Jaanihanso

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

Established in 2013

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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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6.5/10 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

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
330 ml green bottle, vintage 2015, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. Extremely pale yellow colour, pours sparkling with a shortlived white head. Aroma of apples and fruity and piney American hops (Simcoe), hints of sulphites. Very dry and crisp flavour of cider apples and herbal and grassy hops.
Tried from Bottle on 03 May 2017 at 16:29

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
From bottle @ hbf 2017. Poured hazy light golden color with no head. Aroma has apples, ripeness, mild woody notes. Flavor has green apples, floral notes, mild tartness. Robust. Crisp.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Apr 2017 at 09:49

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle @ home. Apple, dusty, slightly dry, slightly cinnamon, pear hint of oak. Pretty nice cider, but I’m not an expert at all.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Feb 2017 at 15:12

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Würziger, süß-holzig-alkoholischer Beginn. Vollmundig, reife Äpfel, Nuancen von Vanille. Trockene Noten von Hefe, sehr weich. Langer Nachhall. 10/12/12/12/12/12
Tried on 03 Feb 2017 at 12:01

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Many thanks to Erzengel for sharing. Pours almost clear orange golden colour. Aroma of riped sweet apples, some wood and alcohol. Taste of intense sweet apples, sugar, wood, some alcohol. nice!
Tried on 03 Feb 2017 at 11:59

8.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Many thanks to my Secret EU-Santa martjoobolut for this bottle! 2015 vintage. Fantastic intense rich fruity concentrated apples. The ice cider starts fresh and intense. Viscous, fresh, intense fruity. Long thick aftertaste of dried apples, spices, tart and sourish with a great concentrated fruitiness. Fantastic!!
Tried from Bottle on 17 Jan 2017 at 15:18

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Sampled at Gunnfryds Barmy Army new year’s ticker party 2017. Cloudy straw yellow body with a small white head. Aroma is mild apples with yeast, cellar notes and farmhouse. Flavor is funky Brett, acidic lemon, wood, farmhouse and almost just a hint of apples. Medium body and nice, funky aftertaste. Very refreshing and rather unusually apple cider, tasty and exiting. Not a regular cider, not close to a Spanish cidra either, something quite unique and I like it a lot.
Tried on 08 Jan 2017 at 10:07

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle 330ml @ gunnfryd
Pours hazy/milky golden with a white head. Aroma has notes of green apple, brett and hint of citrus. Taste is light to medium sweet and light to medium sour with a long dry, light sour, citrus, apple and funky finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Jan 2017 at 10:58