Next Friend Cider
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Winnipeg, Manitoba · Squarespace shop · nextfriendcider.com
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Next Friend makes dry, natural ciders from backyard and trail fruit around Manitoba: Cherry, Plum, Pompom, Ruby, Darling, Cheeky and Wild One in 750 ml bottles, Pink and Press On in 355 ml cans, and Reclaimed ciders made from grocery fruit that would otherwise be thrown away.
Next Friend's packaged cider (HTS 2206.00.15, "Cider, fermented, whether still or sparkling") can no longer ship to the US: the US import ban on listed Canadian alcohol took effect September 29, 2026, after a 50% Section 338 duty that applied from August 22, 2026. We found no public statement from the maker about US sales.Source: whitehouse.gov, Sep 8, 2026
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Made in Canada
Founder Jesse Oberman and "a small team of family and friends" work with fruit from "forgotten trees in backyards and on trails in Manitoba" at "398 Daly St N, Winnipeg, MB R3L 2K6": "We operate out of Low Life Barrelhouse in Winnipeg, Manitoba." The Reclaimed ciders use grocery fruit that "usually isn’t local or organic", and the labels say where it came from.
On the tariff list
- HTS 2206.00.15 · Cider, fermented, whether still or sparkling · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
"Our ciders are fermented with natural yeast and bottled without fining or filtration, pasteurization, or adjustment." (https://www.nextfriendcider.com/about); "NEXT FRIEND CIDER CHERRY CIDER 2023 $ 16.99" (https://www.lowlifebarrelhouse.com/)
Rates are the additional US duty under Section 338. About the tariffs
Sources
- nextfriendcider.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Together with a small team of family and friends I work with forgotten trees in backyards and on trails in Manitoba to produce natural cider.
- nextfriendcider.com · accessed 2026-09-29
We operate out of Low Life Barrelhouse in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
- nextfriendcider.com · accessed 2026-09-29
398 Daly St N, Winnipeg, MB R3L 2K6
- nextfriendcider.com · accessed 2026-09-29
We aren’t looking to rapidly expand or grow, we want to stay small
- nextfriendcider.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Today we work with over 30,000 pounds of forgotten and unwanted Manitoba fruit every year.
- nextfriendcider.com · accessed 2026-09-29
This fruit goes into our Reclaimed ciders where the labels always state where the fruit came from.
- nextfriendcider.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Manitoba Liqour Marts Stores
- lowlifebarrelhouse.com · accessed 2026-09-29
CHERRY CIDER 2023 $ 16.99
- whitehouse.gov · accessed 2026-09-29
certain alcoholic beverages that are products of Canada, as set forth in the Annex to this proclamation, are excluded from importation into the United States, effective with respect to goods imported on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern time on September 29, 2026.
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