In this episode author of "The New Cider Makers Handbook" Claude Jolicoeur presents an overview of his trip to Kazakhstan in August of 2017.

This presentation was recorded at the 24th Annual Franklin County CiderDays on November 3, 2018.

Claude had a power point of slides from this trip, but do note that his descriptions fill in the void of not being able to see the photos.

We begin in the Tian Shan Mountains of Kazakhstan.

Locations:

• Lee-Alatau National Park
• Almaty to Sarkand was a 5 hour drive.

Claude states that one of the main reason he was there was to see the Largest Apple in the World. This tree's diameter is over 1 meter (3 feet).

This trip was design to both be a study of the areas apples and to create a documentary film

Also on this trip was

• Andrew Lee - author
• Ryan Burk - head cidermaker at Angry Orchard
• Peter Mitchel - provides a curriculum on cider making.

Take Aways from this presentation

• There are apple trees everywhere. Looking at Claude's photos you can see trees in the distance as one would see bush and sage brush in the desert. Every where you saw a tree, it seemed to be an apple tree.
• The apples though wild, meaning that they are not be cultivated or spray, produced what looked like flawless apples
• Horses are also found through the area, as horseback riding is quite popular
• Cannabis Sativa can be found growing everywhere

Coming out in 2019 is the documentary film of this trip. Stay tuned.

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