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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4.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

How: Draught.
Where: SBWF 2015.
Appearance: Hazy golden colour with a small white head.
Aroma: Sweet apples, some oak and whisky.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Sweet apples, malt, some vanilla and whisky.

Tried on 27 Nov 2015 at 12:05


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

How: Draught.
Where: SBWF 2015.
Appearance: Pale golden colour with a small white head.
Aroma: Ginger, apples.
Body: Thin body and carbonation.
Flavour: Ginger, apples.

Tried on 27 Nov 2015 at 12:02


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

How: Draught.
Where: SBWF 2015.
Appearance: Pink colour with a pink head.
Aroma: Strawberries, apples, fruit, sweet.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Strawberries, apples, sugar.

Tried on 27 Nov 2015 at 12:00


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

How: Draught.
Where: SBWF 2015.
Appearance: Dark golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Elderflower, fruit, floral.
Body: Medium body and carbonation,
Flavour: Elderflower, sweet malt, floral.

Tried on 27 Nov 2015 at 11:58


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

How: Draught.
Where: SBWF 2015.
Appearance: Golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Apples, fruit, some sugar.
Body: Light to medium body, medium carbonation.
Flavour: Apples, fruit, sweet.

Tried on 27 Nov 2015 at 11:52


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle, small bubbly head, clear lightish yellow color, aroma of ripe apples, wood and spice, with the whiskey in the back, flavor of stewed apples whiskey and wood, light bitterness,stromg sweetness but certainly not cloying. Good full bodied cider.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Nov 2015 at 15:02


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle, no head,clear veey pale red color, aroma of strawberries, mineral notes and some apples, flavor of apples and some strawberries, light sourness, very sweet, almost sticky, still quite fun.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Oct 2015 at 00:05


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Tried on 24 Oct 2015 at 17:38


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

Bottle, smallish bubbly head, clear deep yellow color, aroma of candy, honey and wax with light apple notes, flavor of honey and very ripe apples, very sweet but not cloying. Could use some sourness to counterbalance the sweetness but still quite delicious.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Oct 2015 at 08:06


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draft at Uiltje. Pours clear dark golden with a small off white head. Aroma of sweet red apples, apple rind, light wood and a little tart green apple. Flavour is above light sweet and light moderate sour, tart apple aspects coming out far more in the palate. Light medium bodied with above light carbonation.

Tried from Draft on 25 Aug 2015 at 12:57