Dendric Estate

What Dendric Estate does

Dendric Estate (legal entity Dendric Estate Holdings, LLC, a privately held Utah LLC) is a craft cider producer that grows and sources apples at high elevation and converts them into ultra-dry, wine-style mountain cider. The company owns and operates a 20-acre estate in Kamas, Utah at 6,440 ft, supplementing estate fruit with apples from three partner orchards in Idaho and Oregon. Its first planting was in 2020, the cidery officially opened in 2025, and the product portfolio currently consists of the flagship Dry Cut (15-varietal blend, 8.5% ABV, 0 g/L residual sugar) plus two staged limited batches, CIDER 02/03 and 03/03, priced at $18.32 and $40 per 750ml respectively.

Production is built around a 400-gallon pneumatic press for gentle juice extraction and a 1,000-gallon Charmat tank used for the final blend and secondary fermentation, which produces natural carbonation and fine bubbles. Ciders are aged on lees using batonnage to develop brioche-like character, and fermentation is driven by a combination of pitched cultured yeast and natural fruit-borne yeast. Final blending decisions integrate third-party and in-house lab measurements (malic vs lactic acid, pH, residual sugar, ABV) with human sensory evaluation.

Dendric sells through a hybrid go-to-market: an on-site bottle shop at the Kamas estate open Fridays and Saturdays 12–5pm MST, B2B placements at selected bars and restaurants in Utah, and planned state liquor store distribution starting mid-2026. Direct-to-consumer online shipping is in development but not yet live, and state regulations currently block shipping inside Utah. The company is founder-controlled (Brendan Coyle, former Master Distiller at High West Distillery / Constellation Brands, and Carly Coyle), employs 1–10 people, and has raised approximately $5.2M across two funding rounds in 2023 and 2025.

Name

Dendric Estate

Legal name

Dendric Estate Holdings, LLC

Website

https://dendricestate.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2025

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Dendric Estate is a Utah-based craft cidery producing ultra-dry mountain cider from a 20-acre estate at 6,440 ft elevation in Kamas. Founded in 2025 by former High West Distillery master distiller Brendan Coyle, it sells through an on-site bottle shop and Utah hospitality accounts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Craft Hard Cider

NAICS

Wineries (31213), Apple Orchards (111331)

SIC

Malt Beverages (2082)

akta.pro primary industry

Cider & Perry Production (AFAFAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cider & Perry Producers & Brands (CRADAIAE), Cider & Orchard Fruit Production (Apples/pears for cider & processing) (AFAGACAJ), Cideries & Meadery Tasting Rooms (THAFALAI)

Keywords

• Craft hard cider
• Dry cider production
• Estate cidery
• Sparkling cider
• High-altitude orchard

Headquarters

HQ city

Kamas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Cider Product Sales: Direct-to-consumer and B2B sales of craft cider products including flagship Dry Cut and limited batch releases. Products sold in 375ml, 750ml, and 1.5L formats through on-site bottle shop, bars, restaurants, and future state liquor store distribution.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Dendric Estate produces ultra-dry craft hard cider from a 20-acre high-elevation (6,440 ft) orchard in Kamas, Utah, combining classic cider apple varietals with traditional winemaking methods such as the Charmat process, lees aging, and dual yeast fermentation. Its primary sellable products are bottled ciders (flagship Dry Cut plus upcoming limited batches 02/03 and 03/03), sold on-site at the estate bottle shop and to on-premise hospitality accounts in Utah. Estate experiences (tours, tastings, private events) are offered as a complementary consumer offering at the Kamas property.

Product overview

Dendric Estate is a Utah-based cidery producing premium dry mountain ciders from high-elevation orchards in Kamas, Utah (6,440 ft). The product portfolio consists of three cider offerings: Dry Cut (the flagship, currently available), and two upcoming batches (CIDER - 02/03 and CIDER - 03/03, both coming soon). All ciders are bone dry with zero residual sugar, crafted using traditional winemaking methods including the Charmat process for sparkling fermentation. The company grows cider fruit at their 20-acre estate and supplements with partner orchards across the Mountain West.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Dry Cut: The flagship cider product - a bone dry, bright acidity cider made with high acid cider varietals harvested from partner orchards in Idaho and Oregon. Features 15 varietals from 3 partner orchards across the Mountain West. Produced with the Charmat winemaking method producing fine bubbles and lively effervescence.

