Jaanihanso

Cidery in Kaelase, Pärnu County, Estonia 🇪🇪
Associated Venue: Jaanihanso Ciderhouse

Established in 2013

Contact
Õuna, Kaelase, 87215, Estonia
Description
Jaanihanso is a family owned cider house and orchard on a historic farm dating back to the 18th century. Our family bought Jaanihanso in 2000. Our knowledge of the farm’s history originates from the papers that we found from the house, and from older villagers stopping at our gate to reminisce about the “old days”.
The renovation story of the estate has been in sync with our own growing pains. Some years with larger construction works, some years not that much, but there has been constant mutual bettering. In 2013, when the last bits of the house had been refurbished, the car had to move out from its brand-new pigsty-turned-garage to make room for cider. Famously, a garage is the best place to start a venture.

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6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Can (from Pien Webshop). Hazy amber colour, small head, which vanishes quite fast. Aroma is green apple skins, some over-ripe apples, mild tart wooden and berry tones. Flavour is green apples, some slight sulphur with tart wood and mild acidity to it. Nicely dry palate.
Tried from Can on 15 Mar 2024 at 20:39

6/10
Happeline, hapu, õunane, tsitrus, vesine, okish.
Tried from Can on 02 Mar 2024 at 02:30

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Sample thanks to minutemat, cheers Mat! Pale golden colour, white foam head that quickly dissipates away and aroma of fruity apple, funk hint. Taste is tangy, slightly tart, fruity, apple, funk, vanilla note, barrel hint, with some acidity and alittle tannin. Medium bodied, light carbonation, dry finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried on 03 Feb 2024 at 17:36

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
375ml bottle from Etre Gourmet. Pours a milky golden yellow. Aroma of medium sweet desert apple. Taste sees an apple pie filling / desert apple sweetness, some vanilla, very mild cognac barrel on the finish. Would've welcomed more of a woody barrel / wild / cognac influence but overall it's a nice sipper.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Nov 2023 at 19:43

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Sample (thanks fonefan!). Golden colour no head. Aroma is apple sweetness, cinnamon and some apple jam. Flavour is super sweet apples, big time acidity, yet so damn drinkable. Super dry.
Tried on 22 Nov 2023 at 19:36

6.4/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Tap at Vaat brewery. Medium-thin. Med-low carbonation. Almost medium sweetness, does not feel very dry to me. Light sourness and bitterness, low tartness. Apple character rather simple. Average-good, easy drinking, but boring, simple.
Tried from Draft on 19 Oct 2023 at 17:25

5/10
Hapukas, õunane, vesine, magus. Joodav.
Tried from Draft on 23 Sep 2023 at 18:27

6/10
Apples, fruity, caramel, juicy, sweet
Tried from Draft on 23 Sep 2023 at 18:25

7.5/10
Tried from Can on 20 Jul 2023 at 21:55

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Tried on 06 Jun 2023 at 11:16