Original
Thistly Cross Cider in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland 🏴
Cider - Dry Regular|
Score
6.19
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Our naturally fermented cider is a refreshing, lightly sparkling drink with a long maturation to give a smoother complexion than most commercial ciders. It is light and fruity to taste, with more complex flavours developing. Great head for a bottled cider. Clean light nose with a refreshing, crunchy palate. This is a well balanced cider with easy appley flavours.
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4.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 5
EB - Can 330ml. @ [ Petalax 🇫🇮 💻👀 Virtual Tasting ] - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🏡🇩🇰 ☀️ 🐝🦋 [ As Thistly Cross Original ]. ABV: 6.2%. [20250822]. 5/2/5/-3/10
Tried
from Can
on 23 Aug 2025
at 08:08
4.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4.5
Flavor 4.5
Texture 5
Overall 4.5
Sample, thanks oh6gdx! Clear pale yellow, minimal head. Aroma of sweet apple juice and cabbage. Sweet with light body and rounded mouthfeel, Sugary apples, a hint of funk. Slight bitterness.
Tried
on 12 Aug 2025
at 21:07
5.4/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
Pale yellow colour, small quickly vanishing head. Aroma is floral, some apple mild wood and some sugary elements. Flavour is sugary, some floral, some apple, mild fructose too. Macroish.
Tried
from Can
from Alko (Webshop)
on 01 Jul 2025
at 16:32
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
A clear pale golden yellow colour, small white head. Aroma of mid sweet dry and tart apples. Taste of sour apples, dry juicy, a bit watery, easy to drink.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Feb 2025
at 12:51
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
500ml bottle and my first Scottish cider. Pale clear gold pour with a tangy apple peal aroma, some booze. Tangy apple complimented by more subtle barnyard woody notes, a hint of booze, semi-dry. Quite smooth with nice moderate level of soft fizz. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:25
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
50cl bottle from Auchan Kirchberg in Luxembourg. F: no. C: straw, clear. A: apples, apples skin, apple juice. T: apples, apples juice, it could be less sweet and it would be fine, pears, medium carbonation, ok, not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jun 2023
at 17:18
08/08/2015. COMPLEAT ANGLER, 120 Prince Of Wales Road, NORWICH, Norfolk, England (SPIRIT)
Tried
on 02 Mar 2023
at 08:54
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
bottle bb8/22 chiaro limpido buona gastura mela matura medio dolce finale corto bilanciato
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2022
at 16:39
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sweet cellar cooled apple, sweet and juicy, tasty. Sweet red ones and some more mealy yellowy ones, good tartness to balance it. Tasty fresh running water feel. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2020
at 20:53
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Bottle shared. Clear light golden with white head. Crisp apple, soft white grapes, sweet juicy, a hint of lemon, light spicy dried apple peel, a hint of caramel and alcohol. Medium sweet, very light bitter and sour. Medium bodied and about medium dry. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2020
at 20:45