Traditional
Thistly Cross Cider in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland 🏴
Cider - Medium Regular|
Score
6.25
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Bright golden colour with aromas of ripe apples. Soft mouthfeel and low acidity with a refreshing fruity finish. Very easy to drink, a real thirst quencher and great session material – to be drunk on a night out. Gently sparkling.
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6/10
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Appearance 3
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tried
on 21 Jul 2026
at 16:02
4.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 5
Tap @ Uile-bheist taproom, Inverness. Clear pale yellow without head. Aroma is sweet, apple juice and sugary. Flavor is quite sweet. Sweet finish. 210726
Tried
from Draft
at
Uilebheist Distillery & Brewery
on 21 Jul 2026
at 16:01
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
330ml bottle from Balmoral Castle Restaurant - Clear gold, no head. Crisp sweet apple concoction with a decent tartness on the finish. Pretty standard fare, but still not too bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jun 2026
at 13:50
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
This cider has an pleasant enough apple aroma. Flavor is sweet, ripe apples but not overly sugary. Slight tartness. Easy drinking. Rather nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Apr 2026
at 06:05
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Festival pint (20 oz) draft at Ryries at Haymarket Station, Edinburgh, Scotland. It is a crystal clear light gold color with zero retention or lacing. Strangely, not much apple aroma. Sweet apple cider flavor and not much else. Smooth and clean. It's thin like most ciders. Lower carbonation than I expected. Zero bitterness. Very refreshing. Definitely not beer.
Tried
from Draft
at
Ryrie’s Bar
on 29 Aug 2025
at 12:55
6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from House of Trembling Madness. Clear pale gold with some fizzy white foam. Aroma of sweet apple, skins, pear drops, white sugars; a bit basic. Taste of tangy apple, dry skins, icing sugar, a light bitterness to balance; ok. Light to medium bodied, oily but avoids that syrupiness that some poor ciders have. A bit average but its fine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:06
9/10
It's a more apple cider. It's fucking delicious.
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 18:34
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Lys gul med flyktig hvitt skum. Lukter epler. Fruktig søt. Smaker epler, noe gjær og farin. kort.
Tried
on 27 Aug 2023
at 15:36
8.6/10
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Aug 2023
at 14:05
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
50cl bottle from Auchan Kirchberg in Luxembourg. F: no. C: pale straw, clear. A: apples, apples peels, bit pears. T: apples, sour apples peels, lemon touch, bit pears, yeasty touch, bit puckering, medium carbonation, very nice, enjoyed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jun 2023
at 17:33