Thatchers Cider

Cidery in Winscombe, Somerset, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Thatchers Cider

Established in 1904

Contact
Myrtle Farm, Station Rd., Winscombe, BS25 5RA, England
Description
Thatchers cider has been made on Myrtle Farm since 1904.

Four generations dedicated to our craft. With a fifth generation waiting in the wings. There’s been a lot of change over the years. But one thing remains constant: cider making is our pride and joy.

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

Bottle from local Tesco. Pours very pale gold with a dissipating white head. Aroma: tart apple, light citrus. Taste: sweet & tart apple, light tannins. Decent enough SV apple cider.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Dec 2023 at 23:25


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

Bottle (as Vintage Pick of the Year 2020). Yellowish golden colour with a minor white head. Aroma is sweet apples, some vanilla, wood and mild tartish tones. Flavour is apples, some vanilla, mild wood and some dry acidic green apple skins too. Somewhat dry.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Dec 2023 at 19:20


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

5/12/2023. Bottle shared by danlo, cheers Ed! Pours clear bright purple with a small frothy pale pink head. Aroma is sweet blackcurrant and apple. Very sweet and sugary taste. Moderate body, light foamy carbonation. Too sweet.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Dec 2023 at 13:04


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

Bottle (from Prisma Liisanlehto, Vaasa). Pink colour with a small head, which disappears quite fast. Aroma is sweet apples, some mild wood and a bit berries to it. Flavour is floral, some sweet apples, mild cheesy tones with a bit wooden elements too.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Dec 2023 at 19:47


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

Bottled@Littlepub, Vaasa. Deep golden colour with a small white head. Aroma is sweet apples, mild tartness, some oaked tones and a bit of alcohol sweetness. Flavour is sweet apples, some mild alcohol with oak and some slight tart green apple skins too. Somewhat dry palate.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Nov 2023 at 19:21


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

Sample (thanks fonefan!). Yellow colour with not that much head. Aroma is the one of when you open a box with new shoes in it, with some mild apples to it. Flavour is apples, mild spiciness, some peppery tones with a mineralic edge to it.

Tried on 22 Nov 2023 at 19:21


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

500ml bottle from Tesco, Billingham. Clear purple colour, pink-purple foam head and aroma of berries, blackcurrants, apple hint. Taste is very sweet, blackcurrant, apple, berry cordial, sugary, with alittle tartness. Medium bodied, medium carbonation, sweet berry finish. OK, quite sweet.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Nov 2023 at 18:00


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

Hazy straw colour with a short-lasting bubbly white head and sweet apples on the nose. Softly fizzy, sweet apples with bit of tart peel in the mix and an almost floral edge in the finish

Tried on 17 Nov 2023 at 11:39


5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

Hazy pour with a small head. It tasted good at first, but there seems some sugar been added as there is a lingering sweetish after taste. Apart from that, it was ok.

Tried on 11 Nov 2023 at 19:04


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

Bottle@Zinc Craft Bar, Vasa. Golden colour with a tiny white head. Aroma is apples, some sweet toffee tones with mild wood and some fructose. Flavour is toffee, fructose, some green apples and mild wooden tones to it. Smooth and refreshing. Somewhat dry.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Nov 2023 at 18:25