origin: Scotland
ABV: 7.2%
location: garden
served: 330ml bottle to glass
Another product that could have been designed with me in mind: a Scottish cider with a Thistle theme. I wasn't planning on buying any booze when I was up at Tesco (it's not like I'm likely to run low any time soon, the bierkeller looks like I'm preparing for some kind of survivalist apocalypse party) but my Cider Senses started tingling, and I was drawn to the far end of the top shelf, where I discovered this little beauty.
The bottle states they use a slow fermentation (with champagne yeast) and a long maturation, and reckon the results were worth waiting for. Not to mention the fact that the bottle cap will look fantastic when I utilise it for a fridge magnet.
Smell: A sharp apple aroma, with a little bit of alcohol present. 3/4
Colour: Golden yellow. Nicely carbonated; the right amount of head for a sparling cider, and leaves a good lacing on the glass too. 4/4
Taste: Apples! A nicely sweet (but not cloying) flavour, with a hint of crispness. Good, lasting aftertaste as well. 4/4
Overall: I genuinely really like this, and I'll definitely be buying more. 11/12
more info: http://www.thistlycrosscider.co.uk
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