City Orchard was founded by the serendipitous meeting of three like-minded Houstonians. Our objective is simple; create the best ciders from the best ingredients in a welcoming environment.

With family-owned farms along the shores of Lake Ontario, City Orchard taps deep into the roots of Great Lakes Apple Country. We bring the heritage of our cider culture and orchards to our favorite city.

We press carefully selected apples on the farm, truck the juice to Houston, and produce traditional ciders in an urban setting – we are an orchard in the city. A little unorthodox – but this is Texas. We manage the process from tree to glass. Real Apples, Real Cider.

Every partner is active in managing the cidery. From left to right:

Clay Watson, Patrick Kwiatkowski, Mat Smith.