Twin Pines Orchards & Cider House
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Twin Pines makes British-style hard ciders under the Hammer Bent name, among them the Original (a New World English dry cider in 1 litre bottles), Red, Scrumpy, Old World, an apple-and-pear blend and a Bartlett and Bosc Perry, plus Crack Willow, a dry German-style apple wine, and a 375 ml Ice Cider dessert apple wine.
Twin Pines' packaged Hammer Bent ciders and perry (HTS 2206.00.15, "Cider, fermented, whether still or sparkling") and its apple wines (HTS 2206.00.90) 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 from August 22, 2026. We have not found a public source on whether Twin Pines sold in the US; its site lists its own store, on-tap locations and Ontario delivery.Source: whitehouse.gov, Sep 8, 2026
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Made in Canada
The ciders are made at the family's 50-acre orchard at 8169 Kennedy Line in Thedford, Lambton Shores, where "All of our Hard Ciders are made with quality apples from our own orchards" and the farm grows "approximately 15 heritage and specialty cider varieties" alongside its eating apples.
On the tariff list
- HTS 2206.00.15 · Cider, fermented, whether still or sparkling · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
"Hammer Bent Original. New World English dry cider. ... Size 1 Litre Alc./Vol. 6.3%" (https://www.twinpinesorchards.com/hammer-bent-original); "Hammer Bent Perry. Pear Cider. ... Alc./Vol. 6.8%" (https://www.twinpinesorchards.com/hammer-bent-perry)
- HTS 2206.00.90 · Fermented beverages (other than grape wine, beer, cider, prune wine, sake, vermouth or other effervescent wines) · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
"Crack WIllow apple wine. Dry, Geman, non-spiced, apple wine. ... Size 750 ml Alc./Vol. 12.8%" (https://www.twinpinesorchards.com/crack-willow)
Rates are the additional US duty under Section 338. About the tariffs
Sources
- twinpinesorchards.com · accessed 2026-09-29
8169 Kennedy Line Thedford, Ontario, ON N0M2N0
- twinpinesorchards.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Family owned and operated since 1968.
- twinpinesorchards.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Twin Pines is a 50 acre property located in Lambton Shores, Bosanquet Township in the County of Lambton.
- twinpinesorchards.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Currently, the farm produces well over one million pounds of apples from 25 commercial varieties as well as approximately 15 heritage and specialty cider varieties.
- twinpinesorchards.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Without the endless hard work and vision of our parents, Joe and Alma, enhanced by the commitment of each and every member of the extended Vansteenkiste family
- twinpinesorchards.com · accessed 2026-09-29
All of our Hard Ciders are made with quality apples from our own orchards and are always gluten free.
- twinpinesorchards.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Hammer Bent Hard Cider is available by the bottle at our cider house store and can be found on tap at these locations.
- twinpinesorchards.com · accessed 2026-09-29
New World English dry cider. Apple Varieties Northern Spy, Ida Red, Golden Russett, Jona Gold Size 1 Litre Alc./Vol. 6.3%
- twinpinesorchards.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Pear Cider. Pear Varieties Bartlett, Bosc Size 1 Litre Alc./Vol. 6.8%
- twinpinesorchards.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Dry, Geman, non-spiced, apple wine.
- twinpinesorchards.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Dessert apple wine. Apple Varieties Northern Spy, Ida Red, Golden Russett Size 375 ml Alc./Vol. 10.1%
- twinpinesorchards.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Ontario wide deliveries are $20 - Minimum order: 6 bottles.
- 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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