Thistly Cross Cider

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

Established in 2008

Contact
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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7.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Pours very clear, very light pale yellow. Scent is apple, tad sweet, mild skins. Taste is easy, mildly sweet, apple. Decent cider, with a very acceptable price setting.

Tried on 13 Aug 2020 at 13:00


7.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Pours very light and clear, nearly water. Scent is cider mmostly, appleskins, not much barrel, if any at all. Taste is rather sweetn barrel is extremely mild. Providing traces of oak, rather than actual whiskey. Decent cider, easy drinker, but would expect to actually taste the whiskey and the wood, which you barely can. Amp it up, boyz!

Tried on 13 Aug 2020 at 12:58


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4.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Can. Sweet red fruits, red currant lemonade, blackberries, forest fruits. Sweet, candylike, no apple left. Not my thing. Very sweet.

Tried from Can on 29 Jul 2020 at 17:26


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7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle at home, thanks Maakun. Clear pale straw. Cool apples, blend of typical red, yellow and green characters, dash of vanilla. Soft edges, green, light tart watery fruitjuice pressed out of hard white meat. Light gelatine/glycerine/winegum/rabbitboneglue. Medium sweet and dry. Medium body and soft carbonation. Pleasant, easy going, with some character.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Jul 2020 at 20:20


7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Bottle shared. Slight hazy pale straw. Sweet and tart apple, soft pear, yoghurt, gooseberries, kiwi, dry green apple peel. Over medium sweet but also some sourness, quite light bitter. Medium bodied with sparkly carbonation and puckering dry-ish mouthfeel.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Jul 2020 at 20:18


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6.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

From Bottle at Maakun’s. Pale watery golden with no head. Sweet apples, gummybear candy, elderflower lemonade. Fresh and cool, easy drinking refreshing lemonade. Sweet with a bite. Medium body and soft carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Jul 2020 at 20:16


6.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Bottle shared. Clear golden with small white head. Massive elderflower, sweet apple, soft green apple, sugary juice, white grapes, dry pear, soft yoghurt. Medium sweet, light tart and barely any bitterness. Medium bodied with soft sparkly carbonation. OK, but has some weird 'green' and yoghurty aftertaste.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Jul 2020 at 20:11


6

That's actual strawberry. Sweet and fruity, a bit too sweet to my liking, but entirely drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Jun 2020 at 20:56


7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Bottle at home. Almost clear pale yellow with head that leaves to trace. Sweet and tart apple juicy, grapes, champagne on the nose, kiwi, green apple. Solid medium sweet, light tart and very light bitter. Medium bodied with light dry finish. More soft than dry, but a decent cider.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Jun 2020 at 14:54


7

Tried on 21 May 2020 at 21:01