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

Oxford tastings
Hazy blond color. Aroma of stewed apples. Dry body, mild acidity, enough apple flavor, with a hint of pear.
Reasonable cider.

Tried on 10 Sep 2017 at 14:09


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Effervescent, light colour. Nice cinnamon spice on the nose, with sweet, sugary pear. Has a nice tart pear, light spice. It does seem fairly appley as well. Nice, quite refreshing. This is good.

Tried on 10 Sep 2017 at 00:48


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Taster from the bottle on BC Cider Fest 2017. Pours a clear very pale golden with no head. Aroma is apples with some caramel notes. Taste is similar, moderately sweet. Good stuff.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Apr 2017 at 19:51


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

Taster from the bottle on BC Cider Fest 2017. Pours a clear very pale golden with almost no head. Aroma is low to moderate sweet apples. Same taste. Very dry aftertaste though. Quite good.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Apr 2017 at 19:47


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Taster from the bottle on BC Cider Fest 2017. Pours a clear very pale golden with almost no head. Aroma is dry apples. Similar taste. Very clean. Good stuff.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Apr 2017 at 19:43


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

Bottle - Nice crisp pear and Apple. Clear gold. Apple, semi dry with a light pear and tannin. Not bad.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Sep 2016 at 01:40


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle sampled at Twisted Hills, pours a clear blonde with a few bubbles. Aroma brings out a nice mix of apple and pear skins, with low sweetness. Flavour brings out lots of apple cores and light pear skins. Nothing overly complex but it's clean and works well together. Solid.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Jun 2016 at 23:21


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

Bottle sampled at Twisted Hills, pours a hazy blonde with a few bubbles. Aroma brings out medium sweet apples. Flavour is medium sweet, with complex apple quality. Lots of depth and well-rounded. Solid stuff.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Jun 2016 at 23:19


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle sampled at Twisted Hills, pours a clear blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out light baked apple spice and a little dry apple skins. Flavour is quite dynamic, with baked apple spice and crisp apple skins. Complex and well-balanced. Really nice.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Jun 2016 at 23:19


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

Bottle sampled at Twisted Hills, pours a clear yellowish blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out crisp citrusy apple skins. Flavour is very dry and crisp, with loads of green apple skins, some apple core and light tartness. Dry and crisp. Decent.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Jun 2016 at 23:19