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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6.6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Applesauce nose, somewhat musty. Clear, pale yellow. Medium body, somewhat spritzy. Sweet and tangy. Tastes of apples stored in a damp basement. Mustiness is subtle. Good.

Tried on 23 Mar 2012 at 17:17


4.4
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

50 cl bottle @ home, BBE 04/2012. Thanks lusikka!
Aroma has ginger. A lots of it. Also some apples and woody notes and a feeling of cleaning liquid. Flavour starts with apple and ends with ginger. Also sugar and hints of cinnamon. Interesting and better than I expected. Nothing much still.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Feb 2012 at 09:29


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

500 mL bottle from Beer Run. Pours a clear pale yellow color with a thin fizzy white head. Aroma of dark apple notes, sweet, with some maple, earth, vanilla and citrus characteristics. Very appealing and inviting. The taste is tart apples with a sweet finish and notes of vanilla and pear. Medium bodied with spritzy carbonation. Very nice cider.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Jan 2012 at 20:21


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottled@Cosmic Comic Cafe, Turku. Pale golden colour, not much head. Aroma is sweet apples, some fruit sugary notes and that about it. Flavour is fruit sugar, sweet apples, raisins (sweet riped grapes?) and some mild notes of pear. Extremely sweet. A bit less sweetness and it would be more pleasant and easy to drink.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Sep 2011 at 06:32


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottled@Cosmic Comic Cafe, Turku (bottle is 4.0 %, says "gold" and description says "lightly sparkling"). Pale golden colour, no head. Aroma is mild apples and some slight whiskysweetness. Flavour is quite bigtime whisky, vanilla, apples and some some slight vinegary notes. Rather complex for being only 4 % ABV.. Brilliantly beautiful flavour.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Sep 2011 at 06:07


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle. Golden colour with no head. Aroma is apple, sugar. Flavour is sweet, apple, sugar, citrus. Medium body. Hard to say what i think. Easy drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Jun 2011 at 01:42


6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle from Peckhams. Golden in colour with a slight white head and moderate carbonation. Sweet, baked apple aroma with a touch of spiciness. Flavour began with sweet apple juice, before a touch of minerals and tannins, leading to a medium sweet finish. fine.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Jun 2011 at 12:20


6.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle 500ml. clear glass.Clear medium orange yellow color with virtually none head. Aroma is moderate apple, barnyard. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light acidic with a average to long duration, tart, apple. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [20110416]

Tried from Bottle on 03 May 2011 at 22:58


5.9
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle 500ml @ fonefan
Pours clear pale yellow with no head. Aroma has notes of yellow apples. Taste is medium sweet and light sour. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Apr 2011 at 13:28


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle @ Ulfborg Easter Tasting, 2011. Pours clear golden with bubbles on top. Very sweet. Apples and sugar. Cloying . .No carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Apr 2011 at 13:27