Apple Thief
Cidery in Batlow, New South Wales, Australia 🇦🇺
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Description
Worth stealing a taste of, The Apple Thief is a premium alcoholic cider created from freshly crushed Batlow apples. Refreshing in its deliciousness and purity, The Apple Thief contains no artificial flavours or concentrates, and is currently being downed by discerning drinkers in some of Australia's top bars and restaurants.
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Panda at home, thanks to Ed Danlo, 22/02/2026.
Clear golden with little in the way of a head.
Nose is crisp apple, straw, tannins, herb.
Taste comprises apple pulp, sugars, tannins, grass, faint acidic flicker, light perfume.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close.
Not bad.
Clear golden with little in the way of a head.
Nose is crisp apple, straw, tannins, herb.
Taste comprises apple pulp, sugars, tannins, grass, faint acidic flicker, light perfume.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close.
Not bad.
Tried
on 22 Feb 2026
at 16:44
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
18/2/2026. Bottle shared by danlo, cheers!
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Feb 2026
at 21:20
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Feb 2026
at 21:15
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 5
Overall 6
330ml bottle from Sydney Cidery bar. Pale golden colour, short-lived white foam head that dissipates to a thin rim and aroma of apple, fruit. Taste is sweet, ripe appley, fleshy, sugary, with some tartness. Medium bodied, medium carbonation, drying sweet apple flesh finish. Quite OK, quite sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2026
at 03:24
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
750ml bottle from the Apple Thief. Golden colour, no head and aroma of apple, caramel, funk hint. Taste is sweetish, appley, ripe fruit, mellow, caramel, fleshy, vanilla, wood, with some tartness and bittersharp tannin. Medium bodied, light carbonation, medium sweet tart & tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Dec 2025
at 09:47
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
330ml can from Plonk. Clear very pale yellow colour, white bubbly head that dissipates away and aroma of pear, vegetal note. Taste is sweet and tangy, pear, fruity, with some drying tartness. Medium bodied, light carbonation, medium sweet peary finish. Quite OK
Tried
from Can
on 28 Dec 2023
at 08:03
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
330ml can from Plonk. Clear very pale yellow colour with greenish tinge, short-lived white foam head and aroma of apple, musty, fruity. Taste is sweet, apple, skin and core, some melon, wood, oak & vanilla notes, with mellow acidity. Medium bodied, light carbonation, medium-sweet finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Dec 2023
at 08:04
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
330ml can from Plonk. Clear with very pale yellow tinge, white foam head that dissipates to a thin layer and aroma of apple flesh, cooking apple. Taste is sweet, fleshy apple, tart, with berry-like and sulphury hints, plus some crisp citric acidity. Slick mouthfeel, medium bodied, soft foamy carbonation, tart acidic finish. Quite OK
Tried
from Can
on 24 Dec 2023
at 06:26
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
17/11/2022. Bottle at Sydney Airport T1 whilst in transit between New Caledonia and return flight to UK. Pours clear very pale gold, spritzy but with minimal head. Aroma is sharp, green apple, citrus, slight funky earthy edge. Quite tart and crisp, moderately sweet. Lively carbonation. Drying finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Nov 2022
at 02:30
6/10
Tried
on 13 Feb 2018
at 04:20