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.
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.
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Glass (at Koht, ask for cold and unsweetned version :) ). Pours golden without head. Aroma is apple pie, cardemon, cinnamon, apples. Flavor is sour and somewhat bitter, apples, spices, cinnamon, gardemon, and acidic notes. Finish is tart, bitter and more spices. No sign of alcohol. Overall: easily one of the best ciders I have tried.
Tried
on 25 Nov 2015
at 15:20
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours golden without head. Aroma is sour, slight sweetness, fresh apples. Flavor follows the nose. Body is slightly watery. Carbonation is rather high. Overall: ok, I like the balance of tart and sweetness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Sep 2015
at 05:59
6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
0,75L bottle. Pours golden with whiteish head. The head doesn’t stay. Aroma is apples, sour, acidic, champagne yeast. Flavor follows the nose. Finish is dry. Carbonation is high. Overall: like the commercial description says, it’s a cross between champagne and cider. Not bad, but I had only a small glass and that was enough.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jun 2015
at 06:03
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
33 cl bottle @ home, BBE 05.12.2015
Partii: 5406 hk
Aroma has leathery tones, earthy notes and some apples – like a farmhouse saison or sour(ish) ale. Also some grassy hoppiness. Flavour starts with hops, turns to earthy notes with some urinal – and ends with leathery apples. A bit watery palate. Messy but quite interesting. The hops are not in the front but they make this a bit beer-like.
Huge particles started to float in the bottle after pouring. So be careful with this one.
Partii: 5406 hk
Aroma has leathery tones, earthy notes and some apples – like a farmhouse saison or sour(ish) ale. Also some grassy hoppiness. Flavour starts with hops, turns to earthy notes with some urinal – and ends with leathery apples. A bit watery palate. Messy but quite interesting. The hops are not in the front but they make this a bit beer-like.
Huge particles started to float in the bottle after pouring. So be careful with this one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2015
at 09:32
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
330ml bottle, BBE 5.12.2015
Pours clear and very pale light yellowish with a fizzy head. Aroma of tart fruits, hints of earthy malts, hops, mild sourness and pear. Taste is dry, tartish and sweet with some pear, hints of earthiness and fruits. Finish dry, sweetish and juicy with hints of pear. A decent cider. Not much hops left here.
Pours clear and very pale light yellowish with a fizzy head. Aroma of tart fruits, hints of earthy malts, hops, mild sourness and pear. Taste is dry, tartish and sweet with some pear, hints of earthiness and fruits. Finish dry, sweetish and juicy with hints of pear. A decent cider. Not much hops left here.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2015
at 09:32
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
33cl bottle from Sip, Tallinn. Pours hazy and very pale yellow with a fast dissipating white head. Fruity aroma with lots of sour apples and hints of hops. Moderate sweet with almost intense acidity. Lovely and refreshing! Delicious cider!
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 May 2015
at 13:30
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
0,33L bottle, BB 05.12.2015. Pours yellow with whiteish head. The head doesn’t stay. Aroma is fruity, some sweetness, apples, citrus, grapefruit, some dryness. Flavor is sour and bitter with some sweetness, apples, citrus, some yeast, and hint of alcohol. Finish is dry with some sweetness. Carbonation is rather high, body is on the thin side. Overall: nice one, drinkability is really good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Apr 2015
at 13:57