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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.
7/10
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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
7/10
Tried
on 21 May 2020
at 21:01
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Bottle at home. Clear dark pink to red with small dull pink head. Very hammy strawberries, soft raspberry and a bit if cherry. There's some crisp apple underneath, light leather, dry oak. Medium sweet and under medium sour, very light bitter. Medium bodied with sparkly carbonation and light dryness. Not too shabby, though the jam is a bit too much.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 May 2020
at 20:14
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle, pale blonde. Just a hint of Apple in the aroma but also hints of oak and whisky. Sweet Apple flavor with hints of vanilla, floral notes, oak and whisky. Quite pleasant.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Apr 2020
at 18:57
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Kentish Belle, Bexleyheath. Yellow/gold pour. Apple core,light nutty nose. Taste is apple strudel, lots of sweet apple in the close.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Mar 2020
at 20:50
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Beer Emporium, Bristol. Clear golden, small white head. Apples, sweet, some medium barrel. Soft texture. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Cask
at
Beer Emporium
on 13 Jan 2020
at 20:00
8/10
Sweet sweet slightly whiskey noted cider. Daily dose of vitamin c
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Nov 2019
at 21:14
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft: Poured a golden with bubble white head. Aroma is strong apple with whiskey wood hint. Taste is sweet apples that the whiskey has latched onto.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Aug 2019
at 11:26
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
330ml bottle from Belhaven Fruit Farm shop, Dunbar. Cloudy yellow gold colour, short-lived fizzy white foam head and aroma of juicy apple with sulphury hint. Taste is sweet, juicy, apple, alittle tartness, citric and a sulphury note. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, medium sweet finish. Quite OK
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2019
at 20:40