BURLINGTON, Conn — They’ve been crushing it since 1912, that’s what they say at Hogan’s Cider Mill in Burlington.
The more than century-old cider mill is primed for business to pick up as the calendar turns to autumn.
“Fall is in the air, apples are being crushed, and that’s where I come in," said Chet Dunlop, who has owned Hogan’s for the past 33 years.
Dunlop said the word has gotten out about the unpasteurized style of cider he makes.
“Authenticity is a good thing, we can say that about our cider, it’s been made the same way for a long time," said Dunlop.
“We have people driving five, six hours to come try our drinks, to try our cider, so we’ve become a destination of sorts,” said Dunlop's daughter, Margaret Borla, who runs the popular social media pages, among her other jobs at the mill.
“I’d say a third of the cars in our parking lot are from out of state,” Dunlop added.
As the fall season is about to come into full force, Dunlop said they will be busy at Hogan’s, but he welcomes the business every year.
“Just the beauty of things, the freshness of the air, the apples, the crushing of the apples, just the whole ambiance of it,” he said.
“We have our cider donuts, the pumpkins are out; we’re ready for fall here,” Borla said.
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Jimmy Altman is a reporter at FOX61 News. He can be reached at jaltman@fox61.com. Follow him on Facebook, X and Instagram.
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