Three Oaks Cider Co. was established in 2008 by the winemakers at Step Rd Winery, Langhorne Creek.
Inspired by their founded desire to produce a premium cider and readied with a name reflecting his Adelaide Hills properties historic oak trees.
Three Oaks Cider draws inspiration directly from the orchard with the aim to deliver a fresh, crisp cider with a wonderfully balance palate and sweetness.
Three Oaks are proud members of Cider Australia. Certifying our 100% Australian grown and made Ciders.
Our growers are passionate souls, having grown up in the orchard over the last four generations, they know a thing or two about apples.
Our growers lovingly tend to the orchard year round, replanting new trees every 3–15 years to maintain yields and flavour profiles. During harvest each variety’s brix, pressure and of course flavour is checked regularly. The lucky fruit is then handpicked at its optimum level, ensuring the fruit doesn’t bruise prior to its on-site juicing.
Our Adelaide Hills apple grower maintains biological sustainable agriculture, while their original orchard and packing shed in the heart of the Adelaide Hills provides the base to juice apples straight from the orchard, fresh and additive free.
Our apples are sourced from the iconic Adelaide Hills in South Australia where the small town of Oakbank is said to have been named after English migrant James Johnston.
The region has a long history of apple growing, coming a long way since the 1860s – now producing around 80% of the state’s apples. That’s about 23,000 tonnes of apples a year (the same amount of apples produced by the entire country of Sweden each year).
The region’s soil is made up of fertile clay/ loam, which retains vital nutrients and allows excess water to drain away. Warm days and cooler nights are vital to the ripening of apples while the increased altitude and an annual rainfall of 1000mm produces a sweet, crispier apple-perfect for cider making.
Our apples are all estate grown and selected based on a number of factors including tannin, acidity, sweetness level, aroma and body.
Three Oaks Cider uses the following varieties to create our perfect blend:
Pink Lady – A sweet, dense, aromatic and juicy variety. She’s known as the queen of apples for being the all rounder adding sweetness and tannin to the flavour profile.
Granny Smith – A tart and tangy variety that has more acid than its counterparts, balancing out the sweetness so you can drink Three Oaks all day!
Red Delicious – Highly aromatic variety giving our cider the distinct, crushed apple aroma. The red delicious also brings out the sweetness in the other varieties.
We start with the ripest fruit which is handpicked, then juiced by our expert growers before making their way to our winemakers at Langhorne Creek.
Fermentation starts with the addition of natural yeast and continues over 10–14 days at a cool temperature. Our winemakers meticulously check baume (sugar) and flavour levels, ensuring the perfect refreshing beverage.
Why natural yeast and cool fermentation you ask?
Well it ensures that we retain the natural fruit flavours so you get that delicious, just took a bit out of the fruit taste!
The result, well, we think it speaks for itself.
Creator
Ingredients
Glass
Wine Glass
Method
Dry shake then shake with ice.
Garnish
Flamed Nutmeg
Creator
Ingredients
Glass
Coupe
Method
Using smoking chips smoke glass, leave over chips while making cocktail
Muddle pineapple, add all ingredients dry
Shake!
Add ice and shake cocktail, double strain in smoked glass!
Garnish
Orange buttered garnish!
Creator
Ingredients
Glass
Crystal cut coupe
Method
All ingredients stirred over ice and double strained into glass. Squeeze orange cheek over strained cocktail to release oils on surface of cocktail. Add orange twist to rim of glass.
Garnish
Orange twist, orange oil squeezed from peel over drink, floating star anise.
Creator
Ingredients
Glass
Small Handle (pot size)
Method
Stud one wheel of lemon with cloves
Place in glass
Pour 45ml Beenleigh Honey Rum
Pour 15ml Ginger Syrup
Add Hot water to taste, aprox 60ml
Stir and serve with Cinnamon Stick
Creator
Ingredients
Glass
Crystal cut double rocks glass
Method
Stir down in a mixing glass and strain into ice filled glass, lemon spritz then discard.
Garnish
Garnish with a Lemon Zest Twist.
