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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4.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Bottle (thanks marduk). Pale yellow. Aroma is apples, some sourness. Flavor is sour, sweet, apples. Body is watery, carbonation is low. Overall: not offending, but rather bad. I actually like still ciders, but this doesn’t have enough character to be enjoyable. It has the typical Jaanihanso flavors, but they doesn’t work in still cider. Not sure how much similarity there is to actual Asturian stuff, but I suspect not much.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Aug 2017 at 03:21

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
08.07.2017, 0,375l bottle (2015 vintage) @ home:
Nice fizzy-creamy shortlasting head, clear straw colored. Aroma is dry concentrated fruity, apple cores, yeast, sour apples, hay, apple peel, sorrel, minerals, citrus acid. Taste is dry sour-ish fruity, apple peel, sorrel, apple cores, sour apples, grass, yeast, minerals, hay, unripe berries, hints of citrus acid. Medium bitterness, dry sour-ish mouthfeel. Nice.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Jul 2017 at 13:14

6/10
Brut!
Tried from Draft on 28 Jun 2017 at 18:41

6/10
Apples!
Tried on 28 Jun 2017 at 13:05

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
How: Bottle.
Where: Tallink Victoria I.
Appearance: Hazy golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Apples, hops, a bit floral.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Apples, some citrus, fruit.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Jun 2017 at 14:13

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Tap at pudel. Pours hazy yellow. Aroma is intense sourness, apples, some sweetness, bit spicy. Flavor is sour, sweet, bitter, apples, acidic notes. Carbonation is quite high. Finish is dry and sour with some warming alcohol. Overall: ok.
Tried from Draft on 22 Jun 2017 at 12:54

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Tap @ pudel. Poured clear golden color with a thin white head. Oak, yeasty notes, mild funk, herbal notes and apples. Green apples, herbs, mild sweetness, woody notes. Interesting.
Tried from Draft on 10 Jun 2017 at 04:28

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
KRS 070117. Yellow-golden color with a small white head. Flavor is dry, apple, yeast, lemon, fruit, hop. OK/Nice cider.
Tried on 05 Jun 2017 at 02:50

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
75cl bottle. Pours pale golden with a white head that disappears within seconds. Ripe apples with some wooden notes in the aroma, feels a bit matured and vinous. Rather dry with acidic apple flavours and acidic aftertaste. Almost fizzy, but quite enjoyable. More towards the sparkling wine with apple flavours than the fresh cider. Enjoyable.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Jun 2017 at 13:28

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
375 ml corked & caged green "champagne" bottle, vintage 2015, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 8.5%. Pale yellow colour, pours sparkling with a shortlived white head. Aroma of cider apples and dessert apples, hints of oak and sulphites. Very dry flavour of cider apples, tart and slightly astringent. Sulphites in the finish.
Tried from Bottle on 05 May 2017 at 16:30