Making ice cider in Quebec

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An apple is sliced to show the caramel colour used for the Signature Reserve Speciale Ice Cider at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg, Quebec
An apple is sliced to show the caramel colour used for the Signature Reserve Speciale Ice Cider at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg, Quebec, December 16, 2013. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: SOCIETY)
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An apple is sliced to show the caramel colour used for the Signature Reserve Speciale Ice Cider at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg, Quebec
An apple is sliced to show the caramel colour used for the Signature Reserve Speciale Ice Cider at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg, Quebec, December 16, 2013. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: SOCIETY)
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Casks of cider are left to ferment and mature in oak casks for Signature Reserve Speciale Ice Cider at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg, Quebec
Casks of cider are left to ferment and mature in oak casks for Signature Reserve Speciale Ice Cider at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg, Quebec, December 12, 2013. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: SOCIETY)
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Apples sit in a discard bin after being pressed for Signature Reserve Speciale Ice Cider at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg,, Quebec,
Apples sit in a discard bin after being pressed for Signature Reserve Speciale Ice Cider at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg,, Quebec, December 12, 2013. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: SOCIETY)
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Orchard Manager Gilles Drille collects apples for the ice harvest to make ice cider on the 430-acre apple orchard and cidery at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg, Quebec
Orchard Manager Gilles Drille collects apples from a tree for the ice harvest to make ice cider on the 430-acre apple orchard and cidery at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg, Quebec, December 16, 2013. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: SOCIETY)
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Orchard Manager Gilles Drille picks apples from a tree for the ice harvest to make ice cider on the 430-acre apple orchard and cidery at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg, Quebec
Orchard Manager Gilles Drille picks apples from a tree for the ice harvest to make ice cider on the 430-acre apple orchard and cidery at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg, Quebec, December 16, 2013. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: SOCIETY)
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Orchard Manager Gilles Drille pulls apples from a tree for the ice harvest to make ice cider on the 430-acre apple orchard and cidery at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg, Quebec
Orchard Manager Gilles Drille pulls apples from a tree for the ice harvest to make ice cider on the 430-acre apple orchard and cidery at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg, Quebec, December 16, 2013. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: SOCIETY)
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Orchard Manager Gilles Drille gathers apples for the ice harvest to make ice cider on the 430-acre apple orchard and cidery at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg, Quebec
Orchard Manager Gilles Drille gathers apples for the ice harvest to make ice cider on the 430-acre apple orchard and cidery at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg, Quebec, December 16, 2013. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: SOCIETY)
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An 1859 farmhouse is seen through the apples waiting to be picked for the ice harvest on the 430-acre apple orchard and cidery at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg, Quebec
An 1859 farmhouse is seen through the apples waiting to be picked for the ice harvest on the 430-acre apple orchard and cidery at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg, Quebec, December 12, 2013. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: SOCIETY)
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Orchard Manager Gilles Drille gathers apples for the ice harvest to make ice cider on the 430-acre apple orchard and cidery at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg, Quebec
Orchard Manager Gilles Drille gathers apples from a tree for the ice harvest to make ice cider on the 430-acre apple orchard and cidery at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg, Quebec, December 16, 2013. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: SOCIETY)
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Orchard Manager Gilles Drille shakes snow off apples as he gathers them for the ice harvest to make ice cider on the 430-acre apple orchard and cidery at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg, Quebec
Orchard Manager Gilles Drille shakes snow off apples as he gathers them for the ice harvest to make ice cider on the 430-acre apple orchard and cidery at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg, Quebec, December 16, 2013. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: SOCIETY)
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Orchard Manager Gilles Drille gathers apples for the ice harvest to make ice cider on the 430-acre apple orchard and cidery at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg, Quebec
Orchard Manager Gilles Drille gathers apples from a tree for the ice harvest to make ice cider on the 430-acre apple orchard and cidery at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg, Quebec, December 16, 2013. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: SOCIETY)
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pples wait to be collected for the ice harvest to make ice cider on the 430-acre apple orchard and cidery at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg, Quebec
Apples wait to be collected for the ice harvest to make ice cider on the 430-acre apple orchard and cidery at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg, Quebec, December 12, 2013. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: SOCIETY)
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pples wait to be collected for the ice harvest to make ice cider on the 430-acre apple orchard and cidery at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg, Quebec
Apples wait to be collected for the ice harvest to make ice cider on the 430-acre apple orchard and cidery at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg, Quebec, December 12, 2013. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: SOCIETY)
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The main sign for Domaine Pinnacle, an apple orchard producing ice cider in Frelighsburg, Quebec
The main sign for Domaine Pinnacle, an apple orchard producing ice wine is pictured in Frelighsburg, Quebec, December 16, 2013. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: SOCIETY)
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An apple is sliced to show the caramel colour used for the Signature Reserve Speciale Ice Cider at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg, Quebec, December 16, 2013. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: SOCIETY)

