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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.
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Bottle shared. Clear light golden with white head. Crisp apple, soft white grapes, sweet juicy, a hint of lemon, light spicy dried apple peel, a hint of caramel and alcohol. Medium sweet, very light bitter and sour. Medium bodied and about medium dry. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2020
at 20:45
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle. Unclear pale golden color with white head. Aroma is elderflower, syrupy, white sugar, sweet. Taste is the same. Oily mouthfeel, sirupy sweet. Extremely sweet, not for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Sep 2020
at 14:14
7.6/10
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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
7.6/10
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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
4.8/10
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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
7/10
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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
7/10
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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
6.9/10
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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
6.6/10
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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
6/10
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