Millstone Cellars

I can’t believe just how good the Pomme Jacque is!!! Will visit again. Great hospitality!!!

I have been at Millstone Cellars a total of (2) times.
The first time a coworker talked it up to me. I was really excited to have cider & mead considering they are two of my favorite alcoholic beverages. And I was on their website and they were making a new cider at the time with strawberries. I LOVE strawberries. This place is going to be the bees knees.
And I was disappointed.
The mead & cider are all natural. No added sugars. It was a taste I wasn’t looking for that day. I was looking for honey mead and sweet apple ciders. I was not happy.
Then I went again this weekend. Kind of knowing that I was getting into was different. I really enjoyed everything. The atmosphere was beautiful. The tasting are. get this FREE! And they don’t have that stopper most places have, they just pour you a taste. And the glasses are so frickin’ cute. I ended up liking a lot of the ciders & meads because I went in there kind of expecting what I was getting. I love the experimentation. I would say the beverages they provide are either very flavorful– to the point I feel like I can taste every different taste they were trying to compact in there. Or I thought it was bland. The cherry cider I had, which was on tap, didn’t have much of a taste to me. My boyfriend loved it but I thought it was bland at best. But we believe it was because they served it cold which sometimes dull the flavor of ciders, meads & wines (IMO). It didn’t have a cherry taste to it but the color was beautiful.
You can bring your own food (they do not serve food); in fact they encourage it. The tours are very nice and informative. The staff was very nice. I really enjoyed my second time a lot better. When I went in there expecting something that they weren’t it was my own disappointment.
I would say if you go there with someone; no two people are going to have an opinion of what flavors they are jamming in their beverages. A place to try for sure!

After visiting Millstone for a tasting, we decided it would be the perfect place for our wedding. As it turned out, we were the first wedding they’d done! With 3 months to pull it all together, they handled it beautifully. Lianna was a dream to work with, the cost to rent the space for 4 hours was incredibly affordable, they allowed us to bring in our own food, and their cider was the perfect choice for our guest list that included a few people who were gluten-​intolerant. Their maximum capacity was 50 so we kept the guest list short but it truly was the perfect place for our wedding and I highly recommend them for a small and intimate ceremony.

We planned to attend Millstone’s Cider Festival this fall, planned for weeks with some of our closest friends, but the hurricane-​y weather that weekend forced us to re-​evaluate our plans. Later, on the way back from our annual pilgrimage to Apple Country in southern Pennsylvania, we discovered we were pretty close, so it seemed like a no-​brainer. Why not stop?
Upon entering, we took in the rustic barn, stacks of free burlap sacks, artisan goods and carefully staged swingtop bottles, and my husband wondered aloud whether this might be hipster heaven. Upstairs, between the small-​batch local chocolate and the deconstructed piano décor, I conceded he was probably right. (We were probably the only group there not wearing some combination of flannel and beard, which seals the deal in retrospect.)
The employees there were really nice: they gave us a free tasting of a dozen or so different ciders and didn’t try to push us into purchasing anything. I did get a bottle of sour cherry cider for a friend who loves sour cherries, but ironically it was the only cider they weren’t tasting, so I can only hope it’s good! Truthfully, I wasn’t overly impressed by the selection; it’s not very sweet, which I like, but the flavors are so subtle they’re easy to miss. If layers of nuance are the drug of choice, I’d rather drink beer or wine, especially if I’m paying an average of $ 15 for a 750mL bottle.
Still, the atmosphere was charming, and it would be fun to attend an event here. I’ll keep my eye on them.

I love this place and its cider. The cider house is family owned and operated; their love and dedication to their product is evident in every sip. A must visit if you’re in the area and worth the trip if you’re not. :)

Check this out if you’re looking for a unique tasting experience. The cider/​mead are made with locally sourced ingredients and have complex flavors most comparable to wine. Relaxed atmosphere and helpful employees.

Stopped in on a lovely fall afternoon, the great day for it! Worth noting– parking lot is VERY small, so we wound up parking in a friend’s car.
At the time of this review, we received a free glass, tour, and tasting! I know other places charge for things like that, so it was nice to have a cheaper than expected visit! I wasn’t the biggest fan of the ciders that were available– all more sour than I prefer, but their ingredients are locally sourced (which is a bonus for those who do like them!).

Hipster. Cider. Nature. Foodie.
If those words appeal to you, you’ll love this place.
Millstone Cellars is set inside a cute multi-​story rustic barn that you can explore by joining a complimentary tour. Our friendly and knowledgeable tour guide described the meadery’s history, their cider-​making process, where they source their ingredients from, and the seasonal events they host. My friends and I tremendously enjoyed ourselves throughout our experience, from basking in the cool summer breeze in the open air barn, to sampling delicious ciders in the tasting room. All ciders tasted very unique. We liked the more conventional flavors like asian pear and apple just as much as the more intriguing seasonal batches like Bonfire, which is made with fish peppers from Woodberry Kitchen.
We’ll be sure to visit again, especially during one of their community events, and also to try their new seasonal flavors. Until then, though, we’ll continue to stock up on our Millstone stash at the Baltimore JFX Farmers Market! Thank you to the delightful staff for creating such a memorable and enjoyable experience!

Went on a tour here last year with my best gal. Everyone giving tours is really knowledgeable and is happy to answer any questions you have. The restored mill is gorgeous and the ciders are some of the best I’ve ever had. I’ve been meaning to go back to try some new things because they sounded like they had some really unique ideas last time I was there.

What a great place tucked away in Monkon! The site has so much history and the staff are very friendly. A perfect Saturday afternoon outing with delicious ciders to taste, both from the bottle and on tap.