Casks of cider are left to ferment and mature in oak casks for Signature Reserve Speciale Ice Cider at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg, Quebec, December 12, 2013. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: SOCIETY)

Apples sit in a discard bin after being pressed for Signature Reserve Speciale Ice Cider at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg,, Quebec, December 12, 2013. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: SOCIETY)

Orchard Manager Gilles Drille collects apples from a tree for the ice harvest to make ice cider on the 430-acre apple orchard and cidery at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg, Quebec, December 16, 2013. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: SOCIETY)

Orchard Manager Gilles Drille picks apples from a tree for the ice harvest to make ice cider on the 430-acre apple orchard and cidery at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg, Quebec, December 16, 2013. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: SOCIETY)

Orchard Manager Gilles Drille pulls apples from a tree for the ice harvest to make ice cider on the 430-acre apple orchard and cidery at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg, Quebec, December 16, 2013. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: SOCIETY)

Orchard Manager Gilles Drille gathers apples for the ice harvest to make ice cider on the 430-acre apple orchard and cidery at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg, Quebec, December 16, 2013. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: SOCIETY)

An 1859 farmhouse is seen through the apples waiting to be picked for the ice harvest on the 430-acre apple orchard and cidery at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg, Quebec, December 12, 2013. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: SOCIETY)

Orchard Manager Gilles Drille gathers apples from a tree for the ice harvest to make ice cider on the 430-acre apple orchard and cidery at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg, Quebec, December 16, 2013. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: SOCIETY)

Orchard Manager Gilles Drille shakes snow off apples as he gathers them for the ice harvest to make ice cider on the 430-acre apple orchard and cidery at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg, Quebec, December 16, 2013. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: SOCIETY)

Apples wait to be collected for the ice harvest to make ice cider on the 430-acre apple orchard and cidery at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg, Quebec, December 12, 2013. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: SOCIETY)

The main sign for Domaine Pinnacle, an apple orchard producing ice wine is pictured in Frelighsburg, Quebec, December 16, 2013. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: SOCIETY)

Updated December 22, 2013 at 3:59 p.m.

December is the perfect time for a cup of sweet apple cider. Take a look at these photos to find out how ice cider is made at an apple orchard and cidery at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg, Quebec.

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An apple is sliced to show the caramel colour used for the Signature Reserve Speciale Ice Cider at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg, Quebec

An apple is sliced to show the caramel colour used for the Signature Reserve Speciale Ice Cider at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg, Quebec

Casks of cider are left to ferment and mature in oak casks for Signature Reserve Speciale Ice Cider at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg, Quebec

Apples sit in a discard bin after being pressed for Signature Reserve Speciale Ice Cider at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg,, Quebec,

Orchard Manager Gilles Drille collects apples for the ice harvest to make ice cider on the 430-acre apple orchard and cidery at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg, Quebec

Orchard Manager Gilles Drille picks apples from a tree for the ice harvest to make ice cider on the 430-acre apple orchard and cidery at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg, Quebec

Orchard Manager Gilles Drille pulls apples from a tree for the ice harvest to make ice cider on the 430-acre apple orchard and cidery at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg, Quebec

Orchard Manager Gilles Drille gathers apples for the ice harvest to make ice cider on the 430-acre apple orchard and cidery at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg, Quebec

An 1859 farmhouse is seen through the apples waiting to be picked for the ice harvest on the 430-acre apple orchard and cidery at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg, Quebec

Orchard Manager Gilles Drille gathers apples for the ice harvest to make ice cider on the 430-acre apple orchard and cidery at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg, Quebec

Orchard Manager Gilles Drille shakes snow off apples as he gathers them for the ice harvest to make ice cider on the 430-acre apple orchard and cidery at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg, Quebec

Orchard Manager Gilles Drille gathers apples for the ice harvest to make ice cider on the 430-acre apple orchard and cidery at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg, Quebec

pples wait to be collected for the ice harvest to make ice cider on the 430-acre apple orchard and cidery at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg, Quebec

pples wait to be collected for the ice harvest to make ice cider on the 430-acre apple orchard and cidery at Domaine Pinnacle in Frelighsburg, Quebec

The main sign for Domaine Pinnacle, an apple orchard producing ice cider in Frelighsburg, Quebec

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