Twisted Hills Cider

Cidery in Cawston, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Associated Venue: Twisted Hills Cider

Established in 2012

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2070 BC-3, Cawston, V0X 1C2, Canada
Description
Established in 2012 in Cawston, the heart of Similkameen Wine Country, Twisted Hills Craft Cider is the first stand alone cidery in the Similkameen Valley.
We are unique in that we grow organic apple varieties specifically for the use of cider. We believe that the quality of cider will never surpass the quality of the apples used to make it. The varieties that we grow include a number of cider specific varieties which are higher in tannin and acidity which enables us to produce a very diverse and well-balanced array of organic ciders.

Jo Schneider a 5th generation orchardist grew up in Cawston and Kaylan Madeira a 1st generation Canadian grew up in Oliver. Both grew up on the family farm and in 2008 they planted their own acreage in cider specific apple varieties, dessert apples, pears and a few cherries.
In the Fall of 2017 Jo and Kaylan purchased and additional 5 acres on top of their 7 acre orchard which is the new home of their tasting room dubbed the CiderDome
Practicing Organic methods of farming and cidermaking we are the only cidery in BC to have a full line up of Certified Organic ciders made with Organic Estate Grown Cider Apples.

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

Hazy and pale, soft peach aroma. Really sweet, the peach is like intensely syrupy. Apple base isn’t bad but damn, this is way sweeter than it needs to be.

Tried on 23 Jun 2024 at 19:30


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle sampled at BC Cider Fest 2024, pours a clear blonde with a small white head. Aroma is full of floral, perfumey hops, dry apple skins, no notice of the peach. Flavour combines the perfumey hops, with light peach, and dry apple skins. The combo works okay, but the base cider just isn't that interesting and I could do without the hops. Okay.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Jun 2024 at 04:25


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Slight haze. Light apricot aroma. The apple here is mild and body light, apricot/peach taste is clean, though the product isn'�t all that complex. I don't get much hop.

Tried on 26 Oct 2023 at 03:32


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

0,75l bottle at home courtesy of Rob, bit thanks. yellow hazy color, small white head. smells apples, bit funky, earthy. nice smell. full body, soft carbonation. tastes apples, tad sweet, apple juice, subtle tannins. finishes lightly dry and lightly sweet with notes of apples, tannins and juicy notes. very good one, very juicy, could use a tad of funk for my taste, but overall great.

8, 8, 8, 8, 8

Tried from Bottle on 08 Apr 2023 at 07:21


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

Poured from the tap. Hazy light gold with minimal white head. Apple and mild pear, lower end sweetness, simple and well done.

Tried from Draft on 14 Nov 2020 at 05:30


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

Good clear gold body and okay foam, sharp sweet apple accented by funky weedy hops on the nose. Flavour is soft apple and dry hops; lingering sweetness, slight yeast funk. Enjoyable, rustic.

Tried on 09 Oct 2020 at 22:54


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Poured from the tap. Clear red with minimal off white /pink-ish head. Apple and dark cherry with a hint of cinnamon.

Tried from Draft on 27 Sep 2020 at 05:00


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Poured from the tap. Clear light copper with minimal white head. Sweet plum with a touch of apple. Quite nice, slight cloying, but not overbearingly so.

Tried from Draft on 27 Sep 2020 at 04:55


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Poured from the tap. Clear pale yellow with minimal white head. Mild green apple, some skin, with a mild white wine feel. Decent.

Tried from Draft on 27 Sep 2020 at 04:47


6.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Clear gold with a small white head. A bit of sulphur or yellow apple skin. Slight acidity and flesh with a pretty dry finish. Boring but decent.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Jul 2020 at 00:14