We use every locally grown apple we can get our hands on whether they’re grown in gardens or orchards, sharp cookers, juicy eaters or bitter wee cider apples, we find a use for them all. Our cider apple orchards are among the most northerly in Europe and provide us the perfect starting point for all our blends.
We only ever ferment freshly pressed juice using wild yeast found naturally on the apples and in the cidery itself. We both ferment and mature in oak barrels at ambient temperature. This ensures a cold, slow fermentation which tracks the natural weather fluctuations as we head through the winter and into spring, it’s not uncommon during the depths of winter for the juice to freeze solid for a few days at a time. With Every vintage bringing it’s own unique character the barrels are blended by taste to produce our individual ciders or are set aside for one of our single cask bottlings.
danlo (13133) reviewed Dearcan Dorcha from Caledonian Cider Co 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
750ml bottle from Oban Beer Seller. Vintage 2022. Bright deep red colour, short-lived pink foam head that dissipates to a thin rim and aroma of blackcurrant, flowery, earthy, apple. Taste is sweetish, apple, tart, blackcurrant, with wood barrel, oaky hints, drying, and some sourish acidity. Medium bodied, light carbonation, dry acidic finish. Nicely drinkable.
danlo (13133) reviewed Tha Sin Blasta from Caledonian Cider Co 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
750ml bottle from Oban Beer Seller. My #100 Scottish Cider Rating. Hazed pale yellow gold colour, some white bubbles on top that quickly dissipate away and aroma of musty apple, fruity, flowery, funk hint. Taste is tangy, tart, apple, fruity, fleshy, orange citrusy note, acidic with alittle mellow soft tannin. Medium bodied, low carbonation, fruity medium-drying finish. Nicely drinkable
allmyvinyl (21071) reviewed Islay Cask 2021 from Caledonian Cider Co 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle at Ash's. Pours hazy yellow with a thin white head. Aromas of bbq'd apple.Taste is dry and smoky apple. Weird mix. Lightly medicinal.
Stuu (34525) reviewed Islay Cask 2020 from Caledonian Cider Co 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle at ash's. Pours hazy yellow, nose is huge peat smoke, toffee, apple, taste is sweet apple, funky, smoky finish.
McCash (16021) reviewed Islay Cask 2021 from Caledonian Cider Co 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
75cl bottle. Appearance - cloudy yellow. Light carbonation and a very thin bit of white lacing. Nose - peated apple. Toffee apple. Taste - fresh apple, chewy toffee and light, peaty smoke. Palate - light to medium bodied. Tangy, fruit acid and smoky finish. Overall - interesting.
cagarvie (40076) ticked Islay Cask from Caledonian Cider Co 3 years ago
bottle at ashs... hazy amber... thin white lacing... soft apple big islay... soft fruit.. Light apple.. long soft smoke
allmyvinyl (21071) reviewed High and Dry from Caledonian Cider Co 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle at Ash's. Pours clear pale yellow with no head. Aromas of light apple and faint sulphur. Taste is more of the same. Light body, dry finish.
McCash (16021) reviewed High and Dry from Caledonian Cider Co 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
75cl bottle. Appearance - light haze and pale golden green. Very still. Nose - light green apple. A touch of sweet fruit. Taste - again, light apple, a bit more red this time. Palate - light bodied, dry finish. Overall - decent.