There’s something magical about Millstone. It’s definitely worth the 35 – 40 minute drive up 83N to check out the architecture, get a tour, and taste some delicious ciders, meads, and cysers (mead and cider combined). They no longer ferment their cider barrels on site but they do have a new room and balcony to sit and enjoy your new bottle! Also new (at least on the day I went) is cider by the glass. FYI, many of their varieties are limited edition so if you like something in particular, stock up!

Best cider I’ve ever had by far. Miles better than any mass produced store bought stuff. Check out the mead too. Nothing here is cheap, but the price is reasonable for what your getting. Remember you can bring back your empty bottles for a discount ($ 1 off).

Beautiful surroundings! I was there for a tour and tasting a few weeks ago and I was impressed with the ciders and meads. Really delicious. The tour could have been better. It was pretty rushed.

What an awesome establishment this is! Housed in a beautifully restored 18^th century farmhouse mill, this place is churning out some of the best ciders, meads, and cysers I’ve ever had… and in Monkton, of all places!
I was very excited to check this out after sampling some of their ciders during a sour beer event in Baltimore, and then finally finding a convenient day to go with my girlfriend. The tastings/​tours are free and very fun. Just walk in any time between 12 – 6 on a Saturday or Sunday and join up with the next tour taking off from the entrance, and soon you’ll be shown the building, history, and process behind the drinks over the course of about a half hour. The staff is incredibly friendly, and even after hours of showing folks around, still seemed enthusiastic and excited to show us the building. After the tour, they allow small sample pours of several of their offerings, including some rarities — which was a nice surprise. You’re free to hang out upstairs afterwards and drink pours from 3 taps, fill growlers, and buy bottles and merch.
A must visit if you are in the area.

Me and my girlfriend went here for a date night… let’s just say «Awesome cider!». The Spicebush and Rouge were stellar! Thanks to our hostess (an old family friend) that took our cider and mead tasting experience to the next level! Will come back!

Hippies making artisanal ciders and mead. That would be my one-​sentence review for Millstone Cellars. (And let’s be honest … whenever you see the word «artisinal» in a product description, the a strong possibility that hippies and/​or hipsters are involved.) Don’t get me wrong, I love it when hippies do stuff like this. The good folks at Millstone Cellars have taken an old mill and have restored and converted the old building into a cidery/​meadery and tasting room.
My wife first went here while on a vineyard tour for a friend’s bachelorette party and brought me home a bottle of their small batch sessionable sour mead, Thistle. The mead was not overpoweringly sweet like many «stock» meads can be, and had a slightly funky yet clean and dry taste. I quite liked it, and the wife and I decided to make a return visit with the in-​laws in a couple of weeks.
Although you are still in Baltimore County, you’d never guess it while you are at Millstone Cellars. The cidery is in a very remote location, and the building and location are both lovely settings for a quiet hometown operation using only fresh, natural ingredients. You walk into a small tasting room and shop and if you stand around and look like you don’t know what you are doing for a brief minute, you’ll be greeted and asked if you are interested in the tour and tasting. Depending on the volume, you may have to wait a bit for the tour, but we didn’t wait too long on the day we went.
After the tour, which was very informative and interesting, we were able to try a few of their ciders and meads. They do not use sugar in any of their products, so all of their ciders tend to be on the dry and slightly sour side. I found some of their ciders to be a bit one-​note, barely indistinguishable from the next. The product that stood out for me was the Springhouse, a blend of cask-​aged mead and cider, barrel-​aged with baby ginger and lavender. Unlike the others, it had a very floral smell and taste — the lavender and ginger were forward on the palette and enhanced the very slight sweetness from the mead.
My wife’s favorite was the Farmgate, an unfiltered American traditional oak barrel fermented and aged cider with a blend of our tart heirloom cider apples. They use a method similar to a German eisbock, where it is partially frozen and the water/​ice removed to make a more concentrated drink. It had a bolder flavor and packed a nice punch at 10%.
The wife and I bought a bottle of Springhouse, Farmgate, and a bottle for the mother-​in-​law. Some of the bottles can get up the $ 30 range, so a day out here to pick up a few bottles will make a dent in the wallet. But it’s a fun day trip out and great to pick up an occasional bottle for a special occasion.

Love it here! Everyone giving tours and tastings is SO friendly (much more knowledgeable and approachable than other wineries you go to in the area). We always buy a bottle and need to go back soon to exchange our empty for some of the wonderful summer flavors!
Each bottle of cider is unique, and they are always coming up with something different, new and exciting.
If you come here thinking you’re going to drink something that’s comparable to Angry Orchard, then get out.
We’ll continue to support this business any way we can.

The weekend tastings are quite lovely and the staff is energetic and knowledgeable on the products. Millstone creates a variety of ciders, all of which tend to be on the dry side. The packaging is quite delightful as well. I strongly suggest you make your way to Millstone for a Saturday tasting and pick up a few bottles of the good stuff. They even had a variety of cider made with fish pepper, which had an exciting kick.

I don’t particularly enjoy the ciders, but the location and building was pretty fascinating.
The tour given to us was mediocre at best, but the guy was nice (just obviously not a tour guide). It’s a fairly new business getting off the ground, so I can understand the lack of depth in some areas.
Don’t come here expecting sweet ciders. Come here expecting challenging tart and subdued flavours that lean more towards the wine side of things.

This place is absolutely lovely — we loved the free tour and tasting (about 6 nice sized samples), good prices on the actual bottles, nice people and charming little 17^th century mill. Charming enough that I forgave the fact that there’s a port-​o-​potty instead of a real bathroom! Their tasting selection changes, so we definitely plan on returning.