Thistly Cross Cider

Cidery in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Established in 2008

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The Works, Implement Rd, West Barns, Dunbar, EH42 1UN, Scotland
Description
Hello, we’re Thistly Cross, Scotland’s award winning farmhouse ciders, born out of a passion for making cider in the best possible way, combined with belief in the quality of Scottish produce, and asking ‘why not?’. Established as a collaboration between farmer, Ian Rennie, and artist-turned-cidermaker, Peter Stuart, in 2008, Thistly Cross has gained a reputation for making ciders that people rave about.

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7/10
Tried from Draft on 04 Sep 2021 at 13:20

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
14/8/2021. Cask at the 24th Festival of Beer and Brewing at the Museum of East Anglian Life, Stowmarket. Pours clear very pale gold with a small bubbly white head. Aroma is semi-sweet, green apple, wood, whisky. Medium plus sweetness, with a light tartness. Medium body, sticky texture, soft carbonation. Sweet woody finish. Enjoyable.
Tried from Cask on 15 Aug 2021 at 11:38

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Can at Rogers thanks to he, 20/06/21. Lucozade orange pour with a reddish glint and an off white head. Nose is mixed berry fruits, apple cordial, sugars, bramble berries. Taste comprises apple and blackcurrant squash, sugars, hint of elderflower, herb, grass, light orchard wood. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Not bad as fruit ciders go tbh ... not too sweet and retains an apple flavour.
Tried from Can on 20 Jun 2021 at 14:02

6/10
Applea, sourish, sweet, old apples
Tried from Bottle on 01 May 2021 at 12:10

5/10
Apple juice, acidic, sugary, sweet
Tried from Bottle on 29 Apr 2021 at 17:15

7/10
28-02-21 // 330ml bottle. Clear pale golden. No head. Sweet cider. To sweet for my linking. But the mild whiskey notes are actually nice. Light honey sweetness. Rich apples. Good.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Feb 2021 at 15:17

6.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 5.5 Texture 7 Overall 6
Can. Almost clear dark red with very fizzy head. Very jammy, strawberries, lots of berries and i don't get much elderflower. There's some sweet apple in the background and soft barnyard funk. Quite sweet, light tart. Medium bodied with fizzy carbonation. Quite sweet, but the aroma is pretty decent.
Tried from Can on 26 Nov 2020 at 22:23

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Can. Clear pale yellow straw. Crisp apple, light mineral, pear, soft yeasty in a very white wine like way. Almost medium sweet, light tart and very light bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. OK.
Tried from Can on 20 Oct 2020 at 17:27

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Bottle: Drank from the bottle shared with the wife. Aroma was fruity strawberry. Taste is mix of strawberry and apple, not overwhelming.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Sep 2020 at 17:32

7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7
Sweet cellar cooled apple, sweet and juicy, tasty. Sweet red ones and some more mealy yellowy ones, good tartness to balance it. Tasty fresh running water feel. Nice.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Sep 2020 at 20:53