Leelanau's Newest Cidery Is A Dream 10 Years In The Making
By Craig Manning | July 8, 2026
Ten years after Taproot Cider House made its debut in downtown Traverse City, the Taproot brand is expanding with a new Leelanau County cidery. The establishment, dubbed Taproot Cellars and situated on off-the-beaten-path farmland near Cedar, will open this Friday following a soft opening last weekend.
The Taproot brand was launched in 2016 by Jen Viren (née Mackey). Back then, craft cider was still a relatively new commodity for northern Michigan. Tandem Ciders in Suttons Bay had been around since 2008, and Suttons Bay Ciders had opened the year before, but other local cideries like Townline Ciderworks in Williamsburg (launched in 2017) and Two K Farms in Suttons Bay (established …
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