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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.
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - golden with steady bubbles and a very thin head. Nose - sweet synthetic apples. Taste - more of the same. Too sweet to be wholesome. Palate - light bodied with a light creamy texture and a tangy finish which could be cleaner. Overall - generally synthetic.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Apr 2015
at 08:43
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at ash’s. Pours clear pale golden, nose is green apples, taste is sweet, juicy apple, dry.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Apr 2015
at 08:36
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle at the School’s Out Tasting. Pours clear gold with no real head. Aromas of nail varnish remover, light apple. Taste is sweet. Thin finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Apr 2015
at 08:35
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at the hairy twat.. Soft sweet apple nose.. Soft sweet fruits.. Juicy apple.. Juicy fruits... Light body sweet apple fruits
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Mar 2015
at 11:00
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at heriot watt beer festival. Pours clear golden, nose is apple, fruity, taste is dry, sweet apple, tart.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Mar 2015
at 04:58
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at heriot watt beer festival. Pours clear golden, nose is fiery ginger, taste is dry, ginger, apple.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Mar 2015
at 14:15
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at heriot watt beer festival. Pours clear golden, nose is floral, apple, taste is tart apple, floral.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Mar 2015
at 14:14
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at heriot watt beer festival. Pours clear amber, nose is strawberry, light apple, taste is sweet, dry, apple and strawberry.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Mar 2015
at 14:14
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at heriot watt beer festival. Pours clear piss golden, nose is apple, solvent, rum, taste is dry, sweet apple, little thin.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Mar 2015
at 15:45
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle split on the return Cotts X-Press to EUS, cheers to Lorna, 24/01/15. Clear light golden with a moderate off white covering. Nose is apple orchard, sweet notes, straw. Taste comprises shortbread, sweet apple, light wood, caramel. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, dry close. Ok cider - we only hit 110mph - need to re-rate at 125 !!!
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2015
at 16:35