Creator
Ingredients
Glass
Double Rocks/Old Fashioned, Crystal Cut look is good for this drink
Method
Dry shake all ingredients to emulsify the egg white and honey. Add ice, then wet shake.
Garnish
Drizzle of the honey and dehydrated raspberry to top off.
Trophy, Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition 2013
Gold Medal, Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition 2013
Gold Medal, Royal Melbourne Fine Food Awards 2014
Bronze Medal, San Francisco Wine & Spirits Competition 2014
Bronze Medal, International Wine & Spirit Competition 2014 Trophy
Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition 2014 Gold Medal
Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition 2014 Gold Medal
Beverage Tasting Institute – Spirit Category (Chicago) 2015
Bronze Medal, International Wine & Spirit Competition 2015
Bronze Medal, International Wine & Spirit Competition 2016
Bronze Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2017
Bronze medal, Australian Distilled Awards 2017 Silver Medal
WSWA Wine and Spirits Tasting Awards 2017 Silver Medal
International Wine & Spirit Competition 2017 Gold Medal
New York International Spirits Competiton 2017
Silver Medal, Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition 2013
Silver Medal, San Francisco Wine & Spirits Competition 2014
Silver Medal, Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition 2014
Bronze medal, RASV Aust Distilled Spirits Awards 2015
Bronze medal RASV Aust Distilled Spirits Awards 2015
Bronze medal, Royal Melbourne Show 2015 Double Gold, Melbourne International Spirit Competition 2015
Silver Medal, Australian Distilled Awards 2016
Silver Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2017
Silver Medal, Australian Distilled Awards 2017 Best In Show, WSWA Wine and Spirits Tasting Awards 2017
Double Gold, WSWA Wine and Spirits Tasting Awards 2017
Silver Outstanding Medal, International Wine & Spirit Competition 2017
Silver Medal, New York International Spirits Competiton 2017.
Bronze Medal, Australian Distilled Awards 2017
Silver Medal, International Wine & Spirit Competition 2017
Silver Medal, New York International Spirits Competition 2017.
Silver Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2017
Bronze medal, Australian Distilled Awards 2017
Bronze Medal, International Wine & Spirit Competition 2017
Silver Medal, New York International Spirits Competiton 2017
Silver Medal, Australian Distilled Awards 2016
Silver Medal, San Fransisco World Spirits Competiton 2016
Silver Medal, International Wine & Spirit Competition 2016
Silver Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2017
Silver Medal, International Wine & Spirit Competition 2017
Silver Medal, New York International Spirits Competiton 2017.
Silver Medal, San Francisco Wine & Spirits Competition 2014
Silver Medal, International Wine & Spirit Competition 2014
Silver Medal, Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition 2014
Silver Medal, International Wine & Spirit Competition 2015
Bronze Medal, Melbourne International Spirit Competition 2015
Silver Medal, International Wine & Spirit Competition 2015
Silver Medal, San Fransisco World Spirits Competiton 2016
Bronze Medal, International Wine & Spirit Competition 2016
Gold Medal, Australian Distilled Awards 2017
Best Flavoured Rum – Australia, World Spirits Award 2017.
Trophy, Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition 2013
Gold Medal, Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition 2013
Gold Medal, Royal Melbourne Fine Food Awards 2014
Bronze Medal, San Francisco Wine & Spirits Competition 2014
Bronze Medal, International Wine & Spirit Competition 2014 Trophy
Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition 2014 Gold Medal
Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition 2014 Gold Medal
Beverage Tasting Institute – Spirit Category (Chicago) 2015 Bronze Medal
International Wine & Spirit Competition 2015
Bronze Medal, International Wine & Spirit Competition 2016
Bronze Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2017
Bronze medal, Australian Distilled Awards 2017
Silver Medal WSWA Wine and Spirits Tasting Awards 2017
Silver Medal, International Wine & Spirit Competition 2017
Gold Medal, New York International Spirits Competiton 2017
Silver Medal, Beverage Tasting Institute – Spirit Category (Chicago) 2015
Bronze Medal, San Fransisco World Spirits Competiton 2016
Silver Medal, International Wine & Spirit Competition 2016
Best in category – Gold Rum – Australia, World Spirits Award 2017