Horticulture professor emeritus Ian Merwin pours a sample of his Black Diamond Farm cider.Multiple cider hues ready for tasting.Slicing cider apples for sampling.Horticulture graduate students Adam Karl and Nathan Wojtyna juice cider apples for hands-on ‘make your own blend’ tasting activity.Assistant professor Greg Peck began the orchard tour in front of historic 100-year-old trees.Later on the walk, participants viewed cider apple varieties newly established in a modern, high-density planting.‘ Ellis Bitter’ a traditional English cider apple, is one of the many varieties in the trial.