Whisky Cask
Thistly Cross Cider in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland 🏴
Cider - Dry Regular|
Score
6.76
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A flavoursome cider made potent in the oak of a Glen Moray whisky cask with lingering tastes to be savoured. A gentle whisky flavour initially intermingles with subtle, medium dry cider, giving way to the distinctive full bodied flavour of the cask; finishing overtones of whisky. It offers all the flavour of the cask whilst keeping the light, fruity aspect of all the Thistly Cross Ciders.
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7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sampled draft @ “Kaapse Brouwers 1st Anniversary Beer Festival”. Pale golden. Nose is far sweeter than I anticipated, sweet vanilla & oak mixed with sweet apples, making it bit of a one-noted combination. Taste is sweet apples, white sugar, lots of candy & light vanilla / sweet oak. Okay but expected more, others seemed to love it more than I did. I know nothing about cider.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 May 2015
at 04:23
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from the producer’s own stand at the Good Food Show at Birmingham NEC. Golden toffee colour. Taste of toffee apple with the emphasis on the very sweet toffee. Some woody honeyed whisky notes in the background but the toffee is dominant, and as a result it’s far too sweet. Not for me, but nice to have a cider that’s a bit different.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Nov 2014
at 13:54
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared @ Van Moll Brewpub. Hazy pale golden color, virtually no head. Smell and taste sweetness, sweet overripe apple, pear, sugary. I don’t get the whisky cask. At least, I think I get a hint of hit but if it hadn’t been in the name I wouldn’t have guessed it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Nov 2014
at 09:00
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle sample @ Fiera della Birra, Cesena ’14. Dorée paille, sans col. Que dire, pomme et pomme sur un superbe profil de whisky et pointe de boisé-cask. Ressent le petit côté suret de la pomme qui est accompagné par un excellent whisky qui confère une pointe de tourbe. Cette dernière est modérée et balance bien le profil des pommes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2014
at 13:27
8.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 10
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9
Strong apple, walnut, nougat, and oat nose. That’s right, oat not oak. Clear yellow. Apple and walnut flavor. Soft, smooth mouthfeel, medium body. Wonderful richness and complexity, good balance. Drinks somewhat like applejack, but not boozy at all. Excellent.
Tried
on 12 Aug 2014
at 17:25