James Busby Fine Wines and Spirits

Cidery in Hawthorn East, Victoria, Australia 🇦🇺

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Hawthorn East, Australia
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James Busby Fine Wines & Spirits is an Australian producer known for its wines (especially its namesake range celebrating the pioneer James Busby) but also makes ciders, like the sweet, light, and refreshing Mr. Finch Apple Cider, a medium-sweet, fizzy drink with notes of apple and a hint of cinnamon, available in Australia.

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4.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5

375ml can from BWS Roselands. Golden colour, short-lived white foam head and aroma of apple, with lactic & sulphur hints. Taste is sweet, appley, caramel, some core, and sugary, syrup, with alittle acidity. Medium bodied, medium carbonation, sweet syrupy finish. Not the best.

Tried from Can on 26 Dec 2025 at 09:59


4.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 3.5

3/9/2025. Bottle shared by danlo, cheers Ed! Very sweet stewed pear aroma. Artificial sweetener peary taste. Not a good one.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Sep 2025 at 18:37


5.1
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5

Tried on 03 Sep 2025 at 18:34


5
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5

330ml bottle from Liquorland, Roselands. Pink colour, short-lived fizzy head and aroma of light apple, grape, berry hint. Taste is sweet, juicy apple, sugary, with some grape and booze. Medium bodied, high carbonation, sweet boozy finish. OK

Tried from Bottle on 15 Aug 2025 at 07:26


5.3
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5

330ml bottle from Dan Murphy's, Hurstville. For #rgpm. Clear in colour with slight yellow tint, some short-lived bubbles on top and aroma of tinned pears. Taste is sweet, pear flavour, juicy, sugary, some core and skin, with light acidity. Light bodied, medium carbonation, drying sweet peary finish. Quite OK.

Tried from Bottle from Dan Murphy’s (All Sydney Locations) on 11 Aug 2025 at 10:41


5.4
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

330ml bottle from Liquorland, Roselands. Pale yellow colour, white foam head that dissipates away and aroma of juicy apple pulp. Taste is sweet, juicy apple, with a vanilla hint and drying tartness. Light bodied, spritzy carbonation, semi-dry finish with some residual sweetness. OK.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Aug 2018 at 07:02


4.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

330ml bottle from Liquorland, Roselands. Very pale yellow colour, fine foamy white head that dissipates away and sweet sugary apple aroma. Taste is sweet, dessert apple flavour, sugary, green apple, drying. Light bodied, spritzy carbonation, dry finish with residual sweetness. Kind of OK.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Aug 2018 at 04:24