Sail We Must

Cidery in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Established in 2022

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54 Bankhead Crossway South, Edinburgh, EH11 4EP, Scotland
Description
Sail We Must is a sustainable fruit distillate and cider producer.

Made with environmentally friendly, low impact raw materials from local growers, by-products of the wine industry and fruit surplus. Each product being a singular, pure form expression of each fruit.

Cider making with 100% apples and very little intervention, it's a slow process that allows flavours to present naturally.

Sustainable distilling in very small batches using vacuum stills that were designed and built in-house. The stills capture the brightest most vibrant flavours of the fruits by distilling at very low temperatures. This distilling method is kinder to the environment with minimal energy use or water demand compared to traditional distilling.

Independently owned and operated by Graham Michie, a distiller and former model maker with a passion for fabrication and flavour. Based in Sighthill, Edinburgh, at the Sweetdram Distillery.

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7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Sample thanks to danlo. Golden orange appearance. Good natural fruitiness at play here, mild caramelised fruit with nice grippy tannin. Scotland is really producing the cidery goods atm.

Tried on 16 Jun 2022 at 20:02


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

Sample thanks to Danlo: Poured a golden orange with a white head. Aroma is apple, crisp, caramel, dusty, woody. Taste is crisp refreshing apple, bit bitterness, woodsy.

Tried on 15 Jun 2022 at 20:16


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

6/5/2022. Bottle shared by danlo, cheers Ed! Pours clear dark golden amber with a small bubbly white head. Aroma of semi-sweet apple, caramel, lightly funky and woody. Moderate sweetness, light tartness. Medium body, oily, average carbonation. Dry tannic finish. Good.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Jun 2022 at 13:29


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

Panda at home, thanks to Danlo, 12/06/22. Clear golden to copper with a white crown that veers edgewards. Nose is bitter sweet apple, funk, oak, hedgerow. Taste comprises tart bitter apples, oak, light funk, straw, orchard wood. Medium bodied, fine to light spritzy carbonation, drying close. Not bad.

Tried on 12 Jun 2022 at 13:59


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

750m bottle from Aeble, Bottle 105/980. Orangey gold colour, white foam head that dissipates to a thin rim and aroma of apple, fruity, vanilla, oak barrel. Taste is sweetish, apple, juicy, with oak barrel notes, hints of funk, and drying bittersweet tannins. Medium bodied, light carbonation, dry tannic finish. Quite drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Mar 2022 at 20:43


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

Bottle at James's. Pours clear golden, nose is apple, toffee, floral, taste is crisp apple, quite dry, some sweetness. --- Beer merged from original tick of Dabinett Cider Batch #1 on 25 Feb 2022 at 08:07 - Score: 6

Tried from Bottle on 23 Feb 2022 at 16:16


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

Bottle thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - golden orange and almost still. Nose - sour apple and apple skin. Taste - dry apple and skin again. Palate - dry and very lightly tart, medium bodied. Overall - good.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Feb 2022 at 16:09


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from Cork and Cask. Bottle 88/980. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of light funk, apple. Taste is dry, fruity. Light sour. Light chalky finish.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Feb 2022 at 16:09


6

bottle at James... golden amber... thin white.. Light dry tannins.. Light metalic nose... soft dry bitter tannins.. Light fizz... Light dry apple

Tried from Bottle on 23 Feb 2022 at 16:07