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‘The Cider Donuteur’ gives Thompson’s Orchard a rave in Boston Globe

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‘The Cider Donuteur’ is living in Maine. Here’s what he’s loving — and his tips for a satisfying road trip

| Lauren Daley, Boston Globe Correspondent |

When I reach Alex “The Cider Donuteur” Schwartz, he’s just back from a trip that blew his doughnut-loving mind.

“I’m stunned by how good these doughnuts were. That’s my headline,” he tells me on our recent call, a day after his trek to Thompson’s Orchards in New Gloucester, Maine.

In New Gloucester, he stood — flanneled up and biting into a spongy cinnamon-sugar-dusted cider doughnut — on a gravel path, surrounded by plants, trees, and greenhouses under a clear September sky. …

Keep reading Lauren Daley’s article, with photos and a crowd-sourced map of New England donut spots, at this link. If you hit a Globe paywall, try their Facebook link here. ~ J.C.