Products and services

• Dry Cut Flagship bone-dry, high-acidity craft cider made from 15 apple varietals sourced from 3 partner orchards in Idaho and Oregon, finished using the Charmat winemaking method for fine natural bubbles and lively effervescence. ABV 8.5%, TA 5.2 g/L, pH 3.8, residual sugar 0 g/L, with tasting notes of tropical, bright, mineral, citrus, white nectarine, lemon peel, passion fruit, medium tannin, and a crisp finish. Sold in 375ml, 750ml, and 1.5L formats for consumers and on-premise accounts.
• CIDER - 02/03 Second batch in Dendric Estate's 03/03 limited cider series. Sold in 750ml bottles at $40.00, positioned as a coming-soon release with the tagline 'It sets the tone.'
• CIDER - 03/03 Third batch in Dendric Estate's 03/03 limited cider series. Sold in 750ml bottles as a coming-soon release with the tagline 'A cold dawn is coming.'
• Estate Experiences On-site private tours, tastings, and private event bookings at the Dendric Estate property in Kamas, Utah, offering direct consumer engagement with the orchard, cidery, and finished ciders.

Quantifiable outcome

• Zero residual sugar (0 g/L RS) in flagship Dry Cut product
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Partner Orchards (Mountain West)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Dry Cut '24 features 15 varietals from 3 partner orchards across the Mountain West. By combining the best aspects of each, the company creates a truly dry mountain cider that incorporates diverse terroir and apple varieties from Idaho and Oregon partner orchards. This collaboration enables production of cider unavailable anywhere else.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Graft Cider: New York-based craft cidery known for innovative, dry, hop-forward ciders targeting the craft beer drinker. Comparable in its premium craft positioning and appeal to sophisticated consumers seeking ciders beyond mass-market sweet profiles.
• Aaron Burr Cidery: Small-batch New Jersey cidery using heritage apple varietals and traditional winemaking techniques to produce dry, terroir-expressive ciders. Comparable to Dendric in scale, varietal focus, and dry cider positioning.
• Tieton Cider Works: Washington-based estate cidery growing its own orchard fruit and producing premium craft ciders with traditional methods. Directly comparable to Dendric's vertically integrated orchard-to-bottle estate model in a similar high-terrain Mountain West context.
• Stem Ciders: Colorado-based craft cidery producing dry, wine-inspired ciders with a taproom and DTC model. Comparable to Dendric in its bone-dry, low-residual-sugar positioning and its focus on elevating cider as a sophisticated, wine-adjacent beverage.
• Finnriver Farm & Cidery: Washington-based farm cidery producing organic, terroir-driven craft ciders from estate orchards. Directly comparable to Dendric's estate-orchard sourcing model, sustainability narrative, and farm-to-bottle positioning.
• Eden Specialty Ciders: Vermont cidery focused on ice cider and heritage varietal-driven dry ciders using traditional wine and cidermaking techniques. Closely comparable to Dendric's wine-inspired production philosophy and emphasis on terroir and orchard-driven complexity.
• ANXO Cider: DC-based craft cidery known for dry, Basque-inspired ciders using traditional winemaking approaches. Shares Dendric's positioning of cider as a sophisticated, food-friendly alternative to wine, with a focus on natural carbonation and dryness.

Broad incumbents

• Schilling Cider: Washington-based cidery with extensive distribution and a broad product portfolio spanning sweet to dry styles. Comparable as a craft cider peer, though operating at a much larger scale with broader SKU breadth than Dendric.
• 2 Towns Ciderhouse: Oregon-based craft cider producer with broader distribution and a more diversified product line than Dendric. Comparable in production craft and category positioning, but operates at significantly larger scale and multi-state distribution.

Regional players

• Wild State Cider: Minnesota-based craft cidery with taproom, DTC, and regional distribution. Comparable to Dendric in its craft positioning and estate-adjacent brand story, though operates in the Upper Midwest rather than the Mountain West.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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