follows, basil leaf and mint drifting upward like a breeze through open doors, with Seattle Cider keeping the tone savory and playful — refreshing, lightly wild, and bright enough to rinse away the spice without breaking the orchard rhythm.
Endless Orchard Boundless Blueberry Basil
8.4% ABV | Fruit & Botanical Hard Cider | Quincy, Washington
Color deepens as Endless Orchard folds basil into dusky blueberry tones, letting the fruit glow gently rather than shout, a soft shift toward shade and texture where apples keep the backbone firm while the aromatics wander into twilight.
Yonder Cider Velvet Cashmere
9% ABV | Botanical Hard Cider w/ Amaro | Wenatchee, Washington
The pace slows here, Yonder Cider weaving cranberry, bitter orange, and dark fruit into a plush current that feels equal parts orchard and late-night cocktail, amaro botanicals adding a savory hush that turns the flight inward without weighing it down.
Tieton Cider Works Lemongrass Rosé
6.9% ABV | Botanical Rosé Cider | Tieton, Washington
The finale lifts everything back into light, Tieton Cider Works sending lemongrass and rose into a citrus-floral shimmer over red-fleshed apple brightness, leaving the palate clean, fragrant, and quietly awake — a last breeze through the garden before the doors close